Do you just want to know what happened to the Real Nikki? A lot of people want answers to the world-building mechanics of Obsession and what Freaky Nikki, Fake Nikki, Wish Nikki, whatever you want to ...

Each time I’m ready to write a new analysis, I’ll check this page. Whatever movie is at the top is what I’ll write about next. I’ll make sure it’s updated with the latest movies coming out. For older ...

To understand One Battle After Another, I want you to think about a garden. If you put time and effort into a garden, it will look nice. If you ignore the garden, then slowly and inevitably other ...

I think we can all agree that when you first watch Black Swan the immediate questions you have are “How much was real? What was real? Why was Nina seeing what she saw?” There’s some good news and bad ...

Interstellar’s primary theme has to do with logic versus emotion. The dynamic permeates almost every part of the film. For example, the school system has turned away from teaching kids to dream and ...

Are you just here about the two Jeannettes at the end of The End of Oak Street? If you just want to know about the two Jeannettes at the end of the movie, here’s what’s going on. Jeannette Prime ran ...

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Myths of Active Viewing Let’s talk about some myths about Active Viewing. Myth: Active Viewing makes you obnoxious Truth: Active Viewing gives you more things to talk about. How and when you talk ...

Passive vs. Active Passive viewing doesn’t mean someone is just looking at their phone instead of watching the movie. You can pay attention and still be a passive viewer. Passive viewers don’t ask ...

You already practice some form of Active Viewing Have you ever rewatched a movie just to catch more details? Searched for an answer to some strange moment that you couldn’t stop thinking about? Paused ...

A process built over many films When you write nearly 1,000 analyses, two things happen: patterns emerge and you refine your process. Frameshift is the process I ended up with. I was writing about ...