That Good Night is a film that came and went without much fanfare, remaining a relatively obscure piece of cinema that many people don’t realize exists, even though it’s a true gem of a film. Eric Styles created one of the most heartfelt odes to life in the form of his adaptation of the little-known…

For just about as long as we have, as a collective culture, been observing the broad tenets of proper decorum, the principle of decent society being where one doesn’t dare speak on the subjects of either politics or religion has been in effect, since there are few topics that can divide a population more than…

Individually, they were two of the greatest actors in the history of English-language cinema, but together they made pure magic. Over the course of their careers, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau established a legacy that continues to be the gold standard for film acting, with their numerous collaborations over the years yielding absolutely magnificent results….

As the adage goes, if at first you don’t succeed as an actor, try and become a world-renowned independent filmmaker. Sofia Coppola has had a fascinating ascent, going from the victim of derision for her undeniably poor work in The Godfather Part III, to changing gears entirely and taking up a secondary career as a…

Reality and fiction blur together in Swan Song, the most recent film from queer cinema pioneer Todd Stephens, who tells the allegedly true story of Pat Pitsenbarger, a retired hairdresser and former amateur drag queen who is brought out of retirement for one final client: his former best friend who has recently died, and insists…

It was a cold, rainy evening while I was working my way through the various television channels, when I suddenly came across a film by the title Citizen Kane. What a revelation to have discovered this obscure gem of a film, clearly produced for the B-movie market, and embedded deeply in the heart of late-night…

Deep End is a strange concoction of a film. On one hand, it is a delightfully irreverent coming-of-age drama with broad overtures of comedy that help its message come across without much difficulty. On the other, it’s a challenging, provocative and incredibly psychological film that subverts many conventions in its path to go its own…

At the intersection between class and sanity resides La Ciénaga, the ambitious directorial debut of Lucrecia Martel, one of the most important South American directors of the last few decades. She weaves together a story of a bourgeois family that spend their leisure time luxuriating at their secluded summer home somewhere in pastoral Argentina, which…

What is most fascinating – or perhaps even bewildering – about Bigger Than Life is the fundamental duality at its centre that creates something of a contradiction, since it is simultaneously a poignant product of a particular era, while still be truly ahead of its time. This kind of paradox is often found in the…

By this point, we’ve covered essentially everything that has to do with Yasujirō Ozu’s status as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time – someone whose work reflected a keen understanding of the human condition, and could resonate with audiences in a way that spoke to each one of us on a very personal…