When all is said and done, all we have that is truly our own is our identity – material possessions don’t last forever, friends (and even family) come and go, and achievements ultimately mean very little. All we can hold onto in challenging circumstances that can never truly be taken away is our own inner…
Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes (2025)
When travelling through any part of the world that holds some significant history (regardless of region or continent), I am always struck by the feeling that I am not alone at that present moment – even without a travelling companion, there is a familiar feeling that lingers over many of these places, creating a sense…
The Wedding Banquet (2025)
We all crave human connection, and if we are lucky enough, this will come from our relationship with our family, whether one into which we are born, adopted or a more informal structure built around lifelong friendships that are akin to actually being a part of a functional family, even without the presence of more…
Dust Bunny (2025)
There comes a moment in all of our lives where we stop being frightened of the monster under the bed, or the creature hiding in the closet – or so we think. The fear of the unknown never truly disappears; we just learn how to control it, but even as we grow older, there is…
The Piano Accident (2025)
When it comes to satire, you can never tell whether something is going to be an enormous success or a dismal failure – and any director who respects the art of lampooning a particular aspect of culture knows that any satire worth our time is not going to be preoccupied with its prospects, but rather…
Waltzing with Brando (2025)
When you think of Marlon Brando, it’s expected that the image of the overly intense, vaguely misanthropic method actor known for proclaiming “I could’ve been a contender” in On the Waterfront, shouting to his beloved Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire or planning to make an offer no one could refuse in The Godfather, all…
The Shrouds (2025)
As one gets older, they begin to realise that grief is a subject that is simply unavoidable when it comes to art. It has always been present, and very few artists hide their intentions when crafting works in response to some enormous loss. We’ve extensively discussed the various forms that it takes when it comes…
Pillion (2025)
Power and desire are not mutually exclusive concepts – in fact, they are interwoven so intensely that they cannot exist without one another in some form. This has been the root of so many conflicts over the course of history, with the lust for influence often eclipsing any practical assertion of power, which has been…
“Wuthering Heights” (2026)
When it comes to literary adaptations, generally, you can choose to be reliable or audacious. They’re not mutually exclusive, as we’ve seen many examples of well-crafted adaptations that do challenge and provoke while still being consistent, existing in dialogue with the original work. Yet, there’s nothing quite like a bad adaptation, the kind of film…
Bob Trevino Likes It (2025)
Friends are the family we choose – as hackneyed and cliched as this adage may be, there is a reason it has adorned many wooden kitchen signs and social media captions. There’s nothing quite like finding someone with whom you have a lot in common, and allowing a natural connection to form as a result,…
The Postmodern Pelican 