Companion explores similar territory to recent films like Blink Twice and Heretic. Immaculate is about female autonomy, ...

If you want to understand Presence, then listen to the Michael Jackson song “Man in the Mirror”. Everything you need to know to get Presence is right there. But if you want me to explain further, keep ...

Thank god for Tony Rayns, whose commentary for The Undercover Man made me realize what makes Joseph H. Lewis’s aesthetic so interesting. Lewis wasn’t an auteur, somebody who imposed a trademarked look ...

Below you'll find the notes I made while preparing for our essential explanation of Us. This was my first time seeing the movie since ...

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

Let’s start by breaking down the first scene and the last scene. As I say in every explanation, looking at those two is the quickest and easiest way to understand what’s going on in a movie. So 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 ...

Wolf Man’s major themes have to do with parents and children, specifically around ideas of communication and trauma. Blake’s dad loved him but communicated it horribly and that scarred Blake. On the ...

Harakiri is, as of writing this, the highest rated movie on Letterboxd. For good reason, it’s a gorgeous, thought-provoking film that has a lot to say about the world. I think most people who write ...