Television has always been promoted as the medium through which anything is possible – depending on your interests, there is some programming to fit your every need and desire, particularly as we have seen the medium flourish into a seemingly endless stream of ideas in which every niche is given a place. However, if we…
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Perhaps it is a contentious idea, but war is good for producing two kinds of art: devastating realist tragedy and outrageous absurdist comedy, the former being more immediate while the latter is more commonly found after some time has elapsed. In some rare cases, a comedy about war will be produced during the peak of…
Requiem (2006)
One of the most universal experiences is the challenges that come with navigating that space between adolescence and adulthood, a time in our lives when we are first trying to discover who we are and what our future will hopefully be, all the while handling major emotional and psychological changes that can be daunting and…
Boy Kills World (2024)
There are few genres that can be more wildly entertaining than a well-made action film, since despite not always being at the forefront of good writing and mostly depending on spectacle long before the storyline, there’s something profoundly appealing about seeing a few carefully curated explosions and fight scenes, almost as if they pander to…
Friendship’s Death (1987)
At some point, we’ve all encountered the hypothetical question about a scenario in which we come into contact with some extraterrestrial being, and specifically what we’d show them to give a solid overview of the human race and our existence on Planet Earth, which often leads to compelling and interesting discussion and debate. This was…
Challengers (2024)
Few subjects divide the global population quite as much as a sport (speaking in general terms) – despite its widespread popularity and importance within every conceivable culture, there’s often a division between those who find value in sport (whether playing it or observing it being played), and those who find it nothing more than a…
Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
While we have grown steadily enamoured with his gloomy existential charm and tendency to veer towards the nihilistic and volatile aspects of humanity and its place in the natural world, we often tend to forget that Werner Herzog is one of the most surprisingly compassionate, humane filmmakers of his generation. It may not always be…
Unfrosted (2024)
No one knows the value of nothing quite as much as Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, which was the entire premise behind Seinfeld, their long-running sitcom that is generally considered to be the greatest show in television history within some circles and is certainly seen as a watershed moment for the medium. David went on…
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
While it may be surprising to consider any of them being associated with a failure, there was a time in which George Cukor, Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant were considered slightly controversial figures within Hollywood, with Hepburn, in particular, having to endure allegations of being “box office poison” for several years in the 1930s after…
The Idea of You (2024)
At some point, we have all experienced that magical moment when we see someone and instantly find ourselves smitten. There’s nothing quite like love at first sight, to the point where entire artistic careers have been built on the pursuit of some understanding of this elusive concept that is somehow both universal and impossible to…
The Postmodern Pelican 