Despite being one of the most iconic and recognizable men on Earth, only once before has there been a biopic about Stephen Hawking, a 2004 TV movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch. That hardly seems worthy for the incredible man that is Stephen Hawking, so I was so happy to discover that a proper biopic of the…
White Dog (1982)
Addressing racism is not at all foreign territory for the film industry, especially not in the present day, where film has been used to spread awareness towards the racism all around the world, and to present the history of some parts of society. It is of course obvious how any film addressing racism needs to…
Submarine (2010)
With the increase in international entertainment becoming distributed by mainstream production companies, more and more British films are becoming popular, and allowing smaller films to be made because of the increase in funding. One of those films is the adorably quirky Submarine, which was written and directed by comedian Richard Ayoade. It proved to be…
Frank (2014)
As I am sure a lot of you know, I have a very special place in my heart for independent cinema, and it makes me giddy to discover some new, unique piece of independent cinema, mainly because they don’t have the promotion of bigger films, and can spring up on you out of nowhere. Frank…
The Imitation Game (2014)
There is no genre as omnipresent as the prestige British period film. These films have a long history, and as long as cinema has existed, there have existed the intense and sometimes dreadfully boring period pieces. They reached their peak with the Merchant-Ivory period pieces, and since then, there have been some brilliant ones, and…
The Judge (2014)
In a world where great films are usually intense, intellectual films that require a lot of thought and concentration, it is refreshing to get a more mature film that actually allows you to see a captivating, original story in a very easy-going manner. The Judge, which isn’t a great film, is certainly an interesting one…
Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher, a tense psychological thriller based on a true story, has been floating the mind of Bennett Miller since 2007, and finally with the help of young mega-producer Megan Ellison, got the project made in 2012. It was then delayed from its original 2013 to allow the film to premiere at Cannes, where it got…
87th Academy Award Nomination Predictions
Tomorrow is one of the most exciting days of the cinema year – the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards will be announced. Over the last month, I have been covering the acting races in depth, but here is a full list of the top categories. Of course not everyone can be nominated, but there…
Whiplash (2014)
If I had to say one element of cinema I feel truly connected to, it would have to be independent films. I admire how some young, hopeful young talent creates something from nearly nothing, and of course because of the lack of studio constraints, some truly incredible, original ideas are brought to the screen. One…
Academy Award Nomination Predictions: Best Actress
Nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are going to be announced this week, so I am going to give my predictions for the top categories. Best Actress, in the past, has not always been the strongest race, as there are times when the Best Actor category can have 10 – 15 incredibly strong contenders, whereas…
The Postmodern Pelican 