Diane is a tough film, but also a necessary one. This is a film made for anyone who has felt the crushing despair that comes in times of tragedy, when we fall as if our lives are falling apart, and there is nothing we can do, no matter how hard we try to hold it…
Hustlers (2019)
Any film that reserves the prestigious “and” credit for cultural icon Cardi B is going to instantly be something special. Naturally, Hustlers is not only an extremely entertaining film, but it is also one of the most unique cinematic experiences of the year, a hilarious and irreverent crime story that takes every opportunity it is…
Raising Cain (1992)
The 1990s were certainly a strange time. Political tensions were at an all-time high, society was growing accustomed to a new set of standards, and the entertainment industry was growing more audacious. I can’t personally say that the 1990s produced the best films, but it would be wrong to suggest they didn’t make some of…
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
The title is certainly not the only provocative element of Jean Eustache’s magnum opus, the daring social odyssey The Mother and the Whore (French: La Maman et la Putain). A deeply fascinating investigation into issues facing the French youth at the time, such as sexual identity, gender politics and the role of of the individual…
Amarcord (1973)
There are a great many people who genuinely believe Federico Fellini changed cinema and helped redefine film as a form of boundless artistic expression through his numerous brilliant works. If we are referring to a directorial career that was the definition of longevity, quality and playfulness, there are few that come close to achieving what…
Badlands (1973)
“We lived in utter loneliness, neither here nor there” These words are spoken by Holly (Sissy Spacek), as she watches her boyfriend, Kit Carruthers (Martin Sheen) stand in the wilderness just outside South Dakota, in quiet contemplation. We find ourselves, like the characters, in the rural regions of the Southern United States sometime in the…
The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)
A man named Józef (Jan Nowicki) is on a train heading to a remote location. His destination is a mental institution, and his reason for finding himself there is to visit his father, Jakub (Tadeusz Kondrat), who is on the verge of death. Far from being the rehabilitation centre the protagonist expected it to be,…
Wild Rose (2019)
Dreams and ambitions are very important to each and every one of us, no matter what they are. All of us has, at some point, yearned to achieve something, and even if we didn’t do anything in particular to work towards that dream, they remained a motivating factor in our lives. Wild Rose is a…
Otherhood (2019)
Mother’s Day – the day that many of us use to celebrate the women in our lives who have taken on the immense responsibility of motherhood, and to remind them of exactly what they mean to us. However, three individuals feel very differently of the purpose of this specific day – mild-mannered but overbearing Gillian…
Paths of Glory (1957)
Before he became the concept-obsessed perfectionist we revere him as today, Stanley Kubrick was a filmmaker concerned primarily with smaller stories that focused on more human subjects, operating on a much more intimate scale. However, his first foray into more ambitious filmmaking occurred at the nexus between his more gritty, low-budget stage and the period…
The Postmodern Pelican 