Regret is something that we are often forced to carry with us, and which often proves to be impossible to get rid of as time progresses. We often feel guilt for our past actions, whether intentional or accidental, and it’s often those that come about through unintended circumstances that can be the most harrowing. This…
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The Searchers (1956)
The exceptionally insightful critic Stuart Byron once famously asserted that “in a broad sense it can be said that all recent American cinema derives from John Ford’s The Searchers” – and it just so happens that this was amongst the first pieces of film criticism I read as an adolescent. It is something that has…
Forbidden Fruits (2026)
Life would be so much easier for everyone if we weren’t conditioned to believe that we have to fit in with the general population or run the risk of being viewed as a pariah. It is one of the many reasons it becomes increasingly difficult to function if you are someone who has a tendency…
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026)
It is always wonderful to see a filmmaker receive their dues, and there’s a specific satisfaction that comes when it happens to someone who has been doing solid work for years but has not received as much admiration as they deserve. A few years ago, there was a steadily growing sentiment that Gore Verbinski was…
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
Even the greatest artists have works that are less successful than others, and Ernst Lubitsch is not an exception. It isn’t even a matter of him ever having made a truly bad film, or even one that wasn’t worth watching, but rather that there are a few that pale in comparison to some of his…
The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967)
While he may be more commonly associated with his blaxploitation film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, or the merciless and scathing satire Watermelon Man, Melvin Van Peebles had quite a diverse body of work, which stretched from the earliest days of New Hollywood (some may even argue that he predated this movement), right into the heart…
Montparnasse Bienvenüe (2017)
It isn’t always easy to be young, which is the thesis statement for many films that have become part of an emerging sub-genre of narrative storytelling, which usually focus on individuals caught in the awkward space between adolescence and adulthood, placing the viewer in the position of observers that watch them navigate and negotiate their…
The Meddler (2016)
Parenthood is the greatest gift any of us could be afforded – whether we look at it from the perspective of the parent or the child, the relationship that is formed from birth is always worth exploring, especially when it comes to understanding the iron-clad bond that develops over time. However, there comes a time…
Blitz (2024)
War is a subject that has always had a very peculiar relationship with art – it’s an experience that is both personal and sprawling, and which has constantly been viewed differently through the wide array of lenses and perspectives that have attempted to examine the conditions and circumstances surrounding armed conflict, whether looking at the…
Circus Angel (1965)
We live in a world where having hope seems to be a luxury. Optimism is something that only those who are privileged enough to have a sunny disposition get to exercise, since everyone else is forced to live in a state of anxiety and despair. Yet, every now and then, a work of art comes…
The Postmodern Pelican 