We Live in Time is a sad one, huh? For nearly two hours, it uses every trick in the book to make us care about Almut and ...

The Silence of the Lambs is, for the most part, a pretty straightforward movie. But it does have two bits of subtext I think ...

Like most movie adaptations of books, Sam Esmail made a few major changes to Rumaan Alam’s novel. These can be relatively ...

Sixth Sense and Fight Club era where psychological thrillers with twists were at a premium. From 2000-2008, before the new ...

The end of Joker: Folie á Deux really begins following the assault by the guards and the death of Arthur’s fellow inmate and friend, Ricky. The assault itself is a full circle moment, as we find out ...

What is the point of Speak No Evil? Speak No Evil has two primary themes. The need for healthy honesty and the impact parents have on children. Ben is someone who struggles with healthy honesty while ...

When trying to figure out a movie’s theme, the first thing I usually do is look at the very beginning. Many writers like to crystallize the story’s point in an image or via foreshadowing through ...

The easiest way to understand Megalopolis’s general idea is that Cesar is a progressive, Cicero is a conservative, and Clodio is Trump. So you have the serious back and forth between two ideologically ...

What is The Bikeriders about? The Bikeriders explores the tension between the American Dream and the American Fantasy. One emphasizes having a comfortable, contented life—the ...

What is Transformers One about? Transformers One introduces the idea of “staying on protocol” as a challenge to viewers. It’s that message that you’re more than meets the eye. You have potential. But ...