Exploring Ryan Gosling’s directing style in Lost River

Why self-indulgence isn't a sound criticism—and in fact should be encouraged

BY Travis

Meet Eric Schefter, co-director and editor of Weather House

BY Chris

Explaining Doc Sportello’s strange arc in Inherent Vice

Why passive characters like Doc and The Dude are more difficult to understand

BY Travis

Explaining the confusing story of Blue Velvet

How David Lynch explores the horrors and wonders of nostalgia

BY Travis

Exploring why Lights Out was more popular than The Babadook and why the two are siblings

BY Chris

Explaining the thematic development and goodness of Creed by using examples from T.S. Eliot, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Fight Club, The Untouchables, and Battleship Potemkin

BY Chris

Explaining the end of The Big Sick

Why Kumail Nanjiani's film shares some similarities with The Graduate

BY Travis