Addiction is a subject that has not been avoided by cinema. Films such as The Lost Weekend and Days of Wine and Roses show the horrors of alcoholism, and films like Requiem for a Dream and Clean and Sober expose the lives of drug addicts. However, one form of addiction has not been explored as…
Stardust Memories (1980)
Woody Allen is a conundrum. Not only is he one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he is also a prolific filmmaker that really does not fit with the standard his contemporaries such as Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg set. Allen has made a film almost every year since 1969 (if my film knowledge…
A Mighty Wind (2003)
I am really in a very nostalgic mood these days, and because of this I have revisted a few of my favorite films that I feel have shaped me as a cinephile and as a person. If there is one filmmaker that I hold very dear to my heart, even if he isn’t as universally…
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Anthology films – what ever happened to them? They have seemed to have gone out of popularity, which is a shame because I think they were remarkable. Instead of having to sit through one long story, the audience instead experiences a few different stories, all centered around a specific theme. Perhaps the only bastion of anthology…
The Shining (1980)
Of all the films I’ve seen as a film-lover, The Shining is most certainly the one that I have the most complex and bizarre relationship with. It is very likely my favorite film, yet it is also a film that terrifies me and often repulses me beyond everything else. It is a film that I…
Land Ho! (2014)
Have you ever watched a film that took you completely off-guard? A film that you did not have high expectations for, but found yourself being blown away by how entertaining and brilliant it is? I certainly encounter a film like that from time to time, and it is honestly such an amazing feeling. What is…
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
This is not a good film. I needed to start by stating that because that’s all I feel needs to be stated about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I don’t really think this film deserves much more analysis and discussion, because it was honestly a very dull film, and one that I can safely…
Trading Places (1983)
There is nothing quite as wonderful as a good comedy from the 1980s, is there? One of the brightest directorial minds in comedy is John Landis, who directed quite possibly my favourite film of all time, The Blues Brothers, and my favourite horror film of all time, An American Werewolf in London. Landis’ filmography in…
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
One of the great parts of studying Literature in university is that one is exposed to so much literature we would otherwise not seek out by ourselves. Last year, I did a course on Indian literature, where we studied some wonderfully notable Indian writers. However, one really stood out to me – R.K. Narayan, who…
An Appreciation of…Quentin Tarantino (1963 – present)
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 Postmodern Pelican 