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

The Amateur is strange, because it presents itself as a revenge thriller and a man dealing with grief, but there's a lot more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A revolution begins with an idea. And over the course of time, as people have fought against tyranny, cinema has given those ideas a body—a moving, breathing, choreographed rhythm that condenses an ...

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 ...