On occasion, we all come across those sensationalistic articles that proclaim that loneliness is one of the leading causes of death amongst the global population. Obviously, this is all just a ploy to get further readership, since it is really the adverse health effects normally linked to loneliness that has the impact, rather than the…
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Arco (2025)
How do you personally define hope? Is it merely a feeling, a fleeting thought, or do you see it as something tangible? There is no correct answer when it comes to describing such a concept, but we do find it becoming the root of some fascinating metaphorical discussion. For many, the ultimate representation of undying…
Sound of Falling (2025)
How do you distinguish a house and a home? The common approach is to view the former as merely a structure designed for human habitation, and that, over time and with some effort, it can transition into the latter. Many works have been formed around this very concept, which is why it is slightly too…
Eternity (2025)
“Till death do us part” – the sentence that ends many wedding vows and which has infiltrated the global culture as one of the defining sentiments when it comes to assuring a lifetime of affection and devotion. However, something that is not considered quite as often is what happens afterwards, which is a much more…
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…
Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
The shadow of Casablanca loomed large over Hollywood in the mid-1940s. The radical success of that iconic film was frequently a source of a lot of active efforts to recapture the same spirit of the wartime romance between Rick Blaine and Ilse Lund, so much so that it became a minor genre all on its…
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,…
Golden Vanity (2023)
There is a very narrow boundary that divides vanity from glamour – even the term “vanity” has multiple meanings that circle the idea of otherworldly beauty, whether it be the more common description for those who are obsessed with their own allure, or to refer to that dressing table at which many people spend hours…
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…
The Postmodern Pelican 