Merely yesterday, in my review for Shaun the Sheep Movie, I mentioned that there exists a legion of people that believe animated films are not serious, and are simply just there to entertain children. Considering I wrote that in a review for a film aimed mostly at children, it applies to a vast majority of…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
Trumbo (2015)
I love a good Hollywood biopic, especially about fascinating figures of the cinematic world. One of the most fascinating people to ever work on motion pictures was Dalton Trumbo, the genius screenwriter who was blacklisted for his membership in the Communist Party. The story of Dalton Trumbo was one that was tailor-made for the exact…
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
Somebody once told me they didn’t like animated films because they were “for kids” – and I have never been more disturbed by a statement in my life. In one statement, it is possible for someone to completely deride the efforts and achievements of people who create something out of absolutely nothing. There are certainly…
Hard Eight (1996)
There is not a shortage of times where I have expressed my absolutely admiration and adoration for Paul Thomas Anderson. I believe him to be possibly the greatest living filmmaker, and someone that matches the talents of all the greatest filmmakers in history. A cinematic chameleon, Anderson is able to twist and manipulate any genre…
The Danish Girl (2015)
There exist very few genres that can be either wonderfully fascinating or dreadfully boring like the historical drama. A great many historical dramas have become masterpieces and staples of cinema, while many others have become overwrought, dreadfully laborious films that are made just for the sake of making the film, and audiences are falsely lured…
Adam’s Apples (2005)
There is nothing quite like a dark comedy made well. Very often, filmmakers attempting a dark comedy will often try to make otherwise serious fare outrageous and inappropriately funny, and very often are unable to find the balance between the serious and the comedic. However, and I don’t mean to discredit American filmmakers, but it…
45 Years (2015)
Excuse me while I just have a moment of complete adoration and awe of this film. I was honestly not expecting much from this film – it just seemed so small and unassuming, and something that would be good and well-made, but not necessarily notable or significant. However, 45 Years is a film that approaches…
The Science of Sleep (2006)
“Randomness is very difficult to achieve”, or so says Stéphanie, the love interest to our main character, Stephane, in the gloriously weird and absolutely wonderful surreal comedy The Science of Sleep (La Science des rêves). Michel Gondry has proven himself to be a remarkable director of surreal and mind-bending comedies that both serve as entertaining…
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)
I was one of many people around the world absolutely dumbfounded to discover that beloved thespian and character actor Alan Rickman had died. He was the ultimate actor – he managed to become a fan-favorite of the biggest film franchise of all time, all the while balancing a healthy amount of comedic and dramatic fare,…
Creed (2015)
I’m not the biggest fan of sports movies, or sports in general. However, I do often enjoy sports movies that are well-made and interesting, and which tell a fascinating story. Sports movies also happen to either be inspiring, energetic films, or saccharine, clichéd messes. I am very reluctant to write this review, because quite honestly,…
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