Run (Season 1) Review – A fun ride that goes off the rails
When comparing Better Call Saul favorably with Breaking Bad, director Guillermo Del Toro said: โLess plot, more story. The plot…
Secrets: An Invitation to Intrusion and Manipulation of Lives
The majority of us have secrets. Ranging from our professional ambition, infidelity to our spouses or family or community we…
Fleabag (Season 2) Review – Phoebe’s brainchild is a modern-day tragicomedy which gets edgier in the new season
Fleabag (Season 2) is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video American playwright Neil Simon said โMy view is, how sad…
Rajkumar Rao and Ayushmann Khurrana: Redefining the Definition of a Hindi Film Hero
If you are an avid watcher of Hindi cinema, you might have noticed that some things have changed over the…
The Enduring Relevance of Mrinal Sen
My introduction to the works of Mrinal Sen occurred late. Unlike the movies of Ray and Ghatak that I had…
Sansho The Bailiff (1954) Review – A Contemplative piece on Idealism & its Repercussions
“Without mercy, man is like a beast. Even if you are hard on yourself, be merciful to others. Men are…
Take Me Somewhere Nice [2020] MUBI Review – ‘Stranger than Paradise’ with a female-gaze
It is pretty obvious for lovers of indie-cinema to see the heavy influence of Jim Jarmusch in Ena Sendijareviฤ’s stylish…
Husbands [1970] Review: Imperfect Sincerity, or simply, Sincerity
Films directed by John Cassavetes are good films because they are honest and most importantly – uncompromisingly personal. Between the…