Amazon Prime: Jeethu Joseph’s ‘Drishyam 2’ (2021) Review
‘Drishyam’ (2013) is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable Indian films of the past decade, its story so engaging and protagonist Georgekutty so endearing that it was re-made into several […]
‘My Client’s Wife’ (2020) Review
It’s an interesting journey for a film, especially when it goes from the script to the screen. Multiple factors weigh-in, as the transformation takes place from a spiral-bound notebook to […]
Amazon Prime Original- ‘Durgamati’ (2020) Review
Horror-comedies are in vogue these days. Films like ‘Stree’ have shown that with the right dosage of comedy and horror, the viewers would lap up a supernatural or a fantasy […]
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 […]
Netflix and Chill: Anvita Dutt’s ‘Bulbbul’ (2020) Review
The fragility of the human brain is such that, it always tries to reason facts. It wants to substantiate the triggered effects with some kind of root cause. And when […]
Netflix and Chill – ‘Betaal’ Review
The word ‘Betaal’ means the devil. For the lovers of the Indian folk tale ‘Vikram and Betaal’, the stories that the Betaal told king Vikramaditya, hanging on his shoulders, were […]
Netflix And Chill – ‘Ghost Stories’ (2020) Review
Horror. A genre that can be as scary as the premise promises to be. Not only for the viewer watching it but also for the storyteller. History suggests the horror […]
James Gunn’s ‘Brightburn’ (2019) – A John H Foote Review
What if Superman had been a bad guy? What if used those powers for selfish reasons, to conquer, to kill, to destroy? We saw in ‘Superman II’ (1981) the awesome […]
IT Chapter 2 – Official Teaser
IT Chapter 2 | Official Teaser | Andy Muschietti | James McAvoy | Jessica Chastain | Bill Hader |Bill Skargard Releasing on Sept 6th 2019
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 […]
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 […]
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