The Spanish countryside is on fire – no one knows what, or who, caused it. All the residents of the small region of Galicia know is that one of their most infamous sons, Amador (Amador Arias Mon), a notorious arsonist, has been released from prison and is heading home, where he will be staying with…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019)
There’s a great film hiding somewhere in Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette – the problem is, much like the titular protagonist, it’s extremely difficult to find, but unlike Bernadette, it never materializes after disappearing, remaining elusive for the entire duration of this unfortunate chore of a film. While I’ll readily admit that I am…
Sibyl (2020)
Sibyl (Virginie Efira) takes her job as one of Paris’ most sought-after psychologists very seriously – so seriously, in fact, she has decided to quit the profession, and return to the career she has always envisioned herself as thriving in – writing, an endeavour she quit years ago to pursue a real career. Now, with…
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
When it comes to being both warm and intelligent, endearing but very meaningful, there are few films that seem to be able to come close to The Peanut Butter Falcon, a film so hilariously irreverent, but still so deeply compelling, you can’t help but feel entirely overwhelmed by the beauty of it, as well as…
Marriage Story (2019)
Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) and Charlie (Adam Driver) have been married for quite a while, being initially brought together by their shared interest in the arts. He’s a theatre director right on the precipice of his breakthrough, already being well-regarded in the avant-garde circles he is a part of, and being set for the Broadway stage….
I Lost My Body (2019)
Time and space, the past and the present, all blend together into one gorgeous entity in Jérémy Clapin’s powerfully human odyssey, I Lost My Body (French: J’ai perdu mon corps), the rare kind of animated film that feels more lively and intricate than anything those working in live-action could have possibly created. An intimate, poignant…
Pain and Glory (2019)
At this point, how do we talk about Pedro Almodóvar without saying something that has already been said numerous times? The past two decades has confirmed that he’s not only one of the most significant film directors to have come out of his native Spain, but one of the world’s most extraordinary artists, whose work…
Husbands (1970)
There is something so distinct about a John Cassavetes films, a quality that is so difficult to pin down but is there throughout his work. Whether one of his most universally-adored masterpieces or one of his more experimental works that were met with the expected jeers and cheers, his films always seemed to follow the…
There Was a Crooked Man… (1970)
Paris Pitman Jr. (Kirk Douglas) is a well-known scoundrel who makes his living fleecing rich people of their fortunes. However, he’s not infallible, and one scheme results in him being caught and sent to a penitentiary, where he becomes one of a motley crew of bandits and criminals under the watchful eye of the new…
Knives Out (2019)
The murder mystery is a sub-genre of storytelling that has been popular for nearly as long as stories have been told. Stretching from the earliest days of Greek tragedies, straight through to the Shakespearean era, right into the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie and their various narrative offspring such as the hardboiled…
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