Deep Dives & Essays

Sean Penn’s Into the Wild (2007) tells the true story of Christopher McCandless, a young man who left behind his possessions and savings to journey into the Alaskan wilderness. Based on Jon Krakauer’s bestselling book, the film is a moving exploration of freedom, self-discovery, and the cost of solitude.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958) is a psychological thriller about ex-detective Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart), who develops a dangerous obsession with a mysterious woman, Madeleine (Kim Novak). Blurring illusion and reality, the film explores love, death, and identity through groundbreaking camerawork, Bernard Herrmann’s haunting score, and Hitchcock’s masterful direction. Widely hailed as one of the greatest films of all time.