School of Lies (Season 1) Review: The show opens with someone seeing what he should not have. It is late at night in a boarding school. The opening note is ominous and…
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I follow a common rule of thumb when completely engrossed in a long-form narrative. The time it takes me to recall or dissect plot moments as flaws after I have finished watching…
Virginie Efria is everywhere. The French actress has been such a regular in contemporary cinema post her breakthrough role in Justin Triet’s (current Palme d’Or winner) 2016 film ‘In Bed with Victoria’…
Family (2023) Review: Don Palathara’s new film, Family, has a lurking quality to it. Concrete information is skirted as the filmmaker opts for storytelling premised upon implication and gives free rein to…
Back when “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was released around the peak of the MCU wave, it offered an unbounded visceral experience that made the story feel immensely spry and urgent. With its…
Agra (2023) ‘Cannes’ Review: Nothing quite prepares you for the opening sequence of Kanu Behl’s latest directorial, Agra. Multi-color shapes and patterns bleeding together, tight close-ups of grilled meat, and a dinner scene…
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An Analysis of Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989): Kiki’s Delivery Service is an animated movie produced by Studio Ghibli and directed by its co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. The film is an adaptation of the…
Succession Series Finale: While nothing has really been spoilt, but still a spoiler warning for the whole show and the series finale, especially. There isn’t a set framework to construct the Succession…
Boys Over Flowers: Our first exposure to Korean Drama determines if we’ll dive into the Korean fandom, and many people’s first K-Drama was Boys Over Flowers (2009). The show has the most…
The ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Reunion in ‘American Born Chinese’: Disney + series American Born Chinese bought back the toast of this year’s Academy Awards – A cast comprising the stars of…
Purab Aur Paschim (‘East and West’, 1970) sets up a clear distinction between the Eastern and the Western worlds by comparing the cultures of India and the United Kingdom. This is primarily…
Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver (2006): This month, Almodóvar premiered his second English language short film at the Cannes Film Festival, Strange Way of Life. Since he announced the film, people have wondered how…
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Missed Connections (2023), Netflix Movie Ending Explained: Jelise Chung’s ‘Missed Connections’ follows the story of a hopeless romantic. Mae, who meets Norman by a chance encounter, falls madly in love with him.…
School of Lies (Season 1) Review: The show opens with someone seeing what he should not have. It is late at night in a boarding school. The opening note is ominous and…
I follow a common rule of thumb when completely engrossed in a long-form narrative. The time it takes me to recall or dissect plot moments as flaws after I have finished watching…
Medellin (2023): Medellin presents for its viewers a flavorful meeting of French elegance and Colombian salsa. The action thriller has recently been released on Prime Video and stars Frank Gastmabide, Ramzy Bedia,…
The Good Bad Mother (Season 1), Episodes 11 & 12 Recap & Ending Explained: The latest two episodes of the Netflix K-drama, The Good Bad Mother, show a terrifying accident at the…
City on Fire Episode 6: The previous episode of ‘City on Fire’ explored the connection between the fires in the city and the lives and status of its characters. After William learns…
Virginie Efria is everywhere. The French actress has been such a regular in contemporary cinema post her breakthrough role in Justin Triet’s (current Palme d’Or winner) 2016 film ‘In Bed with Victoria’…
Release almost two years ago, the Netflix original ‘2 Hearts’ is on the streaming giant’s top charts yet again. Lance Hool directs the tear-jerker that stars Euphoria fame stars Jacob Elordi as…
