Love is a funny concept – it’s something nearly everyone feels at some point in their life, whether intimately or from a distance, but it’s also not something we entirely understand. Science claims that it is the result of some kind of chemical reaction, philosophers view it as having very deep existential roots, and religious…

Infidelity has rarely been funnier than in This Is the Night, the Pre-Code comedy directed by Frank Tuttle, which tells the story of a pair of lovers whose romantic journey to Venice is disrupted by the major inconvenience that comes in the form of a spouse returning from an overseas trip long before he was…

The theme of a lonely individual finding themselves through their love of food, which serves as a replacement for their crippling loneliness, has been massively appropriated by modern cinema, with the motif of the fiercely independent young person using more traditional cravings to stand in for their inability to maintain a relationship constantly serving as…

A wise piece of advice given to every working individual is to establish a clear delineation between their personal and professional life, and we’re often warned about the perils of bringing your work home since there can be ramifications on the work-life balance. However, there are some instances where they begin to encroach on each…

For as long as audiences have been going to see films, the concept of the period drama has been a reliable source of entertainment. Having its roots in the theatre (since that was a medium that was notoriously more generous to chamber dramas set in the past, with the opportunity for gorgeous set design and…

It is a set-up that is all too familiar to us – an eccentric professional in one of the many sciences that attempt to answer all of life’s most difficult questions decides that he is going to pursue something nearly impossible, against the wishes of his superiors and other trusted voices that express their dissent…

One of the most rewarding aspects of being enamoured with global film history is the experience of discovering something that had never crossed your path previously but almost instantly became a cherished and fruitful experience once you allow yourself to engage with these works. We find that once you step out of the mainstream and…

Few subjects divide the global population quite as much as a sport (speaking in general terms) – despite its widespread popularity and importance within every conceivable culture, there’s often a division between those who find value in sport (whether playing it or observing it being played), and those who find it nothing more than a…