On occasion, we all come across those sensationalistic articles that proclaim that loneliness is one of the leading causes of death amongst the global population. Obviously, this is all just a ploy to get further readership, since it is really the adverse health effects normally linked to loneliness that has the impact, rather than the…
Category: Drama
Sound of Falling (2025)
How do you distinguish a house and a home? The common approach is to view the former as merely a structure designed for human habitation, and that, over time and with some effort, it can transition into the latter. Many works have been formed around this very concept, which is why it is slightly too…
Golden Vanity (2023)
There is a very narrow boundary that divides vanity from glamour – even the term “vanity” has multiple meanings that circle the idea of otherworldly beauty, whether it be the more common description for those who are obsessed with their own allure, or to refer to that dressing table at which many people spend hours…
Peter Hujar’s Day (2025)
It was a day just like any other day – in fact, it probably would have been even less memorable had there not been a concerted effort to find out the events in as much detail as possible. On an ordinary weekday afternoon in December of 1974, journalist and writer Linda Rosenkrantz welcomed Peter Hujar…
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (2025)
It has often been said that there are two kinds of family that we all experience – the ones we are born into, and the ones we get to choose. Naturally, this requires some flexibility, since no domestic situation is going to be identical to another, but it is generally a good way of looking…
Rich and Famous (1981)
We have all heard the adage “Be nice to people on the way up because you’ll meet them on the way down”, since its often been replicated in many an inspirational seminar and awards show acceptance speech – and when acclaimed playwright Wilson Mizner made this memorable quip, he managed to condense perhaps the most…
My Father’s Shadow (2025)
One of the bravest and often most challenging parts of making a film is realising that every piece of art one creates is rooted in the personal, even if it isn’t intentional. We all tell stories that resonate with us, and even the most abstract and experimental works are often formed as a result of…
Urchin (2025)
In her book Regarding the Pain of Others, Susan Sontag critically discussed how we position ourselves as empathetic beings, expressing our desire to help those who are less fortunate than us – but in the process, repeated exposure to those who are suffering can cause a psychological fatigue, even amongst those who genuinely set out…
Georgia (1995)
Independent cinema has had a long and storied history, but it cannot be viewed as a single endless stream, but rather a series of chapters, each one defined as something of a generation in a long journey towards negotiating the boundary between the mainstream and the arthouse. One of the most fascinating, at least in…
Orphan (2025)
There was a point when we thought László Nemes was going to be the next great European auteur. He showed a lot of promise with Son of Saul, a film that has some flaws but is still an ambitious achievement. That proved to be somewhat of a divisive work, and one that did contain several…
The Postmodern Pelican 