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 ...

This is a live list where I rank the movies of 2025. If something isn’t on the list, I haven’t seen it. Leave your comments and we’ll talk. The movies within a category are in alphabetical order. I ...

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 ...

A revolution begins with an idea. And, over the course of time, as people have fought against totalitarian powers, cinema has ...

Typically, I like to walk people through the thematic meaning and machinations of a movie then use evidence from the filmmaker to help confirm my interpretation. But, for Sorcerer, I thought it would ...

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 ...