Of all the cinematic conventions that have seemingly gone out of style, none is more fascinating than that of the horror anthology. Perhaps not entirely absent, the days when films were built around short but impactful stories, often retaining some loose connection through wraparound sequences, are long behind us. A few months ago, I reviewed…
Multiplicity (1996)
There are many indications that the world is progressing in a number of ways, but none more so than the fact that our lives are becoming increasingly busy – there are individuals who have a great deal that they need to juggle in their day-to-day lives, including working jobs (more than one for some individuals),…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
“With great power comes great responsibility” – since the debut of the Spider-Man character decades ago, these words have resounded in every incarnation of the character, who has become most likely the most significant creation of Marvel Comics, and has undergone so much change throughout the years. Cinematically, we have seen many different interpretations of…
The House That Jack Built (2018)
When we consider all the controversial filmmakers to have worked throughout the history of cinema, none of them is as deserving of the infamy as Lars von Trier. Since the 1990s, he’s been terrorizing audiences with an array of troubling works, and he constantly pushes the boundaries of the cinematic form, even when he is…
Roma (2018)
After seeing Roma, I sat in stunned silence. My heart was pounding, and the tears were welling up as if they hadn’t been flowing freely throughout the previous two hours. I wasn’t sure of what I had just experienced, but I knew that it was something that made my heart swell in ways films rarely…
Never Goin’ Back (2018)
There is a sub-genre of film that is rarely talked about, but we all secretly do enjoy it – the proverbial “dumb” comedy – from the era of slapstick to the modern stoner comedy, there have been films that rely on physicality in implausible situations to entertain audiences, opting for more simplistic methods of getting…
Minding the Gap (2018)
2018 has been an exceptional year for documentary filmmaking, and any lover of non-fiction filmmaking has been spoiled with a panoply of diverse and audacious works on a variety of subjects this year. From the warmth of Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, to the enigmatic love letter to cinema in Shirkers to the thrilling mystery…
Into the Wild (2007)
“It is not about the destination, it is about the journey” – we’ve all heard this old adage, or something similar, at some point. It may be taut and often used to justify self-important metaphysical meanderings, but it does hold some portion of truthfulness. It is also very relevant to the subject of this review,…
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Sequels to popular films can be hit-or-miss. They have the capacity to be incredible, but more often than not, they could be seen as lesser versions of their predecessor, failed attempts to capture what made the original so successful the first time, this time without the same charm and effort of the original. In recent…
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
I’m faced with a decision here – I’ve got two very different options as to how to proceed with this review. I could pretend that I loved The Other Side of the Wind, noting how it is an astonishing achievement, a beautiful parting letter from arguably the finest filmmaker of all time, a complex masterpiece…
The Postmodern Pelican 