Heroes of the Golden Mask (2023) Movie Review: Directed by Sean Patrick O, ‘Heroes of the Golden Mask’ tries to create a marriage between reality and fantasy. The script, written by Jim…
Reviews
The Damned (1969), followed by Death in Venice (1971) and Ludwig (1973), is a historical drama film by Luchino Visconti and the first installment of the aforementioned German trilogy. Set in the…
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…
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…
Essays & Columns
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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The Sydney Film Festival (SFF) is just a day shy away, and the excitement is at its peak with the anticipation of the opening night to kick start the most celebrated film…
Barracuda Queens (Season 1) Netflix Recap and Ending Explained: Sweden has its own “Bling Ring” story with Barracuda Queens, a delightful, crisp, and inconsistent miniseries on Netflix. Named after their childhood friends’…
Somewhere Boy (Season 1) Recap and Ending Explained: Somewhere Boy is a touching coming-of-age story about Danny, a troubled young boy held captive all his life by his father, Steve. Even though…
From Friday, June 9 through Thursday, June 29, the Film Forum will host OZU 120, a three-week-long retrospective of all of the Japanese director and screenwriter Yasujirô Ozu’s existing work that marks…
The Lion King movies may one day surpass Star Wars in popularity. Disney producer Sean Bailey sees a lot of potential in the franchise’s future. Bailey has been in charge of the…
My Perfect Stranger, AKA Run Into You (Season 1), Episode 11: Towards the beginning of the episode, it provides us with redemption by changing an important aspect of the past. But towards…
Christopher Nolan, known for his ability to depict intricate concepts on the silver screen, faces a new challenge with his upcoming movie, “Oppenheimer.” This movie explores the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer,…
Heroes of the Golden Mask (2023) Movie Review: Directed by Sean Patrick O, ‘Heroes of the Golden Mask’ tries to create a marriage between reality and fantasy. The script, written by Jim…
