The Sacred Spirit [2021]: ‘Locarno’ Review – A Dazzling, Mysterious Supernatural Fantasy
One hour into Chema García Ibarra’s The Sacred Spirit (2021), a little girl uncomfortably asks, “What’s worse? Coke addiction or…
Wet Sand [2021] ‘Locarno’ Review – A Well-Crafted Microcosmic Tale of Love in a Prejudiced Society
Georgian visual artist and filmmaker Elene Naveriani in her sophomore feature, Wet Sand (2021) shows glimpses of auteurist streak which…
Changes in Bollywood in 10 Years
Mainstream Hindi cinema has undergone cataclysmic changes in the past decade, leading to amelioration in the overall quality and variety…
Babi [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review: A Terribly Confused Thriller With Right Intentions and Ridiculous Writing
An educational institution is primarily designed to inculcate a sense of tolerance and compassion in the students. Education is the…
Bucolic [2021] ‘Locarno’ Review – A Portrait of Country Life minus the Idealized Perspective
Bucolic indicates the pleasant or romanticized aspects of countryside and country life. The literary genre of ‘Pastoral’ in fact evokes…
Brotherhood [2021] ‘Locarno’ Review – An Impressive Coming of Age Documentary
Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stefanov’s visually stunning documentary, Honeyland (2019) explored the life of a beekeeper in rural Macedonia. Though…
The 15 Best Westerns of the 21st Century
Top 15 Westerns of 21st Century: To describe a Western is not an easy job. Can it be defined as…
Everything Is Cinema [2021] Review: An Inspiringly Fleshed-Out Docufiction That Hits Strangely Affecting Notes
Everything Is Cinema (2021) has a deceptively simple plot. Chris is a young filmmaker who set out to film Calcutta with…