Critics love David Lynch. Cinephiles love David Lynch. Casual movie-goers love David Lynch (or at least enjoyed Twin Peaks). Essentially everyone loves David Lynch, and many people will gladly tell you that he is the greatest living filmmaker. It is a fact I am proud to disseminate at every possible opportunity, including this one. However,…
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Hounds of Love (2017)
Support independent film. This is my plea to you. Without the support of audiences seeing their films, how can we possibly expect young and talented filmmakers to make it in the industry and have their visions realized? In a world dominated by blockbusters that are mainly sequels, remakes or reboots, it takes a lot for…
Fargo (1996)
“Aw jeez, this is a great film, yah” is exactly how I’d expect the characters in Fargo to react to the film centred on them. I have seen this film a few times over the years, and I revisited it recently as a response to my adoration of the TV show that bears the same…
A Serious Man (2009)
It is quite a surreal and amazing feeling when you have expectations for a film that aren’t particularly high, and it ends up being one of the most dazzling experiences one has ever had. Honestly, I initially didn’t think too much of A Serious Man. I am not sure why I wasn’t that keen on…
Alps (2011)
There are few filmmakers who I am more excited to see how their careers develop than Yorgos Lanthimos. Ever since I saw The Lobster, I have realized that he is a monumental talent. Even in his breakthrough film, Dogtooth, I saw traces of a truly remarkable filmmaker, and I was curious to see how he…
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
There is a little obscure film that was released in 1974 known as Freebie and the Bean. Stanley Kubrick named it his favorite film of 1974. Peter O’Toole was so fond of the film he instantly accepted the offer to star in director Richard Rush’s next film, The Stunt Man. It isn’t difficult to see…
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
If all fashion designers made films as good as Nocturnal Animals, I would be very pleased. However, thankfully very few fashion designers actually think to step behind the camera. Tom Ford is one of the few exceptions (if not the only one), and while I can’t say I’m too aware of his work as a…
Hell or High Water (2016)
If there is one film genre that has seemingly gone obsolete, it is the western. That isn’t to say the western as a theme has been entirely eradicated, but the iconic westerns made by John Ford and Howard Hawks, and starring the likes of John Wayne, or the brilliant spaghetti westerns that made Clint Eastwood…
Drive (2011)
The word “masterpiece” is thrown around quite a bit these days, and usually, when applied to a film, it often refers to works of towering European neo-classicism. I didn’t initially believe a film about a stunt driver would be one of the greatest films of all time, and perhaps a contender for greatest film of…
The Double (2013)
A few years ago, I had what I consider my cinematic awakening when I watched Orson Welles’ 1962 adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Trial. Ever since then, I’ve had a fascination with post-apocalyptic, paranoia-infused dystopian fiction – and along with George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, there have been some tremendous works of fiction in this sub-genre….
The Postmodern Pelican 