“They gave me a new man to share my bed/Sometimes I wish that I was dead” Throughout its history, folk music has been the topic of a lot of discussion, with its influence being undeniable and incredibly distinct, even amongst those who did not work in the genre themselves. Perhaps the most succinct definition is…
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Hollywood has always had a very difficult relationship with the concept of representation, which is a point that certainly doesn’t need to be emphasized, having become an objective fact. For as long as films have been made, there have been individuals, whether within the industry or outside of it, that have made it their life’s…
Double Lover (2017)
One of the great gifts bestowed on us as filmgoers is to live at the same time as François Ozon, who has been one of our best-working directors for over a quarter of a century. A filmmaker with an impeccable career that contains very few failures (and even his supposedly lesser works are quite remarkable…
Barbie (2023)
By this point in its existence, cinema has seen just about every potential property turned into a film at some point, with Hollywood essentially being built on a foundation of scouting for the most popular ideas and transferring them to the screen in some way or another. When it comes to Barbie, arguably the world’s…
Oppenheimer (2023)
They say that history is written by the victors and that those who lose usually fade into obscurity. J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the rare historical figures that can be considered both a hero and a villain, a victor and loser in equal measure, and as evidenced by his famous statement “I am become…
Christmas in July (1940)
Don’t let the title fool you – there is not a single mention of the namesake Yuletide festivities anywhere in Christmas in July, and the decision to name it as such is quite bewildering since audiences will likely enter into this film under the belief that they are going to be receiving a charming and…
Living Out Loud (1998)
Despite what the movies may want us to think, heartbreak is neither neat nor easy to endure – it’s a harrowing process that causes us to feel as if we have had our entire existence shaken, forced to confront the fact that life is not always particularly happy and that there are many unexpected surprises…
Somewhere in Queens (2023)
If there is one sentiment that we have held as an unimpeachable truth for over a quarter of a century, it is that everyone does indeed love Raymond – or rather, the man behind that iconic television show and one of the most beloved comedians of the past few decades. His lovable goofiness, coupled with…
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976)
Despite being revered as one of the nation’s greatest artists, Robert Altman was known to engage in telling stories that showed a different side of the United States of America. He was not entirely enamoured with many of the popular and idealistic concepts that swirled around the national consciousness, and used many of his films…
The Passengers of the Night (2023)
“While we may not have had the life we thought we would have had when we arrived, we loved it here” Life is full of surprises – it is not a linear journey, but rather one with several twists and turns, most of which take us to places (whether physically or emotionally) that we never…
The Postmodern Pelican 