Finding a romantic partner is easy, but keeping them is much more challenging – a sentiment that often arises whenever the subject of romance is discussed. There are as many films about falling in love as there are about maintaining that spark. Unfortunately, as idealistic as we may want to be when it comes to…
Tag: comedy
Kenny (2006)
It’s often been said that there is a sub-section of people within any given society that are referred to as the “labouring invisible”, meaning those working-class individuals that take on jobs or positions that are often dismissed by those who are unable to ever envision being in a line of work that is decidedly lacking…
Only the Lonely (1991)
The boundary between loneliness and being alone is so narrow, yet they can result in profoundly different emotions and experiences. Many artists have attempted to use their canvas of choice to create an image of what it feels like to be truly lonely, since it is one of those universal experiences that affects all of…
Ella McCay (2025)
Politics is one of the few career choices where the more successful you are, the less people tend to like you – and in the case of career politicians, they tend to be seen as outdated remnants of the past, put in positions where they dictate the lives of their constituents, and too stubborn to…
Who Am I This Time? (1982)
Once you have seen most, if not all, of a major filmmaker or actor’s most prominent work, it’s often quite entertaining and even more insightful to venture into their past and find projects that are not very well-regarded or even known beyond the most passionate devotees. It can almost feel like a rediscovery of their…
Babysitter (2022)
While it may seem counterintuitive, social and cultural outrage is one of the most important aspects of human development, since without the ability to recognise when something is amiss and respond to it accordingly based on the combination of social conditions and visceral instincts, we’d be running amok as a species, unable to control ourselves…
The Roses (2025)
“Till death us do part” – a phrase embedded in the global culture, almost to the point of becoming a cliché. Yet, it ends most conventional wedding vows, a continued choice that highlights the lifelong commitment two individuals make to each other at the altar, whether proverbial or physical. Yet, that’s not all that interesting,…
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
By the time he set out to make The Purple Rose of Cairo, Woody Allen already had about two decades of filmmaking behind him, having grown to be arguably the most acclaimed director of American comedies working at the time – but gradually over the years, he lost his desire to tell outrageous stories, and…
It’s Complicated (2009)
The idea of first impressions being definitively final is such a passé concept, since there are many instances of a second chance sometimes being more meaningful than a first encounter. No one understands this better than Nancy Meyers, who has made something of a career based around ordinary protagonists going in search of some deeper…
Three Ages (1923)
Love is something we all experience, but yet rarely find ourselves able to explain. It’s a universal sensation, albeit one that has baffled and confused everyone from ancient philosophers to the average person walking down the street. However, this hasn’t stopped many terrific filmmakers from staking their claim and providing their own interpretation on the…
The Postmodern Pelican 