Twenty Years Of RHTDM (2001)
It was perhaps the month of March, in the year 2002. I was studying in the College of Basic Science at Bhubaneswar. At that point in time, we had the […]
TIFF 2021 Exclusive: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ (2021) Review
As a filmmaker and actor, Kenneth Branagh has run very hot and cold. Hailed as the heir apparent to Laurence Olivier (did we need one?), Branagh exploded into film with […]
TIFF 2021 Exclusive: Antoine Fuqua’s ‘The Guilty’ (2021) Review
Shot in a miraculous eleven days during the height of the pandemic, director Antoine Fuqua and actor Jake Gyllenhaal display remarkable artistry and discipline in creating this film. A straight […]
TIFF 2021 Exclusive: Pablo Larraín’s ‘Spencer’ (2021) Review
In 2016, Pablo Larraín brought to TIFF his film ‘Jackie’, a haunting film about Jackie Kennedy in the seconds, moments, hours, days and weeks after the assassination of her husband, […]
TIFF 2021 Exclusive: Michael Showalter’s ‘The Eyes Of Tammy Faye’ (2021) Review
Accolades came fast for Jessica Chastain, stardom did not. The beautiful red-headed graduate of Juilliard struggled for several years before finally landing a plum role in Al Pacino’s filmed adaptation […]
TIFF 2021 Exclusive: Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ (2021) Review
“This is only the beginning” is the last line uttered in the film making clear there is more to come, though the opening title credit “Dune: Part One” had already […]
The Fading Legend of M. Night Shyamalan
More than 20 years have passed since we were stopped in our tracks with the trailer of Haley Joel Osment whispering with hushed urgency and terror, “I see dead people.” M. […]
Amazon Prime: Pa. Ranjith’s ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ (2021) Review
Boxing, as a sport, has always been a sign of masculinity. Two men, sparring with each other using their fists, landing blows on the opponent while docking the punches, is […]
Michael Sarnoski’s ‘Pig’ (2021) Review
Of the greatest actors to emerge after the seventies, Sean Penn, Denzel Washington, Eric Roberts, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon and a few others, the most consistently daring and risk-taking remains […]
Netflix and Chill: ‘Fear Street’ (2021) Trilogy Review
Okay, peeps, all 3 movies of the ‘Fear Street’ trilogy has been watched on Netflix and the verdict is out. If you’re into the campy, nineties slasher genre of movies […]
Amazon Prime : Mahesh Narayanan’s ‘Malik’ (2021) Review
There have been countless films that are inspired by Francis Ford Copolla’s gangster saga ‘The Godfather’. The epic story of Vito and Micheal Corleone has always been a yardstick of […]
Disney Plus : Marvel’s ‘Loki’ (2021) Season Finale, Explained.
After a decade of foreshadowing of Marvel’s biggest baddie, after he snapped half of the universe into dust, when he finally crumbled into the same dust in the ‘Endgame’ (2019), […]
Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ (2021) Review
“Your ledger is dripping, it’s GUSHING red, and you think saving a man no more virtuous than yourself will change anything? This is the basest sentimentality. This is a child […]
The Five Best Films Of 2021, Thus Far.
So half of the year is gone. With the pandemic here to stay and most people not venturing out of their households, the production houses are going to stick to […]
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