How do you speak about an artist who not only impacted your understanding of art but changed your way of thinking? The news that David Lynch passed away should not have been as surprising as it was – he had publicly stated his personal battle with illnesses for years towards the end of his life,…

Albert Brooks has occupied many roles in the entertainment industry – he’s the familiar voice behind one of Pixar’s finest films, as well as being a regular guest on some of the greatest shows in history. He has also proven himself to be exceptional leading man material, as well as a scene-stealing character actor who…

It’s been nearly five years since the most recent entry into this series, which aims to take a filmmaker who I personally admire or feel a strong affinity to, exploring their career and discussing the films that they made over the course of their lives, ranking and critically analysing each one of them. The past…

I do try and avoid hyperbole or statements that can be considered too grandiose – after all, only foolish people rattle off absolutes as if they were fact. However, here is something that I have believed for as long as I have loved film: there has never been a better actor than Sir Sidney Poitier….

When it comes to Elaine May, she is much more than just a well-known director and screenwriter – she’s the epitome of a Hollywood institution, an icon of the entertainment industry that has somehow managed to wear every proverbial hat in the business, especially at times when being a woman in Hollywood was not particularly…

Sergei Parajanov is a name that should either immediately evoke some kind of profound emotion, or be entirely unfamiliar, depending on how much exposure one has had to his work. There are a few of his films that have entered into the general consciousness (one of which will be discussed a bit later in this…

I live in cinema. I feel I’ve lived here forever. ~Agnès Varda I don’t write obituaries. I’ve never been able to lament the death of public figures enough to put pen to paper and actually write something as if I had known the person or had anything to offer about their life that others did…

I mean what I am about to say – Quentin Tarantino is the reason I watch movies. Quentin Tarantino is the reason I adore and have devoted so much of my life to cinema – quite simply, there is not any figure in all of filmmaking that I respect and revere more than Quentin Tarantino….

The concept of the greatest actor of all time is a complex one. Choosing the greatest actress of all time is very easy – not many will stray from Katharine Hepburn or Bette Davis. But the greatest actor of all time is a whole different process. One needs to consider the traits that made so…