Hammer House of Horror – has there ever been a studio since Universal that has become synonymous with horror as much as the esteemed English production company? Watching any of their films, you can easily divide them into two broad categories – there are the highly-influential ones that helped define mid-century horror and push the…
Hannah (2017)
There comes a point in everyone’s life whereby we feel as if we are simply floating through it – the world doesn’t make much sense, and we are simply just beings existing for a brief moment before perishing. While this is a nihilistic view, it is one that has been at the forefront of a…
Lust in the Dust (1985)
At the perfect intersection between the work of Mel Brooks and John Waters sits Lust in the Dust, a film so heavily indebted to the latter, that a couple of his collaborators appear in major roles, with a few others being considered for supporting parts (and Waters himself being courted to direct the film, with…
What About Bob? (1990)
On the surface, What About Bob? doesn’t seem like much more than the conventional, by-the-numbers comedy that were produced by major studios, who normally managed to attract popular actors to let loose for a while, giving them the opportunity to have fun and play to a much wider audience. All of this is certainly true,…
The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)
Neil Simon wrote some of the greatest plays to ever be performed on the American stage, and Gene Saks managed to direct a few of them into equally well-received film adaptations, with these stories being sensations both on stage and film. The Last of the Red Hot Lovers is not one of them, forming the…
Violeta Does Not Take the Elevator (2019)
When it comes to determining the importance of making films, one has to sometimes wonder if it is occasionally enough to just record people in their natural habitat, and still find meaning in their everyday lives. Many filmmakers have endeavoured to answer this question, and one of the most recent examples of this theory in…
Toc Toc (2017)
As a mental condition, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is rarely afforded the attention it deserves when it comes to representation in the media. In most case, it is used as a punchline, a way of drawing attention to the neurotic and obsessive behaviours of those who suffer from it, as if they are simply one-dimensional individuals…
Paulie Go! (2022)
As much as we tend to gravitate towards the films we know, there is something special about making a discovery. We form a relationship with every work of art we encounter, and while most of us are aware that we are sharing with experience with countless other people in several instances, there are some that…
The Little Giant (1933)
The 1930s were so overwhelmingly filled with gangster films, that on the odd occasion that one came along that dared to look at the popular genre from a different perspective, it would immediately stand out. The Little Giant is perhaps not a film that most are entirely familiar with, but once it reaches the orbit…
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Every artist tends to view the world slightly differently, which is always reflected in their art – some are more cynical than others, while others are more dedicated to capturing the intricate beauty of everyday life. Jane Austen occupies the latter category, and there is certainly very little doubt that she warrants every bit of…
The Postmodern Pelican 