Author: Jacob Oller

America’s actor dad is also America’s loudest actor. Tom Hanks is the coziest actor we have. He’s a movie star, but not a sex symbol;…

You know the GIF, now explore the zoetrope.

Name a more iconic action hero. No, don’t really. No comments. Action movies come in many different forms, but the quintessential action/adventure series for the…

Let’s get one thing straight: Rogue One should’ve let Peter Cushing rest in peace. Digital de-aging has been a not-so-recent trend in films as visual…

The visual literacy rate of this director is 100%. Constructing meaning from images is the bread and butter of filmmaking. Sometimes this is intentionally avoided…

Consistency and change in equipment can create meaning. Filmmakers and critics alike often enjoy discussing the headier subjects of cinema more than the nitty-gritty tech…

The caverns of meaning and negative space can operates similarly.

I give this video an A+. Color grading is one of those aspects of film that people in the industry take for granted and the…

Surreal narratives meet logical ones in a menagerie of madness. Cat People is a movie of preconception and assumption – one that tasks its audience…