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 ...

If you want a quick explanation of A Complete Unknown, here it is. A Complete Unknown has two levels. The first is Bob Dylan’s journey into and out of the folk scene. Initially, it’s something he ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What is Anatomy of a Fall about? Anatomy of a Fall is about storytelling. Specifically, the relationship between reality and fiction. The film, initially, frames this as the way in which Sandra uses ...

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 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 ...

One way to read Saltburn is, like Parasite, as a film focused on economic class disparities. Felix and the Catton family represent the top-end ultra-wealthy. While Oliver is the rest of us. Except I ...

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 Poor Things about? Poor Things is, like most Yorgos films, strange. But also mostly straightforward. Bella’s child-like perspective of the world allows the film to question established norms, ...

What is Godzilla Minus One about? Godzilla Minus One uses Godzilla as a metaphor for guilt, grief, and remorse. On the personal level, we have Kōichi Shikishima and the shame he feels—Godzilla becomes ...