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 […]
TIFF 2020 Exclusive: Viggo Mortensen’s ‘Falling’ Review
Our correspondent John H Foote writes the review from the ground zero of #TIFF2020 Three Time Academy Award-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen, both acts and directs in this strong film, his […]
Netflix and Chill: Aarti Kadav’s ‘Cargo’ (2020) Review
“But if we look past the setup and into the characters, Cargo becomes so much more than bonkers science fiction.” ‘Cargo’ is this week’s new addition to Netflix. If I […]
TIFF 2020 Exclusive: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ Review
Our correspondent John H Foote writes the review from the ground zero of #TIFF2020 There is a striking familiarity between this film and Sean Penn’s magnificent ‘Into the Wild’ (2007), […]
Revisiting The Classics – Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ (1960)
Do film buffs truly understand just what a groundbreaking film Alfred Hitchcock’s terrifying ‘Psycho’ was? This was a monumental film, breaking fresh ground for a tried and true genre, and […]
TIFF 2020 Exclusive: Regina King’s ‘One Night In Miami’ Review
Our correspondent John H Foote writes the review from the ground zero of #TIFF2020 I apologize in advance for the use of a single word in this review, I detest […]
Netflix and Chill – Jeff Orlowski’s ‘The Social Dilemma’ (2020) Review
In this time of polarising thoughts and divided opinions about almost everything on earth, Netflix has come up with a documentary that talks about the uncontrollable urge of being social. […]
Films to watch out for at TIFF 2020
John H Foote will be representing The Cinemawala at the Toronto International Film Festival aka TIFF 2020. Here’s his pick of movies to watch from the festival, which goes virtual […]
Amazon Prime Original: Mahesh Narayanan’s ‘C U Soon’ (2020) Review
When I watched episodes of the Netflix series ‘Black Mirror’, I was horrified at the alternate realities presented, all fueled by technology, which inevitably ended in disaster. Watching ‘C U […]
The Cinemawala Shorts Review: ‘Theerpu’ (2020)
Creating a short film is a difficult task. Within a short frame of time, a story has to unfurl that needs to capture the audience’s imagination in lightening speed. Thus […]
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ (2020) Review
Let me state that the complaints about the sound mix of Tenet are absolutely true, the dialogue is often impossible to decipher. It is hard enough to figure out the […]
Amazon Prime Original – Anand Tiwari’s ‘Bandish Bandits’ (2020) Review
I grew up in the nineties as a Hindi cinema buff. So naturally, my choice of music always revolved around Hindi cinema music. I adored Kumar Sanu, I idolised Kishore […]
The Ten Films From The 70’s Ignored For Best Film By The Academy
Since the forties, there had always been five nominees for Best Picture which of course meant some very fine films were going to be left out, but it is those […]
Mira Nair’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ (2020) Review
Vikram Seth’s ‘A Suitable Boy’, arguably one of the largest single-volume novel in English literature. In a nutshell, it’s about a women’s journey to find a suitable groom for herself. […]
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