Ryan Coogler has a lot to say in Sinners. The vampire becomes a metaphor for racism in America as well as corporate cultural ...

A look at characters who cling to belief amid overwhelming doubt or trauma—two classics, and the modern film they shaped.

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

What Is The Amateur About? The Amateur is strange, because it presents itself as a revenge thriller and a man dealing with ...

What Is The Amateur About? The Amateur is strange, because it presents itself as a revenge thriller and a man dealing with grief after the death of his wife. But there’s a lot more subtextual nuance ...

If you ask me, they just don’t make comedies like they used to. At the very least, the art of the ensemble comedy has practically been lost. Back in the 1930s and 1940s, screwball comedies were an ...

Hi, my name is Travis Bean. And I have…well. I have what some people say is “unique” taste in movies. Other people would use different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, ...

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 ...

Melancholia has two layers. One is more obvious and familiar and shouldn’t surprise you in any way. The other is a bit more abstract and you’ll have to bear with me. The good news is, you’ll come away ...

Death of a Unicorn conveys its major theme in the opening seconds of the film. Ridley, stuck on the plane and tired, leans her head on her father’s shoulder. He’s excited but also taken aback and ...