We all define family differently, and the idea that it is only established by a biological connection is a fallacy – blood may be thicker than water, but it doesn’t necessarily always need to be the primary reason for forming an ironclad bond with those who enter our lives and become increasingly important. It lends…
Normal (2026)
There’s a fascinating contradiction in a lot of media from over the years, where it is implied that the smaller and more quaint a town is, the bigger and more sinister the secrets lurking beneath the surface are, which has become such a common narrative trope that it borders on being unbearably cliché, solely because…
Tow (2026)
We all love an underdog story – unless one occupies the rarefied air of never having encountered any kind of difficulty or personal challenges, we’ve all encountered various obstacles, leading us to be predisposed to stories of people who overcome enormous hardships in some way or another, and its always heartening to find examples of…
Storm Center (1956)
Some artworks are so revolutionary or ahead of their time that they fade into obscurity as a result of being suppressed or through efforts to distract the public from taking note of these works, for fear that they could be radicalised into believing what is being shown on screen – or worse, realising that they…
Leave One Day (2026)
Sometimes you just need to burst into song to express how you feel – or at least that is the belief that guided the creation of the entire musical genre, which was at the time one of the most profitable and exciting forms of filmmaking (and still proves to be exceptionally popular on stage, although…
Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024)
Forgiveness is something that is earned rather than guaranteed, and it usually depends on the scope of one’s moral and ethical misdemeanours and those who were victims of whatever actions impel someone to seek contrition for their wrongdoings. The concept of “forgive and forget” is not always as simple as it seems, and it can…
The Choral (2025)
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” We all know that music is more than just melodies and the words that accompany them on many occasions – it is a form of expression that transcends all social and cultural boundaries, being a truly universal language and…
You, Me & Tuscany (2026)
There have been few countries that have been more romanticised to the point of it being a cliché than Italy, which has developed a reputation for being the dream destination for so many people. It’s not difficult to see why this would be the case – it’s a country whose rich history is matched by…
Faces of Death (2026)
We are experiencing something of an artistic plague, in what we can refer to as the crisis of the reboots, remakes and revivals – it seems like just about every cherished work of art, particularly those that have even a modicum of popularity and financial success, are returning to the zeitgeist, not through rediscovery of…
Seize Them! (2024)
There is a bizarre tendency to view history as dull and uninteresting, which is very likely a remnant of the fact that many associate the past with the sanitised, overly-neatened version we received in school, where the thornier and more exciting details were deliberately elided, mainly to shield impressionable minds from the sordid activities and…
The Postmodern Pelican 