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…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
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…
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
Richard Linklater is one of my favourite filmmakers working today, and despite my opinion that Boyhood, despite being a very good film, is not deserving of its universal praise, I think Linklater is a genius, having created so many iconic films, such as the crowd-pleasing School of Rock, and one of the greatest film trilogies…
The Dressmaker (2016)
One of my best and brightest cinematic memories took place about half a decade ago, maybe even more, when I watched a certain film with my grandmother. That film was The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. It was an outrageous, hilariously irreverent film that even my ultra-conservative Catholic grandmother adored. There was something…
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Someone who doesn’t enjoy superhero movies must have a difficult time with the constant bombardment of superhero movies every year. I know I was certainly one of them – other than the odd Batman film, I was never for superheroes. Then the Marvel Cinematic Universe showed up, and while I was initially hesitant to them,…
Hello, My Name is Doris (2016)
There seems to be a trend lately to give every actress nearing (or over) the age of 70 a film to showcase her talents. Charlotte Rampling proved her brilliance in the heartbreaking 45 Years. Lily Tomlin commanded the screen in Grandma, and Blythe Danner was beautifully delicate in I’ll See You in My Dreams. Sally…
Bronson (2009)
The world is filled with bizarre characters, but I don’t think any of them are more bizarre than Charles Bronson, the man who has been dubbed “England’s most famous prisoner” – and when I say bizarre, I mean he is outright terrifying (and quite frankly, I am terrified to even be writing this review, because…
The Family Fang (2016)
Family is a strange thing, and cinema has always certainly agreed with that sentiment. There isn’t anything more complex, bizarre and personal than family, and what makes it so resonant is that everyone has a family, whether a traditional family or not. Cinema has always been obsessed with trying to represent the nuances and inherent…
The Next Man with the Golden Gun: Who Should Be the Next James Bond?
Daniel Craig claims to be done with James Bond. Its an unpopular opinion, but quite frankly I am ecstatic about that. I was never a fan of Craig’s portrayal of the iconic character, and while Casino Royale was a great rebooting of the franchise, and Skyfall was a tremendous film, Craig was merely an effective,…
