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, ...

Thunderbolts is the first artistic film the MCU. It's about time. Let's dive into what that means and why it's important.

Ryan Coogler uses the opening shot of Sinners to establish the film’s primary theme: freedom. Modern cinema has defaulted to using the very beginning of the movie as a thesis for the story’s main ...

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 ...

Spiritual crisis is, I’m afraid to say, inevitable. Whether you’re devout or live a divinity-free life, at some point, at many points, you’ll be faced with unanswerable questions about what lies ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spiritual crisis in the face of doubt-ridden silence Spiritual crisis is, I’m afraid to say, inevitable. Whether you’re devout or live a divinity-free life, at ...

One theme. Three films. A deeper way to watch movies. If you’re looking to deepen your knowledge of film, to become more connected to the movies you love, to amplify your status as a cinema buff, then ...

In this episode of the Film Colossus Podcast, we traverse the psychological labyrinth known as: The Silence of the Lambs. We revisit this classic thriller... In this episode of the Film Colossus ...

What is Babylon about? Babylon is the latest addition to a genre of movies about the highs and lows of Hollywood. It joins the likes ...