It's easy to mistake Megalopolis for a Shakespearean drama about American politics. While the political fable is there, the film's true tension is between older generations standing in the way of the next generation's attempt at progress.
Synecdoche, New York is a daunting movie that's actually quite simple. Actually, it's so simple that if I summarized it here, you wouldn't need to check out the article. But I'll tell you anyways: It's about not wasting time, in life and art.
What is Transformers One about?
Transformers One introduces the idea of “staying on protocol” as a challenge to viewers. It’s that message that you’re more...
What is Vanilla Sky about?
For those who want a quick answer—Vanilla Sky is pretty straightforward. Everything that Tech Support says in the final scene...
Speak No Evil has more going on than just an excellent performance from James McAvoy. It has two primary themes. One, the importance of healthy honesty. And two, the influence of parents on children.
In The Deliverance, director Lee Daniels uses the horror genre to viscerally explore spiritual warfare, generational trauma, and the quest for redemption. Ebony’s battle to protect her family coincides with her own battle with internal darkness, with systemic oppression.
The “hollywood dream” subgenre has some amazing movies that are legendary. Except they’re all almost entirely sad. Mulholland Drive, Sunset Boulevard, Sullivan’s Travels, Birdman,...
