I’ve been re-watching Tenet in order to write a longer, definitive explanation of the plot and themes. But one question keeps growing louder and louder in my head. Why did Neil die? I understand how. And I’ll explain that. It’s…

Every Batman movie that has ever existed has to have some subplot involving Batman’s secret identity. Usually the villain wants to know or already knows. Otherwise it’s a love interest who Bruce/Batman wants to tell. Matt Reeve’s The Batman is…

Here’s the one thing you need to know about Paul’s visions in Dune: they’re potentialities. Sometimes the visions come true, as in the fate of Duncan Idaho (Jason Mamoa), as Duncan does indeed perish in a Fremen hallway. Or Paul…

The “Epilogue” section of the Snyder Cut is over 20-minutes long. It’s full of moments of closure as well as moments of foreshadowing. In order to explain how Zack Snyder’s Justice League‘s main themes emerge, let’s dig into what these…

Note for book readers: This interpretation differs greatly from the way the book ends. Which may, to some of you, feel disqualifying. I address that at the very end, if you want to jump to that part or make it…

Intergrade being the subtitle for the new Yuffie-focused Final Fantasy VII Remake DLC is, I think, a big sign of what’s to come. Intergrade: noun The word “intergrade” is pretty specific in meaning. As a noun, it relates to one…

In a few ways, Joker is similar to Black Swan. Both movies deal with the psychological deterioration of their main character—Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) and Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), respectively. Both build to a climactic performance in front of a…

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 end of 1917 is curious because the audience is left unsure as to the fate of Will Schofield. This uncertainty is by design and has two primary mechanisms. One that creates the expectation of a negative outcome and the…

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…

Birdman clearly has a meta aspect to it, working as a commentary on the film world and the state of Hollywood (circa 2016) and movie audience tastes. It’s not a happy coincidence that Michael Keaton, the original Batman from the…