Jahnabi (2019) Review: A Miraculous Juxtapose Between A River And A Woman
Jahnabi (2019) Review: In his debut feature film as a director, Anirban Dutta has aimed for the stars. Revolving around…
Chasing Dream [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Where MMA meets a Reality Show
Cinema as a medium catapults us to the World of Dreams. The very idea of watching your fantasy come alive…
Wild Sparrow [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A nuanced portrayal of unspoken subtexts
On one side, there are films that are compelling through the realistic drama they convincingly portray, and on the other…
Geran [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Gritty action fails to disguise a predictable family drama
You would be forgiven for thinking you are watching an Indian commercial potboiler in the first 5 minutes. Out of…
After Life (Season 2) Netflix Review: Ricky Gervais At His Wisest
After Life (Season 2) Netflix Review: Described as a “dark comedy drama”, After Life is a bittersweet series about loving,…
The Eternal Breasts [1955] Review – A Portrayal of Female Desires and Creativity that’s Daring for its Time
In September 1951, Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival which subsequently put Japanese cinema…
Beneath the Shadow [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Slow-Burn Queer Drama That Withers Before Bloom
Despite featuring dream-hazed, artless stills of natural landscapes and metaphor-laden queer subtext that seem promising, Beneath the Shadow fails to bloom, frozen amid the brambled-reality of ‘might-haves’ and ‘could-have-beens’.
Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982 [2020] ‘NYAFF’ Review: A Delightful narrative in a sweet, somber film
Based on Cho Nam-Ju’s famous 2016 best-seller, the namesake film ‘Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982′ directed by Kim Do-Young is one…