The Wind [2019] Review: A Menacing Portrait of Isolation
A folkloric tale of madness, paranoia & things that go bump in the night, The Wind is an exquisitely photographed…
Otherhood Netflix Review (2019) – A Formulaic Drama About Parent Children Dynamics
Otherhood is now streaming on Netflix The role of parenting includes that of provider, moral compass, motivator, pincushion, and then…
Trial on the Road [1971] Review – A Searing Examination on the Thin Line of Demarcation between ‘Hero’ and ‘Traitor’
Aleksei Yuryevich German (1938-2013) was considered by many as the equal of Andrei Tarkovsky, the auteur oft bedecked with the…
Shooting the Mafia [2019]: ‘Fantasia’ Review – Photogenic Revolution
Shooting the Mafia is a documentary, like none other I have ever watched. It so successfully blurs the line between…
The Hole in the Ground [2019] Review: Squandered Potential
A slow-burn indie horror that benefits a lot from its remote setting, foreboding aura & restrained camerawork in addition to…
Dear Comrade [2019] Review: A High-Octane Crowd-Pleaser with Enough Passion and Heart
In the earlier scenes, Deverakonda’s character is shown in a public-washroom, imitating the same rage that his character from Arjun…
For Sama [2019] – A Perturbing and Poignant Account of a Cataclysmic Conflict
The humanitarian crisis in Syria has been recently dealt in documentaries like Last Men in Aleppo (2017) and The White…
How Spike Jonze’s Her Examines the Feminine Side of a Man
Spike Jonze’s Her is one of the most powerful sci-fi films I have ever seen. Its commentary on techno-social isolation…