You would be forgiven for not knowing the name “Gary Johnson”, at least in the context of the philosophy professor who spent years of his life working as a part-time mole for the New Orleans police force, masquerading as a hit man as a means to get prospective murder-for-hire suspects arrested for their efforts to…
The Trip (1967)
Much like the rest of the film community, I was shocked to wake up to the news this past weekend that the legendary director Roger Corman had passed away, which brings an end to one of the most important and influential artistic careers in the history of the medium, and the conclusion of an era…
Yannick (2023)
“Theatre is a series of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster.” There are countless wonderful quotes about the theatre and its role in the continual development of the arts as a means of social and cultural reflection, but this one by Tom Stoppard is most intriguing since it captures the accidental and potentially…
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
There comes the point in every franchise or series of films in which the creator suddenly realises that what they have is something extraordinary, with the only exception being those rare cases when such a series is planned out in advance (and even then, we’ve seen this foresight and planning doesn’t necessarily guarantee all the…
Late Night with the Devil (2024)
Television has always been promoted as the medium through which anything is possible – depending on your interests, there is some programming to fit your every need and desire, particularly as we have seen the medium flourish into a seemingly endless stream of ideas in which every niche is given a place. However, if we…
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Perhaps it is a contentious idea, but war is good for producing two kinds of art: devastating realist tragedy and outrageous absurdist comedy, the former being more immediate while the latter is more commonly found after some time has elapsed. In some rare cases, a comedy about war will be produced during the peak of…
Requiem (2006)
One of the most universal experiences is the challenges that come with navigating that space between adolescence and adulthood, a time in our lives when we are first trying to discover who we are and what our future will hopefully be, all the while handling major emotional and psychological changes that can be daunting and…
Boy Kills World (2024)
There are few genres that can be more wildly entertaining than a well-made action film, since despite not always being at the forefront of good writing and mostly depending on spectacle long before the storyline, there’s something profoundly appealing about seeing a few carefully curated explosions and fight scenes, almost as if they pander to…
Friendship’s Death (1987)
At some point, we’ve all encountered the hypothetical question about a scenario in which we come into contact with some extraterrestrial being, and specifically what we’d show them to give a solid overview of the human race and our existence on Planet Earth, which often leads to compelling and interesting discussion and debate. This was…
Challengers (2024)
Few subjects divide the global population quite as much as a sport (speaking in general terms) – despite its widespread popularity and importance within every conceivable culture, there’s often a division between those who find value in sport (whether playing it or observing it being played), and those who find it nothing more than a…
The Postmodern Pelican 