The movie Inception still fascinates me; I suppose that is why my colleague (and co-blogger) William Irwin asked me to edit the Wiley/Blackwell Pop Culture series book on the movie—Inception and ...

If there is one filmmaker whose work has consistently inspired a generation of movie fans to endlessly debate, dissect, and rewatch his films for clues, it is none other than Sir Christopher Nolan.

Inception has one of the most intriguing and talked-about endings of all time, but the biggest clue to solving its mystery isn’t the spinning top. In 2010, Christopher Nolan explored the complexity of ...

The meaning of Inception’s ending famously revolves around a top which spins forever in dreams, but in real life comes to a stop like any other top. Any other top, that is, except for [Aaed Musa]’s ...

She would spin it in the dream [and] it would never topple. Just spin and spin." He just told Ariadne how it works! And since she designed all the dreams for the Fischer Inception, the top can no ...