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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
Amazon Prime – Anu Menon’s ‘Shakuntala Devi’ (2020) Review
Shakuntala Devi. The mathematical prodigy from India, who was once hailed as the human-computer, as she beat the computer hands down, pointing out its mistake. There’s hardly any graduate-level student […]
Amazon Prime: Shoojit Sircar’s ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ (2020) Review
For a densely populated country like India, the ratio between a landlord and his/her tenants are one-to-many. Landlords are often seen bickering with the tenants over rents, services provided, conditions […]
Netflix and Chill: Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Choked-Paisa Bolta Hai’ (2020) Review
Anurag Kashyap, the enfant-terrible of contemporary Indian cinema, is back with his latest offering ‘Choked- Paisa Bolta Hai’ on Netflix. Set in 2016, it’s based on a bank employee’s discovery […]
Zee 5 Original: ‘Chintu Ka Birthday’ (2020) Review
Birthdays are supposed to be a day of everlasting fun, especially for kids. Cakes, candles, balloons and gifts can make any kid go crazy on this special day. Well, Chintu […]
Revisiting The Classics : Clint Eastwood’s ‘The Bridges Of Madison County’ (1995)
When Clint Eastwood stepped in to direct the film, there were bowls of protest. Bruce Beresford and Steven Spielberg both toyed with directing the picture, Beresford going so far as […]
Films That I Like – Akshay Roy’s ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’ (2017)
Sometimes there are films that you like for no particular reason. Not because of its songs, not because it’s funny or full of melodrama, but for the way, the film […]
All Star Wars Movies, Ranked From Best To The Worst.
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far away, a man called George Lucas came up with an idea. He thought of a universe, where interplanetary beings could interact […]
Revisiting The Classics : Mike Nichols’s ‘Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf’ (1966)
There are seven great plays of the 20th century that remain as fresh, as powerful and as urgent as the first day they opened on Broadway. They are ‘Death of […]
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