There is a moment towards the end of The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) where our two protagonists get on a boat and sail down a river. In front of them, on the island they just departed, stand dozens of lepers, all waving towards these two men. It is single-handedly the most heartbreakingly emotional moment…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
The Sound of Music (1965)
I have a confession to make – until two days ago, I had never seen The Sound of Music. It wasn’t that I was opposed to seeing it – by all means, I did have every intention of seeing it. How can one not want to see one of the most iconic films in cinematic…
Wild at Heart (1990)
There aren’t any words in any language that can describe how much I love David Lynch. I quite simply adore him – I think he is perhaps the greatest living filmmaker, and one that I unflinchingly worship as a visionary. I cut my hair to look like his. I dress in the same way as…
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
There is never a shortage of biopics made, with multiple films about various historical figures, either incredibly famous or utterly obscure, coming out every year. Many of these films seem to star Meryl Streep. This year, we were given Florence Foster Jenkins, a bizarre subject for a film biopic, but one that was destined to…
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
This is my 300th review. I usually reserve this kind of milestone for a film that has made a big impact on me and is responsible for me becoming the film lover that I am. I juggled several possibilities, some of which I saw almost a decade ago. However, I rather decided to take a…
Margaret (2011)
Many people seem to have so many differing opinions on what is the greatest film of the 21st century – and the BBC recently bestowed that honour upon Mulholland Drive, a high point (perhaps the highest point) in the career of David Lynch. One film that has been tossed around as being one of the…
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
I am not someone who thinks that any film adaptation of a book is superior to its source material, but I am also not someone who vilifies the practice. I do think there are some truly extraordinary cinematic adaptation of great books (such as Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films, which border on being…
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Full disclosure – Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette, also The Bicycle Thief) was the first film I watched this year – that is nearly nine months ago. The reason I am writing this review so late is simply because I couldn’t muster up the courage to do so – how do you write a review…
Love & Friendship (2016)
I have studied English Literature at university, and one course I enjoyed the most was that on satire – and through encounters with various notable satires of the past, I have discovered that one aspect of the arts that has always remained constant is that of comedy. The view that the past was dour and utterly serious…
Ghostbusters (2016)
In all my years of watching and loving films, I have never come across something quite like the reaction to the reboot of Ghostbusters, particularly the pre-mature response by many people who would refuse to see this film for a variety of reasons. I have never seen so much hatred thrown at a film, mainly…
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