There comes a point in most of our lives where we feel lost – we’re too young to have developed a clear understanding of where our future is heading but also too old to be able to rely on the folly of youth as a legitimate excuse for not having a clear life plan. This…

Has there ever been a filmmaker more enamoured with being labelled as a peddler of filth than John Waters? He has certainly made quite the career from shocking and provoking audiences, to the point where the iconic Pope of Trash has found himself becoming respectable after decades of being viewed as someone who was far…

There are many differences that divide us as a global population, but it is actually likely going to be the elements that unite us that will be most widely studied in the future since the concepts that bind us together under a singular sense of homogeneity tend to be the most interesting when looking at…

When glancing at the history of cinema, it’s tough to see an assemblage of three or more filmmakers from the same region making films at more or less the same point in time and not seeing such an occurrence being described in terms of some homogenous entity – after all, it simply takes a few…

For nearly half a century, we have witnessed the excruciatingly brilliant work of Pedro Almodóvar, whose efforts to find the perfect balance between highbrow artistry and intentional bad taste have resulted in several remarkable works of cinema that have challenged and unsettled in equal measure. The very definition of a provocateur whose artistic curiosities have…

While it has been unfortunately under-represented on the global stage, African cinema has produced several truly incredible artists who left a legacy that many younger generations continue to chase, not only in terms of films produced on the continent but also their artistic ingenuity and bespoke approach to the narrative process. There is a valid…

Anyone can make a satire – the difference is that not everyone can do so effectively, to the point where their entire career is formed from being able to represent a very particular side of the human condition in a way that is hilarious and insightful, and perhaps a bit disturbing. For several decades, Luis…

There have been countless artists whose work is designed to reflect their belief that we live in a ludicrous and confusing world, one where logic is rare and existence is just a series of disjointed, arbitrary moments in which nothing can ever be truly comprehended. Yet, very few are quite as committed to the art…

You would be forgiven for not knowing the name “Gary Johnson”, at least in the context of the philosophy professor who spent years of his life working as a part-time mole for the New Orleans police force, masquerading as a hit man as a means to get prospective murder-for-hire suspects arrested for their efforts to…

“Theatre is a series of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster.” There are countless wonderful quotes about the theatre and its role in the continual development of the arts as a means of social and cultural reflection, but this one by Tom Stoppard is most intriguing since it captures the accidental and potentially…