Joker (2019): a fine line between good and evil
Joker plays on good and evil, Chaplin’s comedy … and stairways.
Ad Astra is spaced, man – review
More space ‘travails’ than travels, Ad Astra sees Brad Pitt battle adversity to reach the stars.
The Departed: dirty rats and the ‘double’ theory
This deep-dive essay explains how the Oscar-winning film (and its ending) work.
Jaws explained: Why the shark isn’t the film’s only villain
The great white is the star of Jaws – but it’s conflict that gives Spielberg’s shark tale its bite.
Bride Wars (2009), gender and feminism – explained
Bride Wars isn’t so much a feminist film as a fail compilation.
Was Inception really an ‘intervention’?
Making the argument that Inception isn’t a heist – it’s an intervention staged for the main character’s benefit.