I’m not entirely sure how I am supposed to compose a review of Windy City Heat. This film is a stupid, excessive and cruel film that serves no purpose other than to be something made for the sake of seeing if it can be made. Windy City Heat is one of the most tastelessly mean…

A few years ago, I became increasingly fascinated with graphic novels – I discovered that there was a world way beyond newspapers “funnies” and superhero comic books. There was an entire world of alternative literature that just so happened to be visual rather than just the printed word. One figure that I found myself connecting…

I am a student of literature, and one more than anything else, one movement I adore about all others is Postmodernism. However, one cannot be a lover of Postmodernism without knowing that there was one book, as Steve Coogan in this film puts it, that was a Postmodern novel before there was any Modern texts…

I am not quite sure what to think of this film. On one hand, Lars and the Real Girl is a highly original film with a gentle soul and a positive message. On the other hand, it is often frustratingly absurd and illogical. It is a film that is both pleasant and uncomfortable, and it…

Could Monty Python’s Life of Brian be the funniest film ever made? I absolutely think so. I have mentioned it previously, but the Monty Python troupe have always been personal heroes of mine, ranging from my early days when my father showed me sketches from Monty Python’s Flying Circus. I was captivated by the absurdity,…

There are just some films that speak to the individual on a personal level. Many films are made to be relatable to a vast majority of people, but there are also films that are made to appeal to a specific kind of people – and Wilson is one such film. Now I won’t pretend like…

I recently read James Joyce’s wonderful, semi-autobiographical debut novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, perhaps the finest example of a bildungsroman published in the twentieth century. It is a coming-of-age story, and because it is about the evolution of a young man into an artist, tracking him throughout his childhood as…

Independent cinema rules modern filmmaking, let’s be perfectly honest. The very definition of independent cinema just won Best Picture, and we are living in a world where independent cinema is the trendiest and most sought-after movement. American indie films, more than anything else, have forged a special place in modern cinema, to the point where…

I have to say that Mike Leigh is quite possibly the best filmmaker Britain has ever produced – he is responsible for some of the most incredible films ever made, including Naked, one of my all-time favorite movies. I have yet to encounter a Mike Leigh film I didn’t absolutely adore, because each and every…