Bloodsuckers [2021]: ‘Berlinale’ Review – Marxist Vampire Comedy moves from being a biting satire to a sluggish tryst
If you find imprints of Roy Andersson and legendry Mexican director Luis Buñuel all over Julian Radlmaier’s latest satire “Bloodsuckers…
Collective [2019] Review – A Gripping Examination of a Rotten Healthcare System
Alexander Nanau’s riveting documentary Collective (Colectiv, 2019) is a fly-on-the-wall documentation of the deep-rooted corruption in Romanian health care system….
Nomadland (2020): A Faultless, Sublime Epic That May Change Your Life
Watching Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland (2020) (streaming on Hulu), I was reminded of a Virginia Woolf line- “Arrange whatever pieces come…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About “Mank”
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Mank (2020) “Mank” premiered on Netflix in December 2020 and checked off all…
High on Heels (2021) Review: A Unique Insight into the World of Heels
For an average person like me, uneducated and uninterested in fashion, high heels exist in a blind spot. They never…
Judas and the Black Messiah [2021] Review – A Refreshing Mainstream Narrative on Fred Hampton and Black Panthers
For years – during and after Hoover’s regime – Hollywood has largely served as the propaganda arm of Federal Bureau…
Nulle Trace (2021) Review: A Visually Stunning, Solid Film about Faith and Human Connections
Nulle Trace (2021) Review: In a minimalist, thoroughly dystopian future, a middle-aged smuggler, a lady named ‘N’, attempts to cross…
The Commissar [1967] Review – A Startlingly Envisioned Drama on the Cruelties of War
Aleksandr Askoldov’s first and last film The Commissar (1967) is a great film on its own right. However, the story…