For those of you keeping score, this is my one-hundredth review. To celebrate this milestone, I have decided to review my favourite film of all time (or at least one of them). Now like everyone, my favourite film changes from time to time, so choosing the ultimate favourite was indeed a challenge. Of all of…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
Housebound (2014)
Horror might not be the highest-grossing genre at the moment, but it is perhaps one of the most popular, as evident by the continuous wave of horror films being released year after year – people love to be scared in a controlled environment, and as long as there have been films, there have been people…
Snowpiercer (2014)
When last did you have your mind blown from a film? When was the last time you legitimately gasped audibly after seeing a movie? For me, it happened when the ending credits rolled on Snowpiercer. I was expecting a unique, but unremarkable action thriller. What I experienced can only be described as transcendent, idiosyncratic and…
Academy Award Nomination Predictions: Best Supporting Actress
Nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are going to be announced in just over two weeks, so I am going to give my predictions for some of the top categories. Best Supporting Actress this year is a huge head-scratcher, as it normally is. This is the place where we have gotten some massive surprises. It…
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
The first time I heard of The Skeleton Twins was right at the beginning of the year, when I discovered Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig made an indie comedy together. I thought it was too good to be true – after all, when people have such undeniable chemistry and brilliance together like Hader and Wiig…
Academy Award Nomination Predictions: Best Supporting Actor
Nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are going to be announced in less than a month, so I thought I’d offer up some thoughts on who I think will be nominated in the main categories. First up is one of my all-time favorite categories, Best Supporting Actor. It has supplied us with winners such as…
American Splendor (2003)
I always enjoy it when filmmakers find new, exciting ways to make biographical films about interesting people. Let’s face it, the same dreary drama is not for everyone, and some extraordinary subjects deserve extraordinary biopics. That is why when I watched American Splendor, the absolutely excellent film based on the life and works of comic…
Burn After Reading (2008)
The Coen Brothers are two of the most consistent directors working today, as they are able to take any subject and genre – comedy or drama – and turn it into a masterpiece. They have made some incredibly intense and grandiose films in the past – Fargo, No Country for Old Men and True Grit…
Interstellar (2014)
Every year, there seems to be one film that everyone and their grandmother sees, whether you are a fan of the genre or not is regardless. Such film events include Avatar, The Avengers and last year’s epic space masterpiece, Gravity. This year, we were given the very similarly space-bound drama Interstellar, a film with such…
Nebraska (2013)
I am a huge fan of Alexander Payne. I think there are very few directors who concentrate so meticulously on characters and performances quite like him. He is truly an actor’s director, and every single one of his films have been masterclasses in performances. People like Jack Nicholson, Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon have career-highlight performances…
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