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October 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM

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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 different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, everybody is entitled to their opinions—including me. I like the movies I like and hate the movies I hate for a reason. You […]

One Battle After Another Explained | What Time Is It?

October 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM

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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 forces will act on it. Insects will eat the leaves and roots. Weeds will commandeer the soil. Animals […]

October 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM

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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 give a lot of weight to scope, scale, and depth. If a movie is higher than you […]

Weapons Explained | Naruto Run Down The Street

August 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM

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Weapons | Quick Explanation If you want a quick, practical explanation of Weapons in terms of story, let me get that out of the way for you. Gladys is a witch who behaves like a parasite, which is why Zach Cregger included multiple mentions of parasites. In the “Marcus” chapter, a TV narrator discusses Cordyceps, the parasitic fungi […]

August 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM

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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 different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, everybody is entitled to their opinions—including me. I like the movies I like and hate the movies I hate for a reason. You […]

28 Years Later Explained | A Trip To The Bone Temple

August 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM

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The 28 movies all use the opening prologue to introduce the core thesis of the film. 28 Days Later uses the primate forced to watch nonstop footage of rage and violence to establish the theme of animal instinct vs civilized behavior. How do people, how do societies, handle this conflict that’s at the core of […]

August 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM

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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 different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, everybody is entitled to their opinions—including me. I like the movies I like and hate the movies I hate for a reason. You […]

Eddington Explained | The SolidGoldMagikarp Of It All

August 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM

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Eddington has so much going on that it’s easy to feel lost. Thankfully, our First Rule of Film Analysis holds true: if you compare the beginning to the end, narrative and thematic intention becomes clear. Eddington Explained SolidGoldMagikarp And The Homeless Man What’s the first thing we see? A sign for the SolidGoldMagikarp facility on […]

August 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM

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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 give a lot of weight to scope, scale, and depth. If a movie is higher than you […]

July 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM

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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 different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, everybody is entitled to their opinions—including me. I like the movies I like and hate the movies I hate for a reason. You […]

Superman Explained (2025) | Superman Is Human

July 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM

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Alright, let’s explain James Gunn’s Superman. Our standard Opening-Closing framework will do the trick. Superman opens with Supes crashing into the Arctic snow. The opening scroll already informed us that three minutes ago he lost a fight for the first time in three years of being Superman. He’s alone, bloodied, and in pain. Once Krypto […]

28 Weeks Later Explained | Alice In The Window

July 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM

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In our analysis of 28 Days Later, we discussed the film’s emphasis on the duality of humans. We can be incredibly civilized, but then we descend into primal behavior. It’s a common dichotomy that’s been a centuries-long subject of philosophy and art. 28 Days Later just exaggerates it. 28 Weeks Later drops that thread to […]

July 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM

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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 different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, everybody is entitled to their opinions—including me. I like the movies I like and hate the movies I hate for a reason. You […]

28 Days Later Explained | The Chimp Watching TV

July 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM

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28 Days Later opens with a montage of collective violence. Riots, police brutality, people on fire, mobs running through the streets, hung bodies. It’s shocking, sad, horrifying. The camera zooms out to reveal a multitude of monitors broadcasting these scenes of vitriol, of rage. A chimpanzee strapped to a table observes, against its will, all […]

July 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM

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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 different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, everybody is entitled to their opinions—including me. I like the movies I like and hate the movies I hate for a reason. You […]

Bring Her Back Explained | Oliver Eats The Knife

June 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM

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Many people will walk away from Bring Her Back thinking it’s primarily a story about grief. That makes sense. Piper and Andy are dealing with the loss of their father. Laura is still reeling from the death of her daughter. Grief is present in nearly every frame. But it’s not the film’s core idea. To […]

June 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM

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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 different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, everybody is entitled to their opinions—including me. I like the movies I like and hate the movies I hate for a reason. You […]

Mission Impossible—The Final Reckoning Explained

June 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM

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Sure, Mission Impossible — The Final Reckoning is a loud, blockbuster-y popcorn movie. But that doesn’t mean it’s empty. In fact, there’s a lot to talk about—if you know how to look. Abstraction: A Secret Weapon For Understanding Movies Final Reckoning gives us an opportunity to talk about abstraction. It might sound academic, but abstraction […]

June 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM

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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 give a lot of weight to scope, scale, and depth. If a movie is higher than you […]

June 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM

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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 different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, everybody is entitled to their opinions—including me. I like the movies I like and hate the movies I hate for a reason. You […]

Thunderbolts Is Cinema | The First Artistic MCU Film

May 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM

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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 entertainment, so don’t hold the movie to the standards of an art film, just learn how to enjoy something for what it […]

May 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM

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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 give a lot of weight to scope, scale, and depth. If a movie is higher than you […]

Sinners Explained | Preacher Boy Plays The Blues

May 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM

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The Main Theme Of Sinners 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 intention. This is often done through the opening visual. This works for two primary reasons. First, […]

Film Flight #3 | Faith Under Fire

May 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM

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Spiritual crisis in the face of doubt-ridden silence 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 beyond – a sort of cognitive dissonance kicks, where you’re both so sure about what you […]