Category Archives: Film Analysis

A Look Inside: Titanic On December 19, 1997 one of the greatest films of all time was released and it was Titanic (James Cameron). While I know many people might not agree with my opinion of it being one of the greatest films of all time, today I wanted to showcase just how special andContinue reading “An Appreciation of the Past”

Genre Analysis: Film Noir During Hollywood’s transition years of the 1940s and 1950s, two genres developed on the basic mythologies of American life. The first was the western which reflected the open frontier and helped mythologize American history. The second was the hardboiled crime film which reflected the dense modern city and emphasized crime inContinue reading “The Dark Age of Hollywood Cinema”

A Look Inside: Interview with the Vampire Throughout history there have been a number of books, movies and TV series dedicated to the luxurious yet grotesque lives of vampires. In 1994 there was a film released that brought the sub-genre of vampire cinema back into the world of film and it was Interview with theContinue reading “Vampire Cinema”

A Look Inside: Adventureland If you haven’t seen Adventureland the 2009 comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola, I recommend you stop what you’re doing now and watch it. Back in 2010 when I first discovered the film I expected good things from Adventureland, solely based on the cast because I had just seen Zombieland (Ruben Fleischer, 2009)Continue reading “An Ordinary Summer of Growing Pains”

A Look Inside: Her Spike Jonze’s film Her came out in 2013 and for some unknown reason it took me 7 years to finally watch it but I am so glad I did because there are so many wonderful and beautiful things about this film. In my last analysis on Ex-Machina (Alex Garland, 2014), IContinue reading “A Story of Purpose and Overcoming Loneliness”

A Look Inside: Ex-Machina Alex Garland’s 2014 science fiction film Ex Machina follows a young programmer’s attempts to determine whether or not a humanoid robot possesses a consciousness complicated enough to pass as a real human by administering the Turing test. After watching the film again there are several important themes, elements and hidden meanings that couldContinue reading “The Relationship Between Human Communication and Technology”

A Look Inside: The Perks of Being a Wallflower As I’ve mentioned before every once in a while, I stumble across a film that I can’t quite get out of my head for a long time and I am stuck thinking about it for weeks after watching it. Stephen Chbosky’s 2012 coming-of-age drama, The PerksContinue reading “High School Nostalgia”

In honor of The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010) premiering at the New York Film Festival (NYFF) opening night on this day back in 2010 I thought I’d take a deep dive into the film and contrast some of the film’s elements with Ayn Rand’s “Screen Guide for Americans.” Why you ask? Well, while theContinue reading “The Social Network: A Reality of Success”

A Look Inside: All About My Mother It is simple to see the film All About My Mother (Pedro Almodovar, 1999) as an art film for many reasons. According to David Bordwell’s essay “The Art Cinema as a Mode of Film Practice” the art film “is both feasible and illuminating” (56). The film All AboutContinue reading “All About Art Cinema”

A Look Inside: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind With Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry’s 2004 science fiction romantic drama film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind now streaming on Netflix in the US I thought it would be the perfect time to take a deep dive into what makes it a great film. EternalContinue reading “The Nature of Memory”