Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
Three hours that fly. The template for the epic.
One crime, four truths, no easy answers.
Quiet, domestic, and devastating in the softest way.
A ransom demand turns one room, then an entire city, into evidence.
A wandering samurai walks into a feud and starts rearranging the odds.
A father and daughter share a peaceful home that social expectation begins to rearrange.
War, ambition, and a ghostly shore draw two families away from the lives they have.
Still deciding? Ask Momo.
Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers