The 20 Best Indian Movies of 2020
It would be quite tricky to describe how 2020 was for Indian movies. With almost every theater shut, the cinematic…
Taste of Cherry [1997]: The Absurdity of Suicide
“But in the end, one needs more courage to live than to kill himself” – Albert Camus Arguably the most…
Recovery [2021]: ‘SXSW’ Review – A Charming, Clever COVID Comedy
The initial peak of novel coronavirus throughout the world was a time of acute crisis, danger and a broiling tension…
The Mole Agent [2020] Review – An Unusual and Insightful Examination of Old Age
Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi’s The Mole Agent (El Agente Topo, 2020) is nominated for ‘Best Documentary Feature Oscar. But I…
Ninjababy [2021]: ‘SXSW’ Review – A Charming, Smart Take on Pregnancy and Coming-of-Age
In the process of childbirth, it’s not only a baby, an infant, who is born. With the child, a mother…
Sunday [2020]: ‘Short Film’ Review – Queering the narrative of the ‘regular neighbourhood uncle’ figure
My relationship to having a haircut has been fractious, characterized by a protestation of all attempts at normalizing, stemming from…
10 Best Soviet Silent Comedy Films
In a lot of ways, silent cinema was an accomplished art. While the German expressionist school of film-making in the…
Here Before (2021): ‘SXSW’ Review – A Gloomy Psychological Noir with an Excellent Central Performance
The grief produced by the loss of a child is irreparable. It’s like losing what is essentially a part of…