Movie Explainers
Are you looking for an explanation of a movie’s ending? Have you encountered a plot point you are unsure about or a character or person who is stumping you? This page will help you and keep you up to date on the latest Movie Explainers.
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‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Ending Explained – Who Is Behind the Cadet Murders?
The Pale Blue Eye follows Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), a detective of some renown from New York City. It was a cold October day in...
Benoit Blanc’s Accent Explained
In Rian Johnson’s hit whodunnit films Knives Out and its sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, there is no character more mysterious than Daniel...
Dylar Medication In ‘White Noise’ Explained
Noah Baumbach’s movie, White Noise, is now available to stream on Netflix. Starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, it is an absurdist comedy that follows...
‘How I Became a Gangster’ Ending Explained – Why Didn’t Walden Want to Be Saved?
After several years of being virtually untouchable, our unnamed Gangster finds himself in prison for the second time in his life. Oddly, none of his...
‘White Noise’ Ending Explained – What Exactly Was The Final Dance?
White Noise is a marvel by writer/director Noah Baumbach. Led by a stellar Adam Driver, this work covers life, death, and everything in between. The...
‘7 Women and a Murder’ Ending Explained – Who Killed Marcello?
7 Women and a Murder is a Whodunit from Italy written and directed by Alessandro Genovesi. The film is set in an old manor house...
‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ Ending Explained – Who are The Escapologist and The Acrobat?
The film adaptation of the Olivier award-winning Matilda the Musical tells the charming story of a precocious young girl who uses her special abilities to...
‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’ Ending Explained – Does Silverio Gacho Get His Award?
Alejandro González Iñárritu carefully crafts his journey through Gacho in one of the most beautifully shot films of the year. It’s an emotional journey with...
‘Private Lesson’ Ending Explained – Who Was Using Nudes to Blackmail Azra’s Student?
By the time we’ve reached the third act in the film Private Lesson, everything seems to be going great for our protagonist. Her newest pupil’s...
‘The Big 4’ Ending Explained – Who Was Really Behind Petrus’s Murder?
After the second big fight between Antonio’s men and our heroes in The Big 4, the villain captures poor Pelor and threatens to kill him...
‘Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery’ Ending Explained – Who Killed Johnny Blaze?
The Murderville format remains unchanged in this Christmas Special: Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery. Will Arnett’s Terry Seattle puts a guest actor, or...
All the Deaths In ‘Knives Out 2: Glass Onion’ Explained
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is Rian Johnson’s brilliant follow-up to Knives Out, following six friends as they treat themselves to a murder mystery...
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Ending Explained – Why was Blanc Invited to Bron’s Glass Onion?
Benoit Blanc arrives on the island with Bron’s friends; the billionaire pulls him aside and asks why he came. It turns out he did not...
‘I Believe in Santa’ Ending Explained – Why Does Lisa Hate Christmas?
By the time we reach the third act in I Believe in Santa, Lisa has just about had enough of Tom’s obsession with Santa’s Christmas....
‘Emily the Criminal’ Ending Explained – What Did Emily Do?
Starring Aubrey Plaza in the lead role, Emily the Criminal marks John Patton Ford‘s directorial debut. When the film premiered early this year, it received several...
‘Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again’ Ending Explained – How Does Nick Save the Exhibits at Daybreak?
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again is the animated fourth sequel of the Night at The Museum trilogy made famous years ago by Ben Stillers....
‘Hawa’ Ending Explained – Why Does Hawa Need to Be Adopted?
With a promising storyline and cultural themes, I expected a lot from Hawa when reading and doing research and the film was a letdown. The character...
‘Something from Tiffany’s’ Ending Explained – How Does Ethan Get His Engagement Ring back?
Rachel (Zoey Deutch) co-owns a bakery called Dillini’s and is dating a tattoo artist named Gary (Licorice Pizza‘s Ray Nicholson). The man is a screw-up,...