There are some filmmakers that extend beyond simply being auteurs – their significance wasn’t merely limited to their mastery of the craft of cinema, but extended into being historically resonant in terms of definitive artistry. Satyajit Ray was undeniably one of them, and standing as one of the greatest filmmakers of his (or any) generation,…

The Joy Luck Club is composed of four elderly Chinese women who immigrated to the United States of America decades prior to knowing each other, having met at church and formed a strong bond over the years. They spend their afternoons playing mahjong and telling stories, normally about their past experiences. One of them, Suyuan…

A young donkey is adopted by a rural French family, intended to be a lovable companion to the children as they pass their days on their farm. Their new pet is named Balthazar, and he is the subject of much adoration from the doting children, who treat him as if he were another member of…

In the mid 18th century, Suzanne Simonin (Anna Karina) is a mild-mannered young woman from an affluent French family is forced into the nunnery after her mother reveals that she was not conceived by the wealthy man she has been led to believe is her father, but rather an anonymous man of lower status who…

“There are monsters who act like people, and people who act like monsters” The Japanese New Wave brought attention to many fantastic filmmakers who were afforded the opportunity to tell their subversive stories through venturing beyond the confines of what many of their more formalist (but no less influential) compatriot forerunners had defined as being…

A European auteur (known only here as “Herr Director”) is making his English-language debut, with a film entitled The Undesirables, an overwrought melodrama about deformed patients in a facility, who are all falsely promised the chance to have their lives improved by a sinister doctor, who hides many secrets about his institution from those under…

“There are many things I never told you” Representation matters. It isn’t enough to just work with undervalued groups, and there has been a seismic shift away from the realm in which people of colour weren’t afforded the opportunity to play the roles they deserved. Visibility is not only about focusing on diversity in your…

George (Bob Hoskins) has just been released from prison – he was a driver for a mysterious London crime boss (Michael Caine) and took the fall for a job gone wrong, resulting in seven years of incarceration. His return to society is far from as ideal as he’d hoped it would be – his family…

“A person can run away from anything, but not from his destiny” It’s a familiar story – a very successful person (normally in the entertainment business) is at the top of their fame, and are absolutely adored by the masses. They encounter a younger, unassuming individual, who they subsequently transform into a sensation of their…

Stephen (Dirk Bogarde) and Charley (Stanley Baker) are a pair of university lecturers who differ in both personality and fundamental ideology – Stephen is a reserved intellectual who has been married for years and is about to welcome his third child into the world, while Charley is more of a playboy, someone who is willing…