For some life imitates art, while for others it is the inverse – they find solace in filtering their own perspectives, challenges and existential quandaries into the work they produce. This is something that we find Steven Rogers, a very gifted writer, exploring in the form of Everything’s Going to Be Great, in which he…
Category: Comedy-drama
Films that make us laugh but also think at the same time
Starlet (2012)
Much like I suspect would be the case with many people, I first became acquainted with Sean Baker in 2015, when he had a major breakthrough with Tangerine, an extraordinarily ambitious dark comedy about two transgender sex workers that was notable for both its unconventional narrative, the fact that it was shot entirely on an…
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Even though he has directed nearly 50 films over the course of half a century, and his career has undergone different stylistic ebbs and flows as he has pursued different genres and techniques, its easy to tell when watching a Woody Allen film, since his work is defined by several very clear qualities that make…
Their Finest (2017)
I truly am a sucker for a good period drama, especially one taking place during the Second World War, one of the most fascinating periods in modern history. Of the year’s best films is undeniably Dunkirk, a frank and beautifully poetic war epic about one of the most extraordinarily fascinating moments of the war. Another…
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…
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…
Sing Street (2016)
Once again I am at an absolute loss for words – I went into Sing Street expecting something mildly amusing, at the very least a good film. I wasn’t expecting an absolute masterpiece. I was not expecting that I would see a film that would absolutely blow my mind. Sing Street is a film of…
The Fisher King (1991)
Another trip down the long and deeply emotional lane of nostalgia. The Fisher King was one of the first films I ever saw as a young cinephile, roughly about ten years ago. What struck me on the rewatch of the film was that it was exactly the same film that I remember – the deeply…
Mississippi Grind (2015)
Addiction is a subject that has not been avoided by cinema. Films such as The Lost Weekend and Days of Wine and Roses show the horrors of alcoholism, and films like Requiem for a Dream and Clean and Sober expose the lives of drug addicts. However, one form of addiction has not been explored as…
Youth (2015)
About a year ago (I actually remember the date, 11 August 2014 – a tragic day in cinema), I saw a film called This Must Be the Place. It was a dark comedy about a rock star confronting his past and going to try and avenge the death of his father, and of course it…
The Postmodern Pelican 