The Substance is an immediate cult classic. It’s arguably the best body horror movie of the 21st century. But also has meaningful, necessary things to say about our relationship with aging and modern ...

Welcome to our Colossus Movie Guide for The Birds. This guide contains our detailed library of content covering key aspects of the movie’s plot, ending, meaning, and more. We encourage your comments ...

The end of I Saw the TV Glow begins following a moment of existential crisis. Owen has two options. Keep living the life he has known, or believe Maddy’s claims that he’s actually Isabel from The Pink ...

To get the most out of MaXXXine you have to understand what Ti West has been doing with the X trilogy. The overriding theme is the influence cinema has on individuals (the promise of stardom) and ...

Eddington has so much going on that it’s easy to feel lost. Thankfully, our First Rule of Film Analysis holds true: if you compare the beginning to the end, narrative and thematic intention becomes ...

What is The Zone of Interest about? The Zone of Interest uses a family’s extreme proximity to the Auschwitz concentration camp to explore our capacity to ignore the horrors around us and go about our ...

Welcome to our Colossus Movie Guide for Eyes Wide Shut. This guide contains everything you need to understand the film. Dive into our detailed library of content, covering key aspects of the movie. We ...

There’s an easier way to discuss the end of End of Evangelion and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Then there’s the hard way. The hard way is dealing with the nuance of what happened. Specifically, the ...

The end of Possession can leave you at a complete loss, asking yourself, “What did I just watch?” But don’t give up hope! Possession provides inroads that give us the context necessary to piece ...

Why the movie is called Nope Jordan Peele has made a thing of using simple titles that convey a mood. Get Out has an immediacy and anxiety to it. Us emphasizes community, something ironically undercut ...

Interstellar’s primary theme has to do with logic versus emotion. The dynamic permeates almost every part of the film. For example, the school system has turned away from teaching kids to dream and ...

The end of Heretic is designed to make viewers wonder what information is relevant or irrelevant. For example, there’s a whole stretch of the film where Mr. Reed wants Barnes and Paxton to believe ...