The MacGuffin Men

Damien Chazelle’s documentary-inspired approach, iconography, the moon landing sequence, music, Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, balsa wood, and more.

The prevalence of disaster movies in the 1970s, Irwin Allen and John Guillermin’s collaboration, and orange/brown colour palette.

The good and bad of David Fincher’s meticulousness, stunt casting, authorship, gestures, Citizen Kane, and Charles Dance.

The hits and misses contained within Christopher Nolan’s latest, including casting, the conflicting thematic and stylistic ideas running through the film, and the goddamn masks. We promise to not try to explain the plot.

How Bong Joon-ho’s masterpiece communicates and comments on the act of looking, ensemble staging and the reasoning behind it, the movie’s commentary on film history, and drop kicks.

Jordan Peele’s unpredictable career arc, the unexpected twist behind Lupita Nyong’o’s performance, the family dynamic, and the film’s presentation of digital technology.

Charlie Kaufman's... whatever this is?

Hereditary’s treatment of the family drama, miniatures, building tension with not-so-showy long takes, and Toni Collette. Midsommar’s treatment of college friendships and academia, communes, building tension with not-so-showy long takes, and Florence Pugh.

Spike Lee’s adventurous and inspiring style, Delroy Lindo’s immaculate performance, the film as cultural and historical criticism, and a whole bunch of other stuff.