On the surface, it’s easy to see why critics in 2006 dismissed it as just another “Tarantino rip-off” or a “quirky Guy Ritchie romp.” I’ve heard all the complaints: the plot is too convoluted, the characters are overly stylized, the… Read More »Lucky Number Slevin (2006) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
Being John Malkovich (1999) is one of those rare films that, even after twenty-five years, still manages to boggle my mind in the best possible way. Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman delivered a masterclass here taking a premise that, on paper,… Read More »Being John Malkovich (1999) – 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
James Marsh’s 2014 biopic The Theory of Everything is often dismissed as a standard, “pretty” period piece. But look closer. Beneath the surface, there’s a sophisticated visual conversation happening. It’s a masterclass in how cinematography can ground an extraordinary life in a… Read More »The Theory of Everything (2014) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
The Bourne Supremacy I study it. When Paul Greengrass took over the director’s chair from Doug Liman, he didn’t just make a sequel; he forged a raw, kinetic visual language that completely recalibrated how we see action cinema. It’s a… Read More »The Bourne Supremacy (2004) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
I want to dive into a film that occupies a complex space in the Star Trek canon, but visually, is an absolute masterclass: J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). While the narrative choices sparked plenty of debate among the Trek faithful,… Read More »Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
Ex Machina (2015) is at the top, It’s a film that demands you look closer a piece of “hard” sci-fi that uses its visual language with a clinical, almost predatory focus to explore what it actually means to be “human.” For… Read More »Ex Machina (2015) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills