There have been few countries that have been more romanticised to the point of it being a cliché than Italy, which has developed a reputation for being the dream destination for so many people. It’s not difficult to see why this would be the case – it’s a country whose rich history is matched by…
Faces of Death (2026)
We are experiencing something of an artistic plague, in what we can refer to as the crisis of the reboots, remakes and revivals – it seems like just about every cherished work of art, particularly those that have even a modicum of popularity and financial success, are returning to the zeitgeist, not through rediscovery of…
Seize Them! (2024)
There is a bizarre tendency to view history as dull and uninteresting, which is very likely a remnant of the fact that many associate the past with the sanitised, overly-neatened version we received in school, where the thornier and more exciting details were deliberately elided, mainly to shield impressionable minds from the sordid activities and…
Pressure (2026)
Hollywood has always been very predictable, and it’s often amusing to spend time spotting the patterns and trends at any given point. In the last couple of decades, there’s been a rise in war films that choose an ambiguous word or two as its title, and present us with what appears to be a thrilling…
The Newton Boys (1998)
Richard Linklater has undergone quite a journey over the decades, rising from obscurity in the early 1990s with some of the most inventive films of the period, and becoming one of the most established directors currently working, an artist known to be both versatile and endlessly ambitious, and someone who could as easily make a…
Power Ballad (2026)
There aren’t many forms of entertainment that unite the world quite like music, which is often considered one of the key universal languages, something that connects us under a shared humanity. Regardless of era, genre or language, there’s something magical about sharing a moment with another person, bonding over a mutual affection for a piece…
Carolina Caroline (2026)
“Let’s rob the world” How far would you go to be with someone you love? For most people, there doesn’t seem to be any limit, outside of anything immoral or criminal, which tends to become a potential issue for those who enjoy living their lives as law-abiding citizens. Yet, some will feel compelled to even…
Lonesome (1928)
Love is one of the great joys and mysteries of the human condition, and something that everyone from poets to philosophers to physicians has been trying to understand since the dawn of time incarnate, it makes sense that it would be subjected to quite a bit of analysis and pondering over the centuries. Some argue…
Safe Place (2022)
We all grieve in different ways, but it is almost universally agreed that the most difficult time in the mourning period is the immediate aftermath, usually the 24 hours following a loved one’s demise. In the case of an accident or suicide, where their fate hangs in limbo and they linger between life and death,…
Ice Age (2002)
Every one of us has a few films that we feel define our childhood – works that may not be entirely perfect, but nonetheless hold a special place in our hearts by virtue of coming into our lives when we were still discovering the world and its many peculiarities. The problem with a lot of…
The Postmodern Pelican 