# Interpretations of films - where to find online?

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**Created:** [October 10, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretations-of-films-where-to-find-online/841582 "2019-10-10T07:54:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretations-of-films-where-to-find-online/841582/1 "2019-10-10T07:54:27Z")

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Often, after watching a film, I want to read about how others have interpreted it. (Something like [songmeanings.com](http://songmeanings.com), but for movies.)

The discussion forums on the Internet Movie Database ([imdb.com](http://imdb.com)) were a great place for that, but they were shut down a couple of years ago (what a waste!).

There are a few imitators - [moviechat.org](http://moviechat.org), [letterboxd.com](http://letterboxd.com) - but none seem to have anywhere near as much discussion for any individual film as [imdb.com](http://imdb.com) did.

The other place that I have seen film interpretations is in academic or intellectually-oriented film reviews. But finding these reviews for specific films has been hit-and-miss.

Does anyone know where film meanings are being discussed - by users or critics - on the internet?

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**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretations-of-films-where-to-find-online/841582/2 "2019-10-10T12:17:26Z")

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Of course, the most obvious place is [RottenTomatoes](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/), but like IMDb they only have lots of individual audience reviews, not threaded discussions.

The best place for critics’ reviews is probably [MetaCritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie). The reviews are ranked from most favorable to least, with an average. There are are also user reviews.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpretations-of-films-where-to-find-online/841582/3 "2019-10-10T13:46:32Z")

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[The /filmcast, aka The SlashFilmcast](https://www.slashfilm.com/category/features/slashfilmcast/) is a great film podcast, and the associated [/Film](https://www.slashfilm.com/) is worth reading.