By this point, there is no reason to resist proclaiming Radu Jude one of the most essential, radical voices in contemporary cinema. Watching his work is akin to seeing Jean-Luc Godard and his cohorts essentially rewrite the cinematic lexicon, capturing the cultural zeitgeist in a way that has never been done before – and Jude…
Category: dark comedy
Ebony & Ivory (2025)
When it comes to schmaltz in music, you can’t find anything that embodies it more than “Ebony & Ivory”, the often-parodied duet by Sir Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, two undeniable musical geniuses that found themselves reduced to a saccharine, heavy-handed message about racism and the importance of finding common ground, regardless of background, proving…
All My Friends Hate Me (2022)
We all know that familiar feeling of walking into a room, and suddenly being struck by a truly intrusive thought – “everyone here hates me”. Perhaps some have been lucky enough to have avoided such irrational and nonsensical delusions. Still, the vast majority of us have felt insecure from time to time, especially in arbitrary…
A Sense of History (1992)
We all have intrusive thoughts from time to time, and they usually range from mildly concerning to outright terrifying. For most of us, these remain fleeting moments in our minds, but for others, they serve as an unavoidable impulse to cause harm, whether to themselves or others. This is likely the concept that inspired Jim…
A Touch of Larceny (1959)
It seems to be a universal experience to fantasize about a situation where we simply disappear, which normally entails sailing off to some remote island where we can live our days in paradise – and the concept of imagining what those who remain behind may think in such a scenario is also quite fascinating, since…
Mountainhead (2025)
It seems that you simply cannot spend a moment on the internet without seeing someone complain about the ongoing financial crisis in which the majority of the global population is struggling to survive, while the rich simply get richer. The phrase “eat the rich” has never been more resonant than it is today, and while…
The Killing of Sister George (1968)
One of the most important moments in the history of Hollywood was when Robert Aldrich, the gifted journeyman director behind some of the most successful films the industry ever produced, decided to step aside from making blockbusters and instead opted to make a trio of films that are starkly different in terms of story and…
Magic Farm (2025)
Every artist finds themselves in pursuit of something elusive – whether a particular project or to attain a specific status within their field, there’s a sense of urgency that comes with any artistic endeavour. The desire for fame is one of the most destructive and can often lead to unintentional challenges, from which recovery can…
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
No matter how much some may tend to resist it, or the number of times the same trite “style over substance” argument is brought out to diminish his work, we simply cannot deny that Wes Anderson is not only a profoundly gifted filmmaker, but one of the most important filmmakers of his generation. After what…
Calamari Union (1985)
A gang (consisting of a group of men all named Frank, and then later an additional member named Pekka, all of which seem to lack last names) meets in an abandoned building and begin outlining a plan for their upcoming escape from working-class Helsinki, which they are intending to complete within a few hours, given…
The Postmodern Pelican 