For a large portion of the 20th century, relations between the United States and Russia (particularly during the era of the Soviet Union) were beyond fraught, with their rivalry and determination to assert dominance as the most powerful global entity leading to a series of conflicts over the years. This was not only a fascinating…
Category: Drama
The Mariana Trench (2024)
Life is short, filled with joys and sadnesses, and it is all over far too quickly – but if we are lucky, we find someone with whom we can share the burden of navigating these challenges. Many of us are able to encounter kindred spirits, and occasionally they tend to come to us at seemingly…
Blue Collar (1978)
The creation of trade unions is either the best decisions or biggest travesty to ever happen to the free market, depending on who you ask – the workers who find themselves protected by these unions designed to uphold their rights and prevent exploitation find value in the process, whereas they can be a thorn in…
A Traveler’s Needs (2024)
Does oversaturation truly exist in cinema? We’ve often found ourselves questioning whether a director who works frequently is more inherently interesting than those who take long gaps in between new projects. Personally, there can be an argument made for either, but the truth is that a balance of the two is the reason the medium…
Fall (2014)
All it takes to change someone’s life entirely is two words: “I know”. This is applicable mainly to those who have done something in their past that they would prefer to have hidden, and when these misdeeds are unearthed, it can cause them to spiral into an existential crisis, which is often deserved, depending on…
Midwinter Break (2026)
There are many reasons to end a relationship. In some cases, there’s a clash of personalities; in others, some indiscretion committed by one (or both) of the partners causes them to re-evaluate whether it is worth saving, or if just cutting it off would be better. Sometimes, it’s simply a case of two people drifting…
The Portuguese House (2025)
There is something magical about Portugal, a sense of whimsy and wonder that is often undercut by a lingering melancholy that is as much a part of the national consciousness as the celebrations that have come to define the country. I once heard someone say, in passing, “One does not visit Portugal, one settles into…
Quartet (1981)
The choice between excitement and security can be challenging, and many have fallen victim to the consequences of venturing down one avenue when the alternative is actually the one that is more reliable and worth their time. In the case of Quartet, this manifests in the very simple story of an impressionable young French woman…
Anemone (2025)
When given the opportunity, who among us wouldn’t want to work professionally with our beloved family members? The prospect of collaborating with our closest loved ones certainly seems appealing when you look at it from a distance, since it removes the barrier of professionalism and usually seems to be conducive of a more relaxed, informal…
Last Summer (2024)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the consequences that come when pursuing it can often be quite dreadful if one isn’t careful. It took Catherine Breillat over a decade to return to the medium of film after what we can only imagine was a daunting process when forming the autobiographical Abuse of…
The Postmodern Pelican 