“Modernity must not make us lose our Africanity” Senegal in the 1970s. The nation has just declared independence from the French, and have chosen to create their own government to rule over the people in the African way, establishing a fiercely proud politician as the President, and employing a range of businessmen and influential thinkers…

Before he was the cinematic stalwart he is seen as today, the creator of such inventive and brilliant visual odysseys such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Life of Pi, Ang Lee was just another young Taiwanese filmmaker crafting intimate dramas that portrayed his home country and its rapidly changing social and cultural situations…

In the heart of the tranquil Polish countryside sits a quiet summer camp that serves to be the annual retreat for a multicultural group of university students who gather to study Linguistics and enjoy the peace of being out of the city. At the core of the retreat are two men – Jarosław Kruszyński (Piotr…

The Mocha Beach Hotel sits on a tranquil shoreline in the seaside region of Jamaica. Tourists from Europe and North America flock to this hotel to take in the gorgeous scenery and the vibrant night-life around the city, where they are given the chance to experience Jamaica from the perspective of its inhabitants. Smile Orange…

Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) are on the eve of their high school graduation. The previous four years have been challenging for the two friends, who have prioritized their grades in order to ensure that they get into good colleges, which does work, with the duo being well on their way to starting…

The Andrews are an ordinary suburban American family. They are lead by patriarch Bill (John Astin), a publicity whizz who is chasing after a particularly important contract. The key to earning it comes in the form of his wife, Ellen (Barbara Harris), a tightly-wound housewife, and daughter Annabel (Jodie Foster), a rebellious teenager whose academic…

The perpetual drunkard and constant cinematic genius W.C. Fields once famously quipped that when it comes to making movies, “never work with animals or children”. How wrong he was – there certainly have been instances where working with them has resulted in disaster, but some of the most compelling performances ever committed to film have…

Don Johnston (Bill Murray) should, by all means, be a happy man. He is quite wealthy, having made a fortune in the computer business. He is in his retirement years, content to live them out in relative peace. However, things start to decline rapidly – his girlfriend Sherry (Julie Delpy) grows weary of his dour,…

Sometimes, its enough for a film to just be fun and nothing else – not everything can be audacious, challenging cinema. On occasion, I’ll venture into a film that I know will have very little impact other than being a diverting good time, and that’s more than adequate when the mood calls for it. Kinky…

Remember when parody films were actually good? When they were well-written, respectful and most importantly, funny? When they were actually works of comedic genius rather than convoluted, low-brow excuses to make fun of other films? There have been some great ones throughout the years, but they have mostly faded, at least in the most traditional…