Music is the universal language, the common thread that connects us under a unified humanity, transcending cultural, geographical and temporal boundaries and speaking directly to our souls in a way that everyone unquestionably understands. Some of the greatest works of literature began their lives as songs or strummed, featuring stories of star-crossed lovers or perilous…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
Repo Man (1984)
Some filmmakers are destined to produce work over a longer period of time, their presence being evergreen and consistent year after year, and then some find themselves having a much shorter tenure at the top, but where they burn brighter and with more energy than many of their peers. There was a time when Alex…
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
There are two categories of horror films: those which rely on tried-and-tested methods of inspiring terror and those that attempt to be innovative and unique, finding new ways to scare audiences. If we are lucky, we will encounter a select few who attempt to do both, acknowledging the past but also looking towards the future….
H is for Hawk (2025)
For nearly a decade, I worked in a bookstore, and from the beginning of my time there until I left a few years ago, there was a particular book that seemed extremely popular for reasons no one could ever explain to me. It proved to be a puzzling exercise in trying to determine exactly why…
The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928)
There is a reason why the 1920s are considered one of the best decades for French art – it was a renaissance of sorts in all areas, including literature, visual arts and music. Cinema was not lagging far behind, and while Hollywood was making the most substantial leap towards it becoming one of the primary…
Magellan (2025)
As the adage states, history truly is written by the victor – why else would we find some of the most brutal and bloodthirsty individuals being hailed as heroes, when their actions would have them positioned as treacherous villains in most other contexts. It has proven to always be a matter of perspective, as Lav…
Roofman (2025)
Crime doesn’t pay, but it can certainly help settle a few bills. Many stories of career criminals have been built on the premise that wrongdoing is never something to be condoned. However, it can still provide audiences with riveting tales of people who dedicate their lives to existing on the other side of the law,…
The Outfit (2022)
Tailors, cutters and seamsters are professions that very few seem to notice until their services are required, despite them being the foundation of society in many ways; their clients usually run the gamut from politicians to everyday workers who employ them in an effort to look as good as they possibly can, whether it be…
Dry Leaf (2025)
“Irakli thought about the road. How wonderful it is that there are roads” There is nothing quite like the feeling of being on the open road, which is precisely what this quote is describing. These words appear at the very end of Dry Lead (Georgian: ხმელი ფოთოლი), another ambitious and daring work emerging from the…
I Swear (2025)
We all fight our own individual battles, some being more visible than others. One of the great injustices of human existence is that the combination of our inherent lack of patience and desire to categorise people into need compartments will always be the reason many are forced to experience the isolation that comes with dealing…
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