Category Archives: Film criticism

1914, 1939, 1964, 1989, 2014 … war and generational change

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Propagandum

All these dates are important – aren’t they? – bar one. Two world wars started, and one – 1989, the First Cold War – finished. I’ll leave 2014 till the end, but 1964 is the most interesting because most obviously the … Continue reading →

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Life of Pi: orange, blue, white and burning tigers

Posted on 30 January 2013 by Propagandum

The tiger in Life of Pi eats a whole film. In other words, our wish to believe in stories is so strong we gobble them up whether they’re true or not. Those who think of themselves as hard-headed realists probably prefer … Continue reading →

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Life of Pi – a film review in six or seven facts

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Propagandum

What does this film mean? Does it, as its hero Pi Patel says at the beginning, ‘make [us] believe in God’? This post contains (as they say) spoilers, so if you don’t want to know what happens, please don’t read … Continue reading →

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