The Tale of Zatoichi [1962] Review – The Magnificent First Chapter Featuring the Illustrious Fictional Swordsman
“Kenji Misumi’s The Tale of Zatoichi (‘Zatoichi monogatari’, 1962), the first film in the series isn’t an origin story but…
Babyteeth [2019]: ‘MAMI’ Review – A Hysterical Dodge to Conventional Cancer-Tropes
Babyteeth Movie Review: In the first few minutes of Australian filmmaker Shannon Murphy’s fantastic feature-length debut, we meet Milla (Eliza…
Downton Abbey (2019) Review – A nostalgia evoking epilogue of the epilogue
Downton Abbey (2019) – The movie knows exactly what it is supposed to be which is not just another episode…
Panipat (2019) Review: Indeed A Great Betrayal
History intrigues me and so do period dramas but had I known that Panipat would become more uninteresting than my…
Tabu [2012] – You grew in me like Poetry
Dear Tabu, You grew in me like poetry. Like poetry, you transcended the art itself in ways that are inexplicable….
Mafioso [1962] Review – A Mesmerizing Cultural Comedy with a Bitter Edge
Mario Puzo’s novels and Francis Ford Coppola’s epic ‘The Godfather’ trilogy has pushed cinephiles around the world to equate Sicily…
AFI’s Top 10 of 2019 – The Irishman, Fleabag & Joker find a place
The American Film Institute (AFI’s) has released its list of the Top 10 Movies and TV Programs of 2019 and…
Ken Russell Craziness: Savage Messiah [1972]
Ken Russell was quite simply one of the maddest filmmakers ever. The performances under his direction were impassioned, his technical…