Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (2025) with more than just a casual interest. When you hear “PTA,” “VistaVision,” and “DiCaprio” in the same sentence, you know you aren’t just getting a movie; you’re getting a masterclass in format. The chatter… Read More »One Battle After Another (2025) – Cinematography Analysis
Dog Day Afternoon(1975) it’s a film that resonates deeply with me, not just as a narrative of a bank robbery gone spectacularly wrong, but as a clinic in how cinematography specifically the work of DP Victor J. Kemper can elevate… Read More »Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – Cinematography Analysis
Magnolia (1999) is one of those movies that makes me jealous. I spend most of my waking hours in a dark room at Color Culture, tweaking curves, staring at scopes, and building DCTLs to help people get “the film look.” Then… Read More »Magnolia (1999) – Cinematography Analysis
Looking at the visual language of Marriage Story isn’t just about appreciating a sad movie; it’s about studying discipline. Noah Baumbach’s 2019 film, shot by Robbie Ryan, resists the urge to be flashy. Instead, it uses a specific, rigid visual grammar to… Read More »Marriage Story (2019) – Cinematography Analysis
When I look at Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, I don’t just see a coming-of-age movie I see a twelve-year logistical anxiety attack. The concept alone is terrifying. Filming a story over a dozen years with the same actors isn’t just a scheduling… Read More »Boyhood (2014) – Cinematography Analysis
It takes a lot for a film’s look to genuinely break my brain. But David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive is one of those rare films. It isn’t just a “movie”; it’s a masterclass in using the image to lie to the audience. Most… Read More »Mulholland Drive (2001) – Cinematography Analysis
Sitting down to revisit Iron Man (2008) for a cinematography analysis was a genuine treat. It’s easy to forget that before the MCU became the massive machine it is today, this was just a movie and a risky one at that. There… Read More »Iron Man (2008) – Cinematography Analysis