It’s easy to overlook The Killing in favor of Kubrick’s later, more symmetrical epics, but The Killing is where he truly found his visual legs. It’s a lean, mean heist film that functions with the precision of a ticking bomb. For me,… Read More »The Killing (1956) – Cinematography Analysis
When you watch The Night of the Hunter you aren’t just watching a “movie set in the 30s.” You’re stepping into a waking nightmare. While some call it a noir set in the Ohio River Valley of West Virginia, it’s… Read More »The Night of the Hunter (1955) – Cinematography Analysis
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 thriller Notorious, my brain is basically wired to look at how light and shadow do the heavy lifting for the script. Notorious is the ultimate example of this. It’s a movie that balances being a high-stakes spy thriller and… Read More »Notorious (1946) – Cinematography Analysis
Alan J. Pakula’s All the President’s Men. This film? It’s a masterclass in making the slow, meticulous grind of investigative journalism utterly gripping. It proves you don’t need explosions or car chases to generate tension. Sometimes, the subtle click of a… Read More »All the President’s Men (1976) – Cinematography Analysis
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 psychological thriller, Strangers on a Train, is a film that demands a closer look from anyone who works with images. It’s a masterclass in tension, certainly, but its enduring power lies in how the cinematography underpins every psychological… Read More »Strangers on a Train (1951) – Cinematography Analysis
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948) is always at the top of my list. I return to it constantly. It’s a film that is often overshadowed by the heavy hitters like Vertigo or Psycho, but to me, Rope is a quiet titan a masterclass in technical audacity that feels… Read More »Rope (1948) – Cinematography Analysis
Ghost in the Shell (1995) is exactly that. It’s a film I keep coming back to, not just because it predicted our digital mess of a future, but because the cinematography is an absolute masterclass. Honestly, calling it “animation” feels like… Read More »Ghost in the Shell (1995) – Cinematography Analysis