Deep Analysis: Spring Breakers
Okay, let’s get this out of the way right now so we can actually have a serious discussion about Spring Breakers. Spring Breakers is ...
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Deep Analysis: Jackie Brown
There are two distinct opening scenes in Quentin Tarantino’s overlooked film Jackie Brown. The first is the opening credits sequence, a pseudo-homage to ...
Deep Analysis: The End of the Tour – Is it capital-T Truth or capital-B Bulls**t?
I really enjoyed James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour, which primarily covers the last days of David Foster Wallace’s 1996 book tour ...
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Review Companion: An analysis of theatre and cinema in Alejandro Iñárritu’s Birdman
I love Birdman. A lot. If you don’t believe me, go look at my ludicrously positive review. Even if you do believe me, ...
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Flixist Discusses: An analysis of David Fincher’s Gone Girl (Part 2)
Welcome to part two of our two-part discussion of David Fincher’s Gone Girl. If you missed part one, I highly recommend checking it ...
Flixist Discusses: An analysis of David Fincher’s Gone Girl (Part 1)
David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl is The Big Thing right now, and rightly so. It’s a great film, and it’s one ...
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Review Companion: An analysis of Coherence’s characters and plot
This is not a review, not really. We posted our official review of Coherence yesterday, but it’s a review that says a lot ...
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Deep Analysis: Upstream Color, Part 2
Here is the second part of my analysis of Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color. While part one (which you can read here) was kind ...
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Deep Analysis: Upstream Color, Part 3
Here is the third and final part of my Upstream Color analysis. (You can read part one here, and read part two here.) ...
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Deep Analysis: Upstream Color, Part 1
When I interviewed Upstream Color writer/director Shane Carruth, I was hesitant to have him decode symbols or do a systemtic breakdown of the ...
Deep Analysis: Django Unchained
Django Unchained is a peculiar film. It tip toes along a fine line between vigorous exploitation and gentle subtly. At times, it feels ...
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Deep Analysis: Jeff Goldblum’s Chest
For years men and women have studied the bare chest of the homosapien male and for years it was considered nothing more than ...