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
Groundhog Day isn’t just a funny movie; it’s a study on repetition and ego. We follow Phil Connors (Bill Murray), an arrogant weatherman stuck in a time loop in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. He has to relive the same 24 hours until he… Read More »Groundhog Day (1993) – Cinematography Analysis
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 was a neon-drenched, blood-soaked spectacle pure adrenaline, a visual homage to anime and Tokyo drift. But Vol. 2? It’s a completely different beast. It’s a Western. It’s slower, more introspective, and it strips away the noise to focus… Read More »Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) – Cinematography Analysis
Avengers (2012) demands a different kind of analysis. It isn’t an arthouse film relying on shadow and suggestion; it is an engineering marvel.When Joss Whedon set out to assemble Earth’s mightiest heroes, the visual challenge was terrifying. He had to stitch… Read More »The Avengers (2012) – Cinematography Analysis
It is rare to find a film that is so distinctly bisected by its visual language. Hacksaw Ridge is absolutely one of those instances. As filmmakers, we often talk about “visual arcs,” but Mel Gibson and his team created two entirely different… Read More »Hacksaw Ridge (2016) – Cinematography Analysis