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, ...

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 ...

There are people who complain Marvel movies aren’t artistic. Of course, there are others who scream back that Marvel movies don’t have to be artistic because the point isn’t art, the point is ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Is movie criticism in the gutter? It seems the King of Gondor thinks so. Viggo Mortensen spoke with Vanity Fair. They asked him “How closely ...

There are people who complain Marvel movies aren’t artistic. Of course, there are others who scream back that Marvel movies don’t have to be ...

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 ...

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 ...

You just finished Baby Reindeer and now you’re wondering “Why did it end like that?” You’re in luck, because I have the answer. Throughout the ...