How long can someone be a prisoner to their social circumstances before they reach the point where they can no longer remain silent? This is a question that many have asked for as long as society has found ways to marginalise certain communities by silencing their voices, and it has been the foundation for some…
Category: comedy
Little Miss Marker (1980)
There were many artists who were unduly ostracised because of their supposed association with communism in the earlier parts of the previous century – the number of incredible individuals who had their careers essentially ended because of the paranoia surrounding the spread of this malicious system is staggering. We lost the opportunity to see some…
Anora (2024)
“I chose this life, and nobody can take that choice away from me” Life is nothing but a series of decisions we make, some of them for our own growth, others for the benefit of others. However, regardless of what we choose to do, it’s up to us to determine the extent to which we…
Nutcrackers (2024)
While the industry has shifted and changed in various ways, one kind of film has tended to remain popular, regardless of how much audiences ebb and flow in terms of subject matter. For about as long as the medium has existed, there have been active efforts to make films about the holiday season, with Christmas…
Unlikely Angel (1996)
In much the same way that Christmas comes at the same time every year, you can guarantee that there will be dozens of films based around the holiday released concurrently. There’s something about this season in particular that proves to be oddly fruitful for film production, and whether for television or theatrical release, it seems…
Sweethearts (2024)
Each one of us is on our journey, but some experiences are universally considered to be formative moments in our lives. Everyone remembers their first relationship since it teaches us not only about ourselves but also gives insights into one of the most beautiful experiences, which is the process of simply falling in love with…
Saturday Night (2024)
In 1975, on a chilly October evening, just a few minutes before midnight, viewers across the United States encountered an unfamiliar image – a pair of relatively unknown comedians appeared on their screen in a sketch based around an English tutor and his student of indiscernible origins. A couple of minutes of surreal banter was…
The Bellboy (1960)
There has never been someone like Jerry Lewis, someone whose contributions to the world of entertainment are so immense, he is often viewed as one of the pioneers of modern American humour, a figure that helped bring to life a very specific kind of storytelling that was built on the collision of many different styles….
The Other Way Around (2024)
Life is filled with events that we celebrate – births, marriages, birthdays and anniversaries, and there are even cultures where it is tradition to turn a funeral into a festive occasion, paying tribute to the dearly departed. Yet, there are a few moments in life that are rarely celebrated, at least in the conventional sense,…
A Day in the Country (1946)
After having quite a prolific career in both Europe and the United States, and having made films quite late into his life, it’s tough to imagine that Jean Renoir, one of cinema’s finest directors, had many instances of projects that didn’t manifest as he intended them to, most of his work being well-crafted and very…
The Postmodern Pelican 