Movies Explained

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. Steampunk Sci-fi Classic
A man may think he has sufficiently learned about Earth to be able to escape from it. Dreams of space exploration, partly driven by curiosity and...

CITIZEN KANE: Silence! The Best Film Ever Made!
To face a legend – this is the dream and nightmare of every more or less experienced, professional or non-professional reviewer. How do you write...

The X-FILES: The Post-Modern Prometheus Explained
There are films, characters, and TV series to which one can return endlessly, finding something different and unique each time, or sometimes simply...

The X-FILES: HUMBUG Explained – A Hymn to Otherness
When I was asked to write this text, I agreed without hesitation, but doubts struck me shortly after. How do you choose one episode from nearly 220...

BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA Explained: Simply Extraordinary!
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one of the many variations on the most famous vampire in film history.

THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS Decoded: Love Marked by Death
Have you ever imagined your death? Or the process of dying?

THE EXPERIMENT Explained: Blinded by Luciferian Hubris
A human, usually perceived as an almost perfectly adapted being,…

2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT: Still Surprisingly Good
One may not like Stanley Kubrick’s films, but it is impossible to deny the creator his exceptional ability to encapsulate the entire spectrum of...

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: NEXT CENTURY Decoded. Extraordinary!
At the turn of the 20th century, humanity had the honor of its first contact with an alien civilization.