Film Analyses

The Leftovers – A Lonely Journey Through Loss, Faith, and Human Fragility

January 10, 2025

Influential, Dissuasive, and Thought-Provoking Monologues

July 13, 2020

Intro/Intention We live in troubled times. Society had always been in the crosshairs, and its fragility, every so often, showed more than others. Ever since...

Epic Plot Holes in Iconic Films

May 11, 2020

Introduction Hollywood... From micro-budget to blockbuster films, Hollywood is responsible for critically and financially acclaimed successes and unprecedentedly epic failures simultaneously. For better or for...

This is England ’83 / ’86 / ’88 / ’90

March 12, 2020

"Combo: Men have laid down their lives for this. For this... and for what? So people can stick their fucking flag in the ground...

The Qatsi Trilogy

January 24, 2020

Introduction I found it hard to start writing about this. Therefore, I can only imagine how hard it would be to start filming it, editing...

Original vs Remake: Hollywood’s Need to Retell the Story (or the Lack Thereof)

November 11, 2019

Think of a film from the distant or not-so-distant past that you would like to watch as a remake with different actors or upgraded...

Indie, Low Budget, and Utterly Mind-Bending

September 11, 2019

Intro/Intention Hollywood! The dominant player in the movie business. The place where billions are invested (or just spent ?) every year in a handful of...

Adapting 300: Mise-en-scène and Visual Effects

July 11, 2019

Logline: In 480 BC, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans marches to Thermopylae to prevent the Persians, the greatest empire the world had ever seen,...

True Detective (2014 – 2019): Reflections on Narrative and Character Development

May 11, 2019

Intentions / Purpose How do I begin? I guess from the beginning is always a good start…It might, but, on the other hand, is it...

Found Footage: Chronicles of Horror, Realism, and Case Studies

March 11, 2019

“Found Footage” can be and has already been applied to numerous genres throughout the years, sometimes successfully, sometimes not so much, and on occasion...

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28 Years Later (2025)

How to Have Sex (2023)

Infested (2023)

Dangerous Animals (2025)

Drop (2025)

The Surfer (2025)

The Old Guard 2 (2025)

Caveat (2020)

The King Tide (2023)

Undercover: Inside the Bunker (2025)

Earthlings (2005)

Food, Inc. (2008)

Bring Her Back (2025)

Ballerina (2025)

Marshmallow (2025)

Echo Valley (2025)

The Leftovers – A Lonely Journey Through Loss, Faith, and Human Fragility

The Importance of Dystopia in Sci-fi / Horror

Asylums: Factual Mental Illness vs Artistically Deranged Projection (Podcast)

Powerful Sequences, Defining Soundtracks

The Psychology of Horror: Preparedness and Purpose (Podcast)

Silent Era: The Foundation of Cinematic Horror (Podcast)

Found Footage: The Beginning, the Escalation, and its Societal Impact (Podcast)

The Horror Inside Us: Leading Anxieties and False Certainties (Podcast)

Directors and Horror Films (Podcast)

Kids in Horror: Source of Evil vs Source of Resolution (Podcast)