One of the most significant developments of the 20th century was the continuous effort to give rights to those who had previously been marginalised for reasons that are entirely confounding to us today. One of the most resonant examples of this is related to LGBTQIA+ rights, which includes both the decriminalisation of same-sex acts (which…
Category: Drama
Miss You, Love You (2026)
We’ve discussed grief so frequently around these parts that it almost feels as if there’s nothing more that can actually be said about it. However, this is less a case of it being a topic that has become far too saturated to actually evoke unique thought, and more a matter of the fact that it’s…
Il posto (1961)
When I was younger and entering into the workforce, I came across a quote by Ernest Hemingway, who said “We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master”, which stood out to me not only because of its relevance, but also how (in only a few words), he encapsulated so…
Miroirs No. 3 (2026)
We all feel adrift at times, isolated in a world that does not always make sense, yet we are forced to navigate it in some way. There’s a beautiful piece of music composed by Maurice Ravel called “Une barque sur l’Océan” (“A Boat on the Ocean”), which I guarantee most people have heard without knowing…
Last Film Show (2022)
By this point, the concept of films about young filmmakers has become a legitimate sub-genre in itself, with many directors telling stories of their early childhood and how they came to appreciate the beauty and magnificence of cinema, intertwining elements of the coming-of-age drama with a more specific look at the process of falling in…
Final Portrait (2017)
“It is impossible to ever finish a portrait” There tend to be many ambiguities related to the nature of art, but perhaps most challenging to comprehend is its tendency to never be complete. Anyone who has peddled in a form of creation, whether professionally or merely as a pastime, will know that there are two…
The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967)
While he may be more commonly associated with his blaxploitation film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, or the merciless and scathing satire Watermelon Man, Melvin Van Peebles had quite a diverse body of work, which stretched from the earliest days of New Hollywood (some may even argue that he predated this movement), right into the heart…
An Enemy of the People (1989)
One of the most exhilarating experiences one can have is witnessing two incredible, generation-defining artists intersecting, especially when they come from entirely different backgrounds, to the point where any collaboration would have seemed unlikely. There is almost a century separating the births of Henrik Ibsen and Satyajit Ray (in fact, the former died fifteen years…
Montparnasse Bienvenüe (2017)
It isn’t always easy to be young, which is the thesis statement for many films that have become part of an emerging sub-genre of narrative storytelling, which usually focus on individuals caught in the awkward space between adolescence and adulthood, placing the viewer in the position of observers that watch them navigate and negotiate their…
Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)
When I’m not discussing film, one of my other professional passions is linguistics. It is the area in which I hold a couple of degrees, and it is a field that I truly love. I ran the gamut of subjects over the years, finding interesting elements in a range of sub-disciplines that all fall under…
The Postmodern Pelican 