Does oversaturation truly exist in cinema? We’ve often found ourselves questioning whether a director who works frequently is more inherently interesting than those who take long gaps in between new projects. Personally, there can be an argument made for either, but the truth is that a balance of the two is the reason the medium…
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Fall (2014)
All it takes to change someone’s life entirely is two words: “I know”. This is applicable mainly to those who have done something in their past that they would prefer to have hidden, and when these misdeeds are unearthed, it can cause them to spiral into an existential crisis, which is often deserved, depending on…
Burn, Witch, Burn (1962)
If given the opportunity to give our loved ones the best chance of success and eternal protection, the vast majority of us would not even consider hesitating. The idea of being able to ensure those closest to us achieve everything they desire is very tempting, even if we know it isn’t within our power to…
Simon (1980)
The more one observes the rise of scientific research and technological innovation, the further we begin to understand that not everything done in the name of science is supposed to better humanity or serve some enormously admirable purpose – sometimes, it’s just a matter of doing so to see if it can be done, and…
Anemone (2025)
When given the opportunity, who among us wouldn’t want to work professionally with our beloved family members? The prospect of collaborating with our closest loved ones certainly seems appealing when you look at it from a distance, since it removes the barrier of professionalism and usually seems to be conducive of a more relaxed, informal…
Harvest (2025)
History tends to be presented to us in a form that is either nostalgic or heroic – whether it’s the valour of soldiers on the battlefield, or the beauty of the simpler existences lived by those in a time when we weren’t so preoccupied with modern problems. What we don’t often see – and for…
Colours of Time (2025)
The inherent challenge that comes with assessing the past is that there is simply so much of it – even by the time you’ve read this very sentence, it can be considered a historical remnant, an action that only exists in the past tense. This has led history to be viewed as stodgy and immovable,…
Pools (2025)
There comes a point in everyone’s life where we want to escape in some form – whether from the humdrum nature of everyday routine, or from something deeper and more existential. There’s nothing quite as crippling as the loneliness that comes when we realise that we are all fighting battles entirely by ourselves, and that…
Preparation for the Next Life (2025)
How fast do you have to run to truly escape your past? This is a question that has been posed in many different ways over the centuries, with the idea of disappearing into the ether and starting anew in entirely different places being a theme that has fascinated artists for generations. It is also a…
Alpha (2025)
There are countless ways to explore grief in art, which reflects the fact that there isn’t any singular guide to grieving, and that we all process loss differently. Some of the most compelling and intriguing works have been produced by those who attempt to explore the world through the eyes of someone who is mourning,…
The Postmodern Pelican 