Nothing is simultaneously as comforting and frustrating as family, which is something that many of us should hopefully be blessed to have experienced, even if it comes from a chosen family. There is something so poignant about a story that focuses on two contrastive individuals trying to find common ground based solely on being born…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
Straight Talk (1992)
Starting over is never easy, but it’s often something that needs to be done if someone wants to truly find happiness. There’s nothing quite as simultaneously exciting and terrifying as a fresh start, especially when it sees you venturing far beyond your comfort zone, willing to play yourself in a precarious position in which life…
The Crime Is Mine (2023)
When one is accused of murder, the logical response is to plead innocence and hope that there is evidence that supports this claim, regardless of whether or not the crime was actually committed by the likely suspect. However, some would view a murder trial as being beneficial to their career, especially when it brings them…
Darling (1965)
There were a few filmmakers who defined British cinema in the 1960s, particularly about the steadily growing movement of kitchen-sink realism, where films about ordinary people (usually plucked from the working class) were produced, based on examining the lives of the invisible majority. John Schlesinger was inarguably one of the most fascinating of the directors…
Fingernails (2023)
The concept of soulmates has been around for about as long as the concept of being in love has existed, going back to the very origin of the antiquity. One of these beliefs that has always struck me as profoundly beautiful is that of the Ancient Greeks, who believed that every human was one-half of…
Shattered Glass (2003)
There are some professions where we have been conditioned to place our trust since their job description seems to entail a sense of integrity and honesty that should never be betrayed. It is one of the most significant failures of the human condition that we tend to put blind faith in people just based on…
The Miracle Club (2023)
“I guess there’s always hope, even when you don’t fully believe.” There is such a narrow boundary between optimism and blind faith, and quite a bit of it has to do with how far someone is willing to hold onto the hope that their life will improve in some way – whether it be overcoming…
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
It would seem that every time we discuss the work of Hayao Miyazaki, we usually use the term “magical” to describe the worlds he creates and the atmosphere that sits at the foundation of his work, since they all seem to be shrouded in a kind of upbeat charm that is impossible to describe in…
Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
The key to a truly successful horror film is to do something original but also not lose sight of the films that came before, since this is a genre that rewards innovation, but also depends on the artistic dialogue between works, especially when it comes to establishing a strong connection between concepts. Michael Dougherty is…
Cassandro (2023)
Gender is a subject that is too broad and complex for us to condense into a single conversation since it isn’t something easily defined in concise terms, and usually tends to be quite divisive for truly perplexing reasons. However, we can often find the most profound statements on what it means to identify with one…
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