I am not in the habit of using individual films as an opportunity to lament the loss of a great artist – a work should be viewed on its terms and judged appropriately based on what we see on screen, rather than any outside influences since the passing of a cherished member of the film…

While it has received its fair share of acclaim and admiration, German cinema remains quite contentious in terms of a lot of contemporary filmmaking, primarily because it is usually occupied by filmmakers who intend to push boundaries further than ever before, and the storied history of the country, coupled with the fact that its reunification…

“She is like a book to me, a riddle on each page. Her soul is like a chaotic museum, full of treasures that cannot be exploited. She doesn’t know what to do with all that. She lives in a different world, where she is walking a path so narrow, that only one person can walk…

There are very few directors who have made as much of a cultural impact on cinema as Oscar Micheaux, a filmmaker who embodies the very spirit of the term revolutionary, both in his worldview and artistic expression. Yet, his legacy has only started to be appreciated as more than just a footnote in discussions around…

Long before he was undeniably the proverbial master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock was a journeyman filmmaker working in his native Britain, producing works that were more dramatic than they were suspenseful, and usually being more aligned with the field of melodrama than the genres that he would begin to master once he made his move…

While art has become increasingly secular as times have progressed and the importance of the church in day-to-day life has diminished, it remains a perpetual theme for many artists, who may not may works that outwardly celebrate the power of faith, but rather look at it in different ways, whether the history of religion or…

Compassion is a quality that many works of art seem to genuinely believe they convey, but very few actually manage to capture it in a way that is authentic and meaningful, which has meant that it has unfortunately become an increasingly rare commodity. However, one of the more recent examples of this characteristic not only…

Having visited the Balkan region very recently myself and learning of the history of the rise and fall of Yugoslavia, there is a new set of insights that come from such an experience that make certain films feel very different and far more layered than we may have initially expected had we not been armed…

One of the great gifts we have been given as contemporary viewers is the opportunity to see Alice Rohrwacher flourish into arguably one of the greatest filmmakers of her generation. It has been an authentic, fascinating process to observe, and one that has provided us with several astonishing films, each one handcrafted by a director…

We have all encountered individuals in our lives who make such a profound impact, that we still feel their presence years after our paths deviate. Some of us are lucky enough to reconnect with these people at some point, and this simultaneous reunion and re-introduction often prove to be quite a powerful experience, especially when…