It was one of the most hated films of the 2000s, but with the trauma now at a distance, it is time to appreciate M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water for its very real qualities. [2]

With the artistic, commercial and critical success of his two latest films, it is about time to soberly unearth the very real qualities of M. Night Shyamalan's disproportionally maligned middle period.

Signs offers rich allegorical subtexts of dreams, magic and the aliens as metaphors for the characters' inner demons. We also chart references to The Birds, and analyse the masterful cellar sequence and the film's ending.

After a general evaluation of this M. Night Shyamalan tour de force, the large cast of characters and their relationships are examined, with a special emphasis on subtext and how that is expressed through mise-en-scène.

M. Night Shyamalan's enigmatic superhero thriller is a film where everything seems to be connected to everything else. We look at various motifs and colour codings that move in intricate and sometimes very strange patterns.

Hva kan den maleriske landskapsidyllen i Ut og stjæle hester fortelle oss? Hvilke ideer ligger til grunn for naturens rolle? Hva er filmens økologiske identitet? [1]

In Signs scenes do not only exist to drive the plot forward. Their formally distinctive staging creates additional layers, encouraging meanings and symbols, often enigmatic. [1]

Otto Premingers Anatomy of a Murder er en skarp og engasjerende dekonstruksjon av en rettsprosess, men under overflaten finner man elementer av tragedie.

Mens Skyggen omtales som et betydelig comeback for Roman Polanski, hyller vi hele mesterens filmografi. [3]

Spenningsskaperen Roman Polanski vender endelig tilbake når den politiske thrilleren The Ghost nå er ferdig innspilt. Vi har sett nærmere på Polanskis mange briljante bidrag innen denne sjangeren. [4]

I forbindelse med DVD-utgivelsen av Norske klassikere ser vi nærmere på Berit Nesheims filmer, og spør oss hva som har skjedd med en av Norges mest begavede filmstemmer. [2]