Classe Tous Risques [1960] Review– An Emotionally Complex Gangster Drama
The exceptionally hardheaded and unpredictable crime drama, Classe tous risques (‘The Big Risk’, 1960) had the misfortune of releasing right…
Silence and Darkness (2020) Review: Atmospheric thriller packs a punch
In debut director Barak Barkan’s tactfully titled ‘Silence and Darkness‘, power prevails in showing. Barkan, who also wrote the screenplay,…
Moloka’i Bound (2019) Review: Expertly Crafted Redemption Saga
Moloka’i Bound (2019) Review: Writer/director Alika Maikau’s Moloka’i Bound is set in Hawai’i, the place where he grew up and…
Blind [2020] Review – A dull, inspid home invasion horror that’s hard to sit through
The opening title of the film use ‘Braille’ fonts (ones used by vision impaired people) to introduce the film. If…
Rent-A-Pal [2020] Review: An Extremely Well-Acted Take on The Toxic Nature of Male-Friendship
The Lovecraftian film Spring (2014) begins with the protagonist Evan on the deathbed of his ailing mother. The final sighs…
Thunderheart [1992] Review – A Rare Perceptive Hollywood flick on the Native Americans
Michael Apted’s Thunderheart (1992) is a glossy yet captivating Hollywood production to deal with the plight of Native Americans, relocated…
Das Capital (2020) Cinemapreneur Review: A Well-Intentioned Attempt Lost in Misguided Direction
In one of the early scenes of Rajen Kothari and Dayal Nihalani’s Das Capital (2020) (Gulamon ki Rajdhani), Purushottam Ram…
Nirvana Inn (2020) Cinemapreneur Review – A Tremendous Adil Hussain Elegantly Shoulders An Uneven Filmic Psychological Examination
Vijay Jayapal’s second directorial feature, Nirvana Inn, is centered on the trappings of guilt and remorse that slice through a…