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 ...

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 ...

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

Welcome to our Colossus Movie Guide for Shutter Island. This guide contains everything you need to understand the film. Dive into our detailed library... Welcome to our Colossus Movie Guide for Paris, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Welcome to the Cinephile’s Guide to Film Noir. Here, you will find all the essential details about film noir for any budding cinephile who’s looking for more information on the film movement. French ...