A Deconstruction of Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy
I had watched a couple of Kiarostami’s films early on in my life and I wasn’t very enthused by his…
Raja Raja Chora [2021] Zee5 Review: A Fine Emotional Comedy about a simpleton-turned-crook
Everyone likes a good redemption story. A person fighting all the odds, getting over one’s hardships, internal battles, or indulgences…
Loktak Lairembee [2016] MUBI Review – A Poignant, Poetic Tale from the Floating Islands in Loktak Lake
There is a war raging in Manipur between the ‘self-sufficient’ islanders, mainly a fishing population, living on the phumdis in…
Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga [2021] Review: As Muddled As the Message It Tries to Deliver
How to review a film like Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga? A film that is seemingly made in the hope of driving…
The Manor [2021] Review : Barbara Hershey’s lead performance is not enough to save this hurried entry into Welcome to the Blumhouse series
Written and directed by Axelle Carolyn, The Manor (2021), which marks its entry into Amazon’s Welcome to the Blumhouse series,…
Grudge [2021] Netflix Review: An Awful Remake That Suffers from Bad Performances
Only sometime before he gets promoted, Harun gets involved in a nearly fatal incident. Eventually, he uncovers a violent shock…
Madres [2021] Review: A Half-baked Political Horror Film that Misses more than it Hits
‘Madres’ sheds light on one of the most overlooked and obscure prejudicial laws passed against minorities in the US. Constructed…
The Billion Dollar Code [2021] Netflix Review – A Story About Two Friends That Calls Out Google’s Hypocrisy
Have you noticed that “success” stories rarely inspire and instead reveal the apparent protagonist(s) to be the antagonist(s)? But the…