Two very different individuals collide unexpectedly, entering into the life of a complete stranger and finding an unconventional kinship is shared between them. One of them is Scott (Ben Schwartz), a young man who had been trying to realize his dream of becoming a famous stand-up comedian but was forced to leave Los Angeles when…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Beverley (Alison Steadman) has invited a few friends over for the evening, much to the chagrin of her husband, Laurence (Tim Stern), a mild-mannered real-estate agent who would prefer a quiet evening of light classical music. Their guests are their new neighbours, upbeat Angela (Janine Duvitski) and her droll husband Tony (John Salthouse), as well…
The Invisible Man (2020)
When we are introduced to Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss), she’s about to attempt to escape, which isn’t a rare occurrence in horror films. However, the difference is that she’s trying to run away from her home, which houses her boyfriend, Adrian (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a beloved technological innovator who has amassed enormous wealth and massive respect from…
Big Daddy (1999)
His recent output has made us collectively reevaluate the career of Adam Sandler, where his skills as a comedic actor, which were previously subjected to enormous disdain as a result of his vast amount of seeming-lacklustre work, being given another chance, with the clear conclusion being that, despite often appearing in awful films, Sandler as…
The Cremator (1969)
Karel Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrušínský) is a mild-mannered man who has a passion for his career – he runs a small but renowned crematorium in Prague, where many of the city’s most established individuals briefly reside after their death, put under the meticulous care of a man who adores his chosen profession. His work is extremely…
Onward (2020)
Regardless of how you feel about the company, Pixar is fully in command of their craft, as demonstrated by their most recent cinematic offering, the crowd-pleasing fantasy comedy Onward, another in their endless line of impeccably-produced animated adventures that sometimes tends to avoid deviating too far from a familiar structure, while still be entertaining enough…
Mother (2009)
When it comes to taking matters in your own hands, Bong Joon-ho’s Mother (Korean: 마더) is a film that redefines the concept. A darkly comical psychological thriller, very much analogous to the director’s intentions as a social commentator, this film proves Bong as someone who can take the most conventional concept and turn it into…
The Structure of Crystal (1969)
Two old friends are reunited years after finishing their studies. Jan (Jan Myslowicz), a scientific genius, gave up his aspirations of leading an academic life by retreating into the countryside, where he got married to a humble schoolteacher (Barbara Wrzesinska), and leads a relatively simple life in his tranquil surroundings. Marek (Andrzej Zarnecki) stayed behind…
Buffaloed (2020)
Peg (Zoey Deutch) is a precocious twenty-year-old who has grown up on the lower end of the economic spectrum in the city of Buffalo, where she’d had a long life of being on the margins and never truly being able to have the life she feels she deserves. As a result, she makes use of…
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Perhaps a cynical view, but there are very few instances, if any, of the terms “video game” and “film” going well together – as the past has shown us on countless occasions, mainstream attempts to bring beloved gaming franchises to the screen have rarely ever been successful, with the majority of adaptations being middling at…
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