Joel and Ethan Coen are filmmakers that have their names synonymous with quality, even if a few of their films were clunkers (namely Intolerable Cruelty and The Ladykillers, two films I am still quite fond of). They have god-like status nowadays, but it wasn’t always that way. Therefore, it stands to reason that their early…

I am arguably on an Edgar Wright bender at the moment – in anticipation for Baby Driver, I have been revisiting some of Wright’s other films, almost all of them for the first time since their initial release. Wright may be a popular director, but he is by no means a populist filmmaker – he…

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…