There’s a common tendency among novice filmmakers when it comes to choosing what they will do for their directorial debuts, based on the idea of writing what one knows the most about. This often leads to many choosing to tell stories that hit quite close to home, since this is one foolproof way to prevent…
No Grave for Us (1979)
It is an unimpeachable fact that art begets other art – creativity cannot emerge out of pure imagination, and every work of art that we encounter was inspired by another, even if subconsciously. To exemplify this, we can draw our attention to what is supposedly a relatively linear process in terms of the creation of…
Lake George (2024)
For decades, cinema has had a peculiar relationship with the film noir genre. At one point, it was arguably one of the most popular genres in Hollywood, but much like the western and musical, it faded away during that ambiguous period towards the end of the Golden Age, and was revived in the early 1970s…
In the Blink of an Eye (2026)
We are all connected in some way or another – this isn’t just the malarkey we find scattered across motivational social media pages and adorning tacky decorations in your local craft store, but a legitimate fact. While we may be a planet of over eight billion people (and that’s not even accounting for double that…
The Admirable Crichton (1957)
While it may not be universally agreed upon, it is generally accepted (usually begrudgingly) that society is built on a steady order, where everyone has their place and is required to stay within it to allow for everything to run as smoothly as possible – but like everything, even this well-maintained order sometimes shifts and…
No Other Land (2024)
“They have destroyed our homes. We have no other land” These chilling words were captured by Basel Adra while witnessing the destruction of the homes of civilians in Masafer Yatta, a region in the southern part of the West Bank and one of the many locations where Israeli military forces set out to destroy for…
Eulogy (2004)
When exploring the subject of death and the grieving process, there’s no shortage of artworks that set out to investigate what it means to lose someone. Most are melancholic, others more bittersweet or heartwarming. However, there are a select few that are slightly more sardonic, if not outright absurd. The reality is that any loss…
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)
Whatever the appeal of true crime stories may be, Hollywood has certainly made it clear that they see this as a viable form of business, considering how many works based on various criminals have been produced in the past. Audiences tend to respond very favourably to these stories, since there is a sense that many…
The Get Out (2026)
Sometimes, you just need to find a way to filter out the anger. This is the premise that Derrick Borte chooses as the starting point for The Get Out (otherwise known as Bear Country in some markets), an adaptation of the novel Strip by Thomas Perry, in which we are introduced to Manco Kapak, an…
Anyone But You (2023)
Over time, the romantic comedy has undergone some severe changes, and it seems like every recent entry into the genre is aiming to be some high-concept work that is filled with twists and turns, since there is an assumption that audiences only want to experience these films if there is some sense of surprise embedded…
The Postmodern Pelican 