depictions of mental illness

Part of a photographic film reel showing a dimly lit underground room, like a garage.

Fight Club (1999) explained: vandals with dirty faces

Making sense of Fight Club’s twisted narrative and duplicated identities

A pigeon's head - with orange, beady eye - peeps around a corner

Hereditary (2018) and the meaning of madness

Making sense of fun-size houses and larger-than-life horror in Hereditary

Decoding Shutter Island (2010): true selves and hidden identity

Unpacking meaning, mental illness and story signposts in Scorsese’s Shutter Island

A bright yellow, metallic surface covered with rain drops and the superimposed image of a pistol.

Taxi Driver (1976) explained: the two faces of Travis Bickle

Exploring the symbolism and significance of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you

White, frosted Christmas tree baubles

A very modern malady: deconstructing It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

Unpacking the symbolism and storytelling in Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life

A solitary hand reaches up from beneath the dark surface of a lake.

Dybbuk (2021) explained: hoax, horror and hokum

From true-life tale to the big screen, but backstory is key to Indian horror Dybbuk