Horror is perhaps the one genre with the most number of starkly iconic images that have infiltrated the culture and become distinct representations of cinema as a whole. One of the most striking shots in the history of horror is that of a teenage girl standing on stage, covered in blood, with a blazing fire…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2021)
Somewhere in the heart of the Canadian independent film industry is a small, renegade group of filmmakers who have regularly collaborated in various ways to help define the current generation of intimate arthouse cinema in a country that has always been known for a very precise style of storytelling. This coterie of writers, directors and…
The Parenting (2025)
There comes a point in every relationship where it starts to become serious, often signalled by one particular event – the act of meeting your partner’s parents. In many cases, this happens quite early on and is a relatively painless procedure in which you get to know the people that will become part of your…
Misericordia (2025)
Anyone who has spent a little time in Europe will undoubtedly be familiar with the experience of retreating from the bustling cities and instead making their way through the small towns and villages that seem to be scattered liberally across the continent. It’s a wonderful break from the hustle and bustle of large urban centres,…
The Small Back Room (1949)
There have been countless films made about war, telling stories of the brave men and women (both those serving in the armed forces and the civilians that often had to demonstrate a similar level of courage) who experience the horrors of conflict, and tend to gain scars – both physical and emotional – that linger…
Riff Raff (2025)
They say blood is thicker than water – but very few of us should find ourselves in a situation where we discover this to be quite literally true. It is also the foundation of Riff Raff, in which Dito Montiel, working from a screenplay by John Pollono, goes in search of answers relating to this…
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
Nestled deep in the countryside of pastoral New England sits a beautiful historical building, which has been the home of many fascinating people over the years. However, it is currently occupied by Professor Billings, a gentle but eccentric scientist, who has decided to sell the house, under the condition that he can maintain his laboratory…
Marlowe (2023)
Certain ideas for films tend to be best kept hypothetical, for a number of reasons. Whether it be that many of them work better in theory than they do in practice, or that it is sometimes impossible to live up to the impossibly high expectations that are packaged with some very ambitious concepts, we occasionally…
Weird Science (1985)
Few filmmakers are iconic enough that their very name is used to represent and define an entire generation of viewers, and it takes a lot of effort and genuine brilliance to get to the point where an entire genre is essentially created around their artistry. John Hughes was not only a great writer and director,…
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (2024)
As far as counterculture icons go, Anita Pallenberg is certainly one of the most fascinating, despite not being as widely known or revered as some of her peers. Someone whose career path was as layered and complicated as her ancestry, she was Italian-born of German parents, and who spent almost her entire life oscillating between…
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