Hotstar Specials – ‘Criminal Justice’ Review
Based on the eponymous BBC series, created by Peter Moffat and subsequently its American remake ‘The Night Of’, aired on HBO, the 10 episode Hotstar Special ‘Criminal Justice’ manages to […]
David F Sandberg’s ‘Shazam!’ – A John H Foote Review
Settling in to screen this new superhero film, I was already cranky, pissed at having yet again forced to watch a film from a genre that lost me a long […]
Batman Turns Eighty – The Top Batman Appearances On Screen, Ranked.
The dark knight turned eighty on March 30th this year. The beloved DC comics character is someone who has transcended all barriers of a superhero. To be honest, Batman was […]
Bejoy Nambiar’s ‘Flip’ Review
Bejoy Nambiar’s ‘Flip’ which tells four anthological stories about human characters and the frailties of relationships and traits are essentially about the insecurities that people see in themselves. Each story […]
Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ – A John H Foote Review
Let me be clear, I did not understand or support the love in for Jordan Peele’s film ‘Get Out’ (2017), the darling of the Oscars two years ago, winning Best […]
Vasan Bala’s ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota’ Review
When it won the best film in the Midnight Madness category at TIFF18, #TheCinemawala correspondent John H Foote couldn’t catch it over there, due to some reason. But it had […]
Netflix and Chill – ‘Triple Frontier’ (2019), Explained.
Director J C Chandor’s ‘Triple Frontier’, named after the border area between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil represents many things, in the guise of a heist film. It tells the story […]
The Most Anticipated Films Of 2019 – Part 2
The second half of 2019 is all about the big blockbusters lining up for the rest of the year. It also marks the comeback of the directors like Quentin Tarantino. […]
The Most Anticipated Films Of 2019 – Part 1
The year 2019 has started with a bang, as Marvel’s ‘Captain Marvel’ has taken the box office by a storm. Made at a budget of $152 Million, at the time […]
Marvel’s ‘Captain Marvel’ End Credits, Explained
If you’ve not watched ‘Captain Marvel’ yet, then do not proceed, for it contains massive spoiler alert. For others, read on. Just like every Marvel film, ‘Captain Marvel’ also contains […]
John’s Corner : Contrary To The Popular Opinion!
John H Foote discusses the myth behind some of the prevalent famous opinions about certain films and actors, in this new article. Am I intentionally a contrarian? I have never […]
Abhishek Chaubey’s ‘Sonchiriya’ Review
Cinema, speaks differently to different people. For most, it’s a mean of entertainment. For some, it’s a medium to express an opinion. Very rarely it happens that cinema while being […]
91st Academy Awards – The Winners, The Performances, The Speeches
The 91st Academy Awards were held at the Kodak Dolby Studios on 24th Feb 2019. And as always, it had its fair share of brickbats, laurels as well as controversies. […]
91st Academy Awards – The Final Predictions
2018 has been such a wonky year, I truly do not know who is going to win. Really, I suppose no one does, but especially this year, I admit I just do not have a grand sense of who will take home the Oscar. The list offers who I firmly believe will win
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