It has not been a secret that two authors I absolutely adore are Thomas Pynchon and Franz Kafka. There are a number of reasons why I love them, but one is how they create an uneasy sense of paranoia, and their use of their main characters being an individual in an unforgiving world. There have…

Cinema has the ability to do two things, amongst others – the first is to serve as a reflection of the period and society that it takes place in, and the second is to attempt to change hearts and minds about a certain issue. There have certainly been very many films that go beyond the…

I truly believe that 1999 was one of the best years in cinema history. In that one year, we saw a plethora of talents, new and veteran, making films that made 1999 one of the most extraordinary periods for cinema – we had David Fincher creating the iconic Fight Club, M. Night Shyamalan breaking through…

There is a moment in Endless Poetry (Spanish: Poesía sin fin) where Pequeñita (Julia Avendaño), one of the main characters’ girlfriends with dwarfism, encounters someone equally in stature to her – the stranger simply says “You are small. I am small. Together we can grow” – this is one of the most touching moments I…

What is there to say about There Will Be Blood? It has been a decade since it was released, and it is still, by far, the greatest film of the twenty-first century. I am not simply saying this because I am a huge fan of Paul Thomas Anderson – in fact, There Will Be Blood…

I think Mrs Dalloway is one of the greatest books ever written – extraordinary in its approach to looking at humanity, with a keen sense of humour and a unique structure. It seems to be a book that is pretty much unfilmable, because most of what I liked about Mrs Dalloway can only be garnered…

I recently read Virginia Woolf’s beautiful, poignant and highly influential novel, Mrs. Dalloway, and needless to say I adored it. I am firmly in the school of fans of Postmodern literature, so to read an undeniably Modernist novel such as Mrs. Dalloway allows for one to see where the likes of David Foster Wallace, Don…

Ida is a film that has a lot going for it – it is a picturesque piece of filmmaking, with some amazing cinematography. It has two very impressive lead performances. It makes great use of black-and-white photography, and it is quite a unique film. However, Ida is a film that suffers from the same symptom…

Death and grieving is not a stranger to cinema. Many films are fascinated with the idea of exploring death and how the loved ones who are left behind deal with the death. It is also a very sensitive subject, because its likely that each and every one of us has lost a loved one, and…

I truly believe Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greatest filmmakers working today. As film lovers, we need to recognize the fact that we live in the era of Anderson and know that we are in the presence of a cinematic genius. Even though I have watched all of his films no less than…