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Unravelling The Dream World In Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Inception, we’re going back down the rabbit hole to discuss the film’s plot and make sense of Christopher Nolan’s frenetic dream world.

Doomed Romance: The Beauty of Unsuccessful Relationships in Cinema
Doomed Romance: The Beauty Of Unsuccessful Relationships In Cinema

Why is there an ironic romanticism around doomed romance? What is the reason for this redefining shift within the genre?

Identifying The Self In Christopher Nolan's MEMENTO
Identifying The Self In Christopher Nolan’s MEMENTO

In spite of what the Memento’s legacy and promotional material may tell you, Lenny’s problem does not concern memory so much as it does truth.

More Sad Than Enraged: The Ancillary Despair Of FURY
More Sad Than Enraged: The Ancillary Despair Of FURY

We look back at David Ayer’s 2014 war film Fury, and the deeper themes of anger mixed with sadness expressed throughout.

Christians Should Watch 1932 Horror Film WHITE ZOMBIE For Easter
Christians Should Watch 1932 Horror Film WHITE ZOMBIE For Easter

Rarely do Christians shudder at the horror of Jesus’s mastery over death and his power of resurrection that form the foundation for the hope Christianity offers the world.

A Violent System: How Marxism Is Making A Cinematic Comeback
A Violent System: How Marxism Is Making A Cinematic Comeback

There was a seismic shift in the political landscape of the United States in the…

Screenplays With Unconventional Connections Part 3
Screenplays With Unconventional Connections Part 3: 8 MILE & PURPLE RAIN

In our latest installment of Screenplays With Unconventional Connections, we compare Eminem’s 8 Mile to Prince’s Purple Rain.

Biological Uncertainty In UPSTREAM COLOR
Biological Uncertainty In UPSTREAM COLOR

If you let yourself think about all the unknowns in the world, it can bring on a strange, existential panic, one that Upstream Color captures in a beautifully unnerving way.

Travel The World With These Foreign Films While You Wait Out The Corona Crisis At Home
Travel The World With These Foreign Films While You Wait Out The Coronavirus Crisis At Home

As we enter an indeterminate period of self-quarantine, modern technology enables us travel the globe from our living room. Here’s a number of foreign films to keep you occupied.

The Passion Of Nomi: SHOWGIRLS In The Arthouse
The Passion Of Nomi: SHOWGIRLS In The Arthouse

Showgirls, by any measure, epitomizes every tenet of arthouse cinema. Showgirls belongs on a shelf alongside Andrei Rublev, The Seventh Seal, and The Passion of Joan of Arc.

How THE WOLFMAN (2010) Breaks Down The Corrosive Ideology Of Its Predecessor
How THE WOLFMAN (2010) Breaks Down The Corrosive Ideology Of Its Predecessor

Not only does 2010’s The Wolfman show us Sir John Talbot in a new, critical light, it reveals a corrosive ideology underneath a great, genre-defining film.

FORREST GUMP & Manipulating Your Emotions With Musical Score
FORREST GUMP Manipulates Your Emotions With Its Musical Score

William Hopson explores how Alan Silvestri’s score proves to be manipulative in the best possible way in Forrest Gump.

Hosing Down Hitchc*ck: Yet Another Look At The Legendary Shower Scene In PSYCHO

What is it about Psycho’s shower scene that allowed it to become one of (if not the) most iconic in the entire history of its medium?

"When It's Not Your Turn" - Revisiting THE WIRE: Socioeconomics & Sanctioned Institutional Gangs
“When It’s Not Your Turn” – Revisiting THE WIRE: Socioeconomics & Sanctioned Institutional Gangs

A storyteller’s greatest responsibility is societal critique, and The Wire is a prime example of how to fulfill that role.

WOLFEN: Horror, Capitalism & The Environment
WOLFEN: Horror, Capitalism & The Environment

Watching Wolfen in 2020 is like opening a time capsule full of predictions that have all come true.