Revisiting The Classics – Roman Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’ (1974)
The old fashioned credits begin and over them we hear solemn music, then a solitary horn, lonely and mournful, foreshadowing what J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) will feel by the end […]
Bejoy Nambiar’s ‘Taish’ (2020) Review
The axe forgets but the tree remembers. This African proverb aptly sums up the motif that runs through the whole duration of ‘Taish’ – Revenge. It’s a sordid tale of […]
Netflix and Chill – Anurag Basu’s ‘Ludo’ (2020) Review
The game of Ludo represents the randomness of life. Nobody can predict the next number on the dice, as it’s being rolled by the player. Just like the arbitrary events […]
Netflix and Chill: Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ (2020) Review
“A love story disguised as a ghost story.” Horror, for me, is not an easy genre to watch. I usually need company, daylight, the mute button and other tools that […]
25 Years Of ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’ (1995)!
It was someday in 1995, I don’t remember exactly which though. I was ten, eleven years old and was in the early stages of the pre-teenage rebellion. Most of my […]
Sundar Pal’s ‘Vilom’ (2019) Review
Vilom – The dictionary meaning of this Hindi word is Opposite. In the context of director Sundar Pal’s debut film, it signifies contradiction or to be more specific, it points […]
Netflix and Chill: Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ Review
There was a time Steven Spielberg was going to direct this, but it never seemed to jell, not even the great Spielberg could get the film off the ground. As […]
The 50 Greatest Scenes In American Films (1920-2019) – Part 1
They sear themselves into our brains as we see them, staying there forever, on playback in the landscape of our minds. They are the greatest scenes in movie history and […]
Netflix and Chill: Puneet Khanna’s ‘Ginny Weds Sunny’ (2020) Review
Let’s be honest, when we saw the title ‘Ginny weds Sunny’, a blatant, unapologetic rip off of ‘Tanu weds Manu’, we weren’t expecting much. “Unapologetic” is the right word to […]
Netflix and Chill – ‘Bad Boys Billionaires: India’ Review
While watching the episodes of ‘Bad Boys Billionaires: India’, you find yourself being amazed, getting in awe of these people who got embroiled into the greatest ever financial scams. As […]
Embassy Of Sweden and ICAF Presents – Hannes Holm’s ‘A Man Called Ove’ (2015) Review
There’s a saying – “Man proposes, God, disposes”. In simple words, it means that despite the best of choices, it’s the fate of the man that decides what happens in […]
Revisiting The Classics – Martin Scorsese’s ‘Goodfellas’ (1990)
Sitting down to explore the finest films directed by Martin Scorsese, most might think his seething black and white boxing biography ‘Raging Bull’ (1980) might top the list. Visceral, bloody, […]
TIFF 2020 Exclusive: ‘Good Joe Bell’ and ‘I am Greta’ Review
Our correspondent John H Foote writes the review from the ground zero of #TIFF2020 GOOD JOE BELL Based on the true stories of Jaden Bell and his father Joe, portrayed […]
Netflix and Chill: Antonio Campos’s ‘The Devil All The Time’ (2020) Review
“This movie boasts of a trailer that is much more riveting that the movie itself” Over the years, I have developed a particular penchant for crime thrillers and was lucky […]
