The Postmodern Pelican

Whatever the appeal of true crime stories may be, Hollywood has certainly made it clear that they see this as a viable form of business, considering how many works based on various criminals have been produced in the past. Audiences tend to respond very...

Sometimes, you just need to find a way to filter out the anger. This is the premise that Derrick Borte chooses as the starting point for The Get Out (otherwise known as Bear Country in some markets), an adaptation of the novel Stri...

Over time, the romantic comedy has undergone some severe changes, and it seems like every recent entry into the genre is aiming to be some high-concept work that is filled with twists and turns, since there is an assumption that audiences only want to e...

I recently spoke (or rather, endlessly praised), Maria Speth’s ambitious education-based documentary, Mr Bachmann and His Class, which is destined to represent a seismic shift in how such simple stories are told. However, this piqued my curiosi...

We all define family differently, and the idea that it is only established by a biological connection is a fallacy – blood may be thicker than water, but it doesn’t necessarily always need to be the primary reason for forming an ironclad bond with those...