Knight of Cups

It is perhaps fitting that Knight of Cups’ structure revolves around a set of tarot cards; vague, universal statements that seem to fit everyone’s personal experiences are writer-director Terrence Malick’s stock in trade. Malick has made a career of producing “philosophical” films that feature extended shots of beautiful landscapes shrouded in whispered poetic dialogue. As Read More

The Big Short

The 2007-2008 financial crisis stands alongside 9/11 as one of the most impactful events of the last decade. But, while the after effects of the latter were subsequently made obvious to the public by a deluge of media analysis and the spectacle of two foreign wars, the financial crisis remains largely unanalysed and un-commemorated. Despite Read More