Whether it be Cecil B. DeMille or the straight-to-DVD shelf at your local supermarket, the film industry has always found a place for religious films, which is surprisingly a market that is quite profitable. Even those who avoid these stories as much as they can will inevitably find themselves being coerced into experiencing them firsthand,…

The sign of a truly great film is if its entire premise can be condensed into a single sentence, albeit one that perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the story, while still piquing our curiosity to want to explore further than this brief synopsis. In the case of Victor/Victoria, the concept of “a woman pretends to…

When one sets out to become an artist (regardless of medium), they are confronted with a choice – they can either pursue the mainstream or march to the beat of their drum. Each brings with it a range of advantages and challenges, and it is difficult to fault anyone who chooses to pursue one over…

The transition between the silent and sound eras was truly a fascinating time, and even looking back at it from nearly a century later, we can find several compelling works that serve as the bridge between the two major periods in Hollywood history. Bright Lights is one of the more notable examples, but not always…

Change is always something that needs to be appreciated, and in hindsight we can look back at certain ideas and how general perceptions around them have shifted over time. The reputation of certain artists often change over time, whether veering upwards or spiralling downwards. In the case of Barbra Streisand, she has always been one…

Who of us hasn’t had the pleasure of buying a vintage brownstone house in the heart of Manhattan, only to find that it is inhabited by a ten-foot-tall crocodile with a beautiful singing voice, as well as his eccentric owner, a magician who is trying his best to break into the mainstream? If you are…

There are a few figures in 20th-century art that have become synonymous with the concept of fame, people who transcend numerous boundaries and remain iconic, whether it is for who they are or what they represented. Andy Warhol is undeniably one of the most important artists of his generation, both for his own creative output,…

There’s nothing quite like good old-fashioned entertainment, which is essentially the best way to describe most musicals produced during the Golden Age of Hollywood, long before there was a rise in the more subversive or challenging musicals that would come in later decades. The only problem is that they were produced at such a staggering…

A source of a lot of curiosity for me comes when I ponder about whether an artist, when first committing pen to paper or brush to canvas, realizes how their work with take on an entirely different life, remaining resonant and compelling half a century after it is first introduced to the public. In most…

When a director has as wide and varied a career as Woody Allen (where he was essentially directing one film a year at his peak), we often find that there is an enormous debate about what their best film is, which is not made any easier when they show such a remarkable aptitude at every…