Richard Curtis’s About Time (2013) is exactly that. It isn’t trying to be a technical “masterpiece” in the traditional sense, but there is a specific genius in how it captures the humble and the intimate. I wanted to dive into this one… Read More »About Time (2013) – Cinematography Analysis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), I’ll be honest the first time I sat through it, I was overwhelmed by the sheer scale of it. It’s often dismissed as “Fincher’s Forrest Gump” because they share Eric Roth as a screenwriter,… Read More »The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) – Cinematography Analysis
When I first heard another Batman movie was coming out, I rolled my eyes. We’ve seen the origin story, the gadgets, and the cape so many times that it felt like there was nowhere left to go. But then I… Read More »The Batman (2022) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
Every once in a while, a film comes along that makes all our technical rules feel completely irrelevant. 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) doesn’t care about being “cinematic” in the traditional sense; it’s a film that demands you look at the unvarnished,… Read More »20 Days in Mariupol (2023) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
On April 21st, 2024, that Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr. officially hit its centenary. A hundred years. Let that sink in. As a colorist running Color Culture, obsessing over shadow density and LUTs, yet I often find myself looking back at 1924 wondering… Read More »Sherlock Jr. (1924) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
When I sit down to analyze Tumbbad (2018), I can’t help but perform a surgical examination of the frame. Frankly, few films have gripped my professional curiosity quite like Tumbbad.This isn’t just another horror flick; it’s a mythical odyssey steeped in… Read More »Tumbbad (2018) – Cinematography Analysis
Some films capture a moment; Free Solo (2018) captures the human spirit when it’s pushed right to the edge of a cliff literally. Alex Honnold’s ascent of El Capitan’s Freerider route is a physical miracle, sure, but for those of us behind… Read More »Free Solo (2018) – Cinematography Analysis