Movies Explained
REAR WINDOW Explained: The Darkness Within the Human Soul
Alfred Hitchcock. Two words that electrify generations of cinema lovers like few others.
DEATH BECOMES HER Deciphered. Darkly Grotesque Fairy Tale
After his success with the Back to the Future trilogy and the live-action-animation crime spoof Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robert Zemeckis was hailed as...
SPACEBALLS Deciphered. Brooks' Hilarious Sci-Fi Spoof
After this bombastic introduction, a spaceship appears before us, flying endlessly, with a design that looks like the wild dream of a drunk designer...
JAWS Deciphered: Behind the Scenes of Spielberg’s Hit
Sharks have dead eyes. Black, like a doll’s. Only when it bites you does life enter those black eyes. And then you hear a piercing scream. The...
The ZODIAC Killings Decoded: Facts, Myths and Fincher’s Film
The true beginnings of the Zodiac case date back to October 1966, when a young student, Cheri Jo Bates, was murdered after leaving the library in...
NORTH BY NORTHWEST Deciphered: Hitch's Unparalleled Genius
Advertising agent Roger Thornhill, during a meeting with clients at the Plaza Hotel in New York, calls over a bellboy who is looking for a certain...
DIE NIBELUNGEN Explained: A Great Fantasy Spectacle
In 1947, Siegfried Kracauer’s famous work, From Caligari to Hitler, hit the shelves of American bookstores.