Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Colorado, New York, FloridaSetting can tell you just about everything you need to know in this movie, since the three major locations Charles Kane lives in mark the three stages of his life. The fi...

First-Person (Peripheral Narrator)It's easy to forget at times, but the core character holding this entire movie is the newsman named Thompson. He's the one who's sent out by his boss to collect th...

TragedyFirst of all, nothing this oppressively sad could ever be anything but a tragedy. If you yuck'ed it up during 90% of this movie, you're probably a malfunctioning robot.Not only that, but Cit...

Well let's start with the Kane part of Citizen Kane, since it's the part of the title that's taken from our main character's name. You might already know that Kane is a famous name (also spelled Ca...

Rooosebuuuud!No matter who you are, where you're from, or whether you've interacted with anyone over the age of 60, you've heard that word. It's like "Stellllla!" or "Goooose!" or "Adrian!" At...

PGCitizen Kane was made during a time when you couldn't really get away with any cursing or direct sexual references in a movie. That said, people still found the movie super controversial because...