The Goonies hits different when you look at it through a viewfinder. For most, it’s a foundational memory of hidden maps and pirate ships. It’s a “pirate mafia monster movie” that manages to feel both like a rough-and-tumble neighborhood hang and… Read More »The Goonies (1985) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
Film that usually gets praised for its soundtrack but deserves way more credit for its sophisticated visual grammar: Disney’s Mulan (1998). Twenty-six years later, this isn’t just a “Renaissance” era relic. It is a remarkably bold piece of cinema. It’s a film… Read More »Mulan (1998) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
The Lego Movie (2014) I’ll be honest, my initial reaction years ago was pure skepticism. A feature-length movie about plastic blocks? It smelled like a 100-minute commercial. Yet, my cynicism evaporated within the first act. It wasn’t just a “good”… Read More »The Lego Movie (2014) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
This 2012 Disney gem is one of the best examples of world-building through visual adaptation I’ve ever seen. It’s not just a nostalgia trip; it’s a high-level exercise in how cinematography can define a narrative. I mean, that opening time-lapse… Read More »Wreck-It Ralph (2012) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
2010 was a weird, pivotal moment for Disney. They were still trying to figure out how to translate that hand-drawn “DNA” into a 3D space without losing the soul of the studio. Looking back at Tangled now, it wasn’t just another princess… Read More »Tangled (2010) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
Home Alone (1990), It’s a Christmas staple that, as one reviewer put it, is “one of my favorite movies of all time” and just a “great movie” through and through.While most people remember it for the slapstick and Macaulay Culkin’s legendary… Read More »Home Alone (1990) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
I’ve always found Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to be a massive turning point in the series from a visual perspective. It’s the moment the training wheels really come off not just for Harry, Ron, and Hermione, but for the… Read More »Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills