There is an unspeakable sadness that comes with watching our parents grow old – the people who raised us venture towards the end of their lives, and even if they may not be terminally ill or entirely near the end, it can be difficult to see their minds and bodies begin to wilt. Lance Hammer…
Category: Drama
September (1987)
We often tend to think of Woody Allen as a director who mastered the art of cinematic comedy – his generational run from the late 1960s to the present day has provided us with some of the most extraordinary, complex works of humour ever seen on screen. Yet, there can be a point where Allen…
Lost in Paradise (2011)
For most people, there comes a point where they have to leap out of their comfort zone, preparing to face the wider world – and whether this is a physical or psychological process (or both in many cases), it can be a daunting process, especially when moving from a small town to the big city,…
Erupcja (2026)
Love is a contradiction. Despite being a universal experience if we consider the various kinds of love – romantic, familial, platonic and everything else in between – it is still often very difficult to define precisely. This hasn’t stopped countless individuals in every conceivable field of study from trying their best to understand what it…
The Comedy Man (1964)
There is nothing quite as disheartening as putting your heart and soul into your chosen vocation, and discovering that it is not intended to be your permanent career. This is particularly prevalent in the world of the arts – some people have a brief burst of success but find themselves fading faster than they rose,…
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)
Whatever the appeal of true crime stories may be, Hollywood has certainly made it clear that they see this as a viable form of business, considering how many works based on various criminals have been produced in the past. Audiences tend to respond very favourably to these stories, since there is a sense that many…
Daughters (2014)
I recently spoke (or rather, endlessly praised), Maria Speth’s ambitious education-based documentary, Mr Bachmann and His Class, which is destined to represent a seismic shift in how such simple stories are told. However, this piqued my curiosity enough to venture deeper into the director’s career, as she has steadily been producing films that are not…
Tow (2026)
We all love an underdog story – unless one occupies the rarefied air of never having encountered any kind of difficulty or personal challenges, we’ve all encountered various obstacles, leading us to be predisposed to stories of people who overcome enormous hardships in some way or another, and its always heartening to find examples of…
Storm Center (1956)
Some artworks are so revolutionary or ahead of their time that they fade into obscurity as a result of being suppressed or through efforts to distract the public from taking note of these works, for fear that they could be radicalised into believing what is being shown on screen – or worse, realising that they…
The Choral (2025)
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” We all know that music is more than just melodies and the words that accompany them on many occasions – it is a form of expression that transcends all social and cultural boundaries, being a truly universal language and…
