There have been so many films made about the future, and what society will look like, and they start to become very homogeneous and interchangeable. Humanity has a fixation with speculating about our future, and somehow, all films set in the future are at one of two extremes – either they show a completely destroyed,…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
Whisky Tango Foxtrot (2016)
First off, let me get something off my chest – the title of this film is absolutely horrible. Now I understand where it comes from – “Whisky Tango Foxtrot” is military slang for the expression “WTF” – but can we just note that they actually chose to use that as the title of a film…
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
There is nothing quite like a good social satire that presents a scathing and biting view of an entire group of people. Luis Buñuel was a filmmaker who never quite held back on anything when it came to making his films, and in one of his last films (he would go on to make only…
What We Did on Our Holiday (2015)
I love a good British comedy, and while my tastes do tend to go more towards the absurd (perhaps the fact that I was exposed to Monty Python’s Flying Circus very early on shows that), I do adore a straightforward, old-fashioned family comedy, and one of the most adorable and endearing little films of recent…
Demolition (2016)
Another film that we had to wait far too long for was Demolition, which was made in 2015, but was pushed to this year for some reason. It is a story that I was absolutely fascinated with, even though I barely knew anything about it other than the basic storyline. Somehow, everything just seemed to…
A Bigger Splash (2016)
I have been waiting a very long time for this film – somehow, Luca Guadagnino managed to create something absolutely mesmerizing and beautifully strange. The film is A Bigger Splash, one of the most gloriously enticing and absolutely unique films I’ve seen in a while, and with a perfect cast and some of the most…
Hamlet (2009)
I consider myself somewhat of a scholar of Shakespeare, literally and figuratively. Literally, because I am studying English Literature and there is not an English literature course that does not feature the work of The Bard in some way, and figuratively because as long as I remember, I’ve always been captivated by the work of…
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
By all means, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the ultimate fantasy film – fans adore it, general audiences adore it and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences surely did adore it, bestowing it with the all-time record of most Academy Award wins, including for Best Picture (making…
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The second film in a series or trilogy is always the trickiest – usually, the first film is widely acclaimed and adored, and it is the responsibility of the second film to live up to that high standard – such as in the case of the original Star Wars trilogy, it is Episode V: The…
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
So it finally happened – I finally watched The Lord of the Rings. I have been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien (not quite for The Lord of the Rings, but for some of his more oft-forgotten works) for quite a while, yet I had never seen or read The Lord of the Rings. It turns…
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