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Travis Bean is co-founder of Colossus. He writes about the impact of art on his life and the world around us.
Me Time | Finding Order Amidst Chaos
Me Time is a movie that has no shot in today’s movie culture. It’s pure slapstick; farcical absurdity; unflinching insanity. You know, the kind of movie that used to be a dime a dozen, back when Cary Grant and Katharine…
Welcome to Post-Cinema: Movies Will Never Be the Same Again
On May 16, 2002, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones made its theatrical debut. Set ten years after the events of the first Star Wars prequel film The Phantom Menace, the latest project from the visionary mind of George Lucas was all anybody talked about…
The Giant Explanation of Magnolia
This is an important article for me. Because Magnolia is, like…my favorite movie. Ever. It was the movie that kickstarted my love of cinema. I’ve been infatuated with Paul Thomas Anderson ever since, and have always loved writing about his…
RRR Explained in 10 Shots
The Indian film RRR opened to record box office success earlier this year, and then proceeded to amass a worldwide cult following after its Netflix debut in May—and it’s easy to see why. It’s an incredible spectacle of a film…
A Contrarian Ranking of the Alien Franchise
There have been a lot of great sci-fi and fantasy franchises over the years. Star Wars. Star Trek. Planet of the Apes. Terminator. Mad Max. They’re all great because of the universes they build. The characters that cross over, the…
The Essential Explanation of Good Time
The ending of Good Time—which, in my opinion, is one of the best films of the 2010s—seems to throw a lot of people off. But I’m here to show you that a few key insights and clues from the movie…
Bubble (2022 Movie) | Plot and Ending Explained
Tetsurō Araki, famous for his anime series Attack on Titan and his Netflix film Death Note, took a noticeably lighter turn with his latest creation: Bubble. Part love story, part existential struggle, Bubble tells the tale of post-apocalyptic Tokyo, which…
The bizarre ending of Being John Malkovich explained
When you read the plot summary for Being John Malkovich—a movie where people go through a portal to be inside John Malkovich’s head—a number of existential and philosophical questions arise. What does it mean to see the world through somebody…
The surreal ending of Mulholland Drive explained
Be sure to check out our Definitive Explanation of Mulholland Drive, which explains the entire movie and answers all your questions. Two miniature elderly people, madly cackling, crawl from under the door. They then grow to normal size and start…
The Colossal ranking of every David Lynch movie
David Lynch—you love him or you hate him. But either way…you’re not totally sure you understand what’s going on in his movies. Some people (like me) don’t mind that one bit. While other people (like, say, my college roommate who…
The Definitive Explanation of The Game
How Dostoevsky and ironic process theory help explain Nicholas's journey in "The Game."
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