The Amateur is strange, because it presents itself as a revenge thriller and a man dealing with grief, but there's a lot more ...

If you ask me, they just don’t make comedies like they used to. At the very least, the art of the ensemble comedy has practically been lost. Back in the 1930s ...

Travis Bean is co-founder of Colossus. He writes about the impact of art on his life and the world around us.

A revolution begins with an idea. And over the course of time, as people have fought against tyranny, cinema has given those ideas a body—a moving, breathing, choreographed rhythm that condenses an ...

Screwball Storms Ensemble chaos from the golden age of Hollywood comedy If you ask me, they just don’t make comedies like they used to. At the ...

One theme. Three films. A deeper way to watch movies. If you’re looking to deepen your knowledge of film, to become more connected to the movies you love, to amplify your status as a cinema buff, then ...

This is a live list where I rank anime. Everything within a tier is arranged alphabetically. If something isn’t on the list, it will be someday. Leave your comments and we’ll talk. I give a lot of ...

Death of a Unicorn conveys its major theme in the opening seconds of the film. Ridley, stuck on the plane and tired, leans her head on her father’s shoulder. He’s excited but also taken aback and ...

Melancholia has two layers. One is more obvious and familiar and shouldn’t surprise you in any way. The other is a bit more abstract and you’ll have to bear with me. The good news is, you’ll come away ...

Opus is about a weird trend in modern society. Historically, negative press would create negative pressure that often ended someone’s career. For example, national news coverage of the Watergate ...