“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” These words by Pablo Picasso have lingered in my mind ever since I first encountered them years ago. It’s a simple statement, but one that I feel best reflects how we perceive art, which is not merely as pieces of creativity hailing from very…
Tag: steven-soderbergh
Black Bag (2025)
Being in a long-term relationship is hard work – and we can only imagine how much more challenging it can become when you and your spouse work in an industry built on suspicion and paranoia. This is a question that Steven Soderbergh asks in Black Bag, a film that he developed alongside David Koepp (with…
Presence (2025)
There was some discourse recently about the best filmmakers who don’t have a single masterpiece to their name, a sign of someone being technically gifted and a solid authorial voice but who has struggled to establish themselves as having at least one work that carries their legacy. One of the names that came up in…
The Postmodern Pelican 