One of the great gifts we have been given as contemporary viewers is the opportunity to see Alice Rohrwacher flourish into arguably one of the greatest filmmakers of her generation. It has been an authentic, fascinating process to observe, and one that has provided us with several astonishing films, each one handcrafted by a director…
Saboteur (1942)
By the time had started production on Saboteur, Alfred Hitchcock had already become something of an established filmmaker. He wasn’t the extraordinarily popular director known as The Master of Suspense who could make essentially any film he wanted due to his reputation as one of the great maestros of his craft, but he did have…
Past Lives (2023)
We have all encountered individuals in our lives who make such a profound impact, that we still feel their presence years after our paths deviate. Some of us are lucky enough to reconnect with these people at some point, and this simultaneous reunion and re-introduction often prove to be quite a powerful experience, especially when…
Hopscotch (1980)
There aren’t many of us who can say we have always adored every moment of our jobs, with the experience of being stuck in some dead-end career seemingly being a universal experience that we all encounter from time to time. Some of us are lucky enough to escape it, while others find themselves trapped within…
Fallen Leaves (2023)
Outside of capturing a very particular side of the American Dream, there is something that both Loudon Wainwright III and Tennessee Williams have in common: they both created works that centre around the concept of a “slapstick tragedy”. There are a few examples of works that truly embody this seemingly contradictory concept, but not many…
These Old Broads (2001)
If there is one subject cinema loves more than any other, it would be itself – Hollywood seems to adore the sound of its own voice, hence why we have seen countless works produced around the idea of putting on a show, extending to the very earliest days of the industry, which it inherited from…
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
For about a decade, Justine Triet has been circling around being consolidated as one of the most promising young voices in contemporary European cinema – her work is incredibly layered and always very precise, and navigates the vague boundaries between humour and drama with such astonishing ease, it was only a matter of time before…
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
One knows they have written a truly brilliant piece of literature when the very title not only evokes a very specific kind of memory but has become something of a punchline when discussing the works it tends to define. When it comes to The Grapes of Wrath, few can argue against this being shorthand for…
Potiche (2010)
How do you solve a problem like Suzanne Pujol’s? She’s the perfect wife and mother, living the idealistic life in the high society of 1970s France when a woman’s place was supposedly in the home, rather than the working world – and yet, she strives for more, even going so far as to use her…
The Atomic Kid (1954)
There’s no business like show business, and there has never been a more scathing critique of the concept of fame than in The Atomic Kid, the wildly funny satire in which we accompany a mild-mannered young man (who cites himself as one of the pioneers in the field of uranium prospecting) into the heart of…
The Postmodern Pelican 