Deconstructing Cinema

Donnie Darko: The Director’s Cut

As part of our Easter Special, Jonahh looks at the scene in Donnie Darko where Frank shows Donnie a time portal and instructs him to burn a house to the ground. More…

The Passion Of The Christ

In our Deconstructing Cinema Easter Special, Rohan discusses the crucifixion scene in Mel Gibson’s controversial masterpiece The Passion of The Christ. More…

Apollo 13

Ron Howard’s tribute to the fortitude of those at the heart of the nearly tragic Apollo space mission, and the moment the astronauts accept their dream shall never be. More…

The Assassination Of Richard Nixon

In part 72 of Deconstructing Cinema, we look at a scene from The Assassination Of Richard Nixon to see how Samuel Bicke’s sense of how the world works is a little distorted. More…

Zodiac

Part 71 of Deconstructing Cinema takes us back to August 1969 with a scene from David Fincher’s Zodiac when Robert Graysmith gets his first look at the killer’s cryptic letter. More…

The Crying Game

Part 69 of Deconstructing Cinema takes us back to the early 90s with a scene from Neil Jordan’s The Crying Game as we explore themes of acceptance, tolerance and redemption. More…

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

Part 67 of Deconstructing Cinema sees Patrick looking at the most profound moment in mankind’s existence with Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. More…

Minority Report

In part 66 of Deconstructing Cinema, Jonahh explores a scene from Steven Spielberg’s 2002 sci-fi hit and wonders if the film’s predictions have already come true. More…

Munich

In part 65 of Deconstructing Cinema Ian Roberts takes a look at the final scene in Steven Spielberg’s Munich and what it tells us about the September 11th attacks. More…

American History X

In part 64 of Deconstructing Cinema, Peter ‘enjoys’ a family meal that turns sour in American History X, exploring the burning hatred that fuels one man’s racism. More…

The Godfather

Lito Velasco takes a look at a scene from Francis Ford Coppola’s classic film The Godfather as he discusses the idea of choice in part 63 of Deconstructing Cinema. More…

La Haine

In part 62 of Deconstructing Cinema Peter takes a look at the final scene in the unforgettable French ghetto drama La Haine and the shocking power of open endings. More…

Fargo

Jack Murphy brings us part 61 of Deconstructing Cinema with a scene from Joel and Ethan Coen’s Fargo that makes us ask, “Is Minnesota nice, really that nice?” More…

Chinatown

In part 60 of Deconstructing Cinema Patrick takes us to Los Angeles in 1937 with a shocking revelation in a scene from Roman Polanski’s Chinatown and its implications. More…

The Day After Tomorrow

Part 59 of Deconstructing Cinema takes us to a scene in New York as we ask “What does a second term for Barack Obama mean for action on climate change?” More…

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