Naked Childhood [1968] Review – A Candid and Potently Naturalistic Depiction of Damaged Childhood
French film-maker Maurice Pialat’s unflinching portrait of childhood on the cusp of ruination – in Naked Childhood (L’Enfance Nue, 1968)…
Nine Days [2020] Review – A tender and metaphysical tale about the human condition
Life and Death are important aspects of debutant director Edson Oda’s ‘Nine Days.’ Therefore, while it has little to no…
Frances Ha [2012] Review: Revisiting an Old School Tale of ‘Modern Love’
Greta Gerwig’s “Frances Ha”, a modern classic indie masterpiece turned eight last month. Explored in a monochromic colour scheme, with…
Salvador [1986] Review – An Indignant Portrayal of US-backed Brutalities in Central America
Salvador (1986) was Oliver Stone’s first good political cinema; radical in its intent and featuring a well-evolved visceral outlet to…
Mrs. America [2020] Review – A tale of revolution, with a counter revolutionary at the center
In 2020, something as basic as constitutional equality might not seem radical to most of us. However, in 1971, the…
Spark: A Burning Man Story [2013] Review – A surface level documentation of the greatest party in the world
To really understand the value of Burning Man – an event that has taken a mighty course in the history…
High Maintenance (2016-) Review: HBO’s Empathy Machine
High Maintenance is a gem. It’s difficult picking good TV to watch with a group of people since “good” means…
Welcome To Sajjanpur and the “Quirky Heartland Comedy” Trope
Revisiting Shyam Benegal’s Welcome to Sajjanpur now made me realize how this 2008 sleeper hit had all the tropes of…