Killing (Zan) [2019]: ‘Japan Cuts’ Review – A Remarkable Reimagining of Samurai Cinema Tropes
Shinya Tsukamoto, the maverick film-maker Quentin Tarantino is obsessed with, burst onto the Japanese cinema scene with his black-and-white, industrial-surrealist…
Knives and Skin [2019]: ‘Fantasia’ Review – A Curated mess you would like to watch
A high school teenager disappears and everyone – her mother, friends, classmates and the local sheriff begin to look for…
The Art of Self-Defense [2019]: ‘Fantasia’ Review – A pitch-black satire on Toxic Masculinity
There’s so much one can write about Riley Stearns and his unique sensibility. His debut feature film ‘Faults’ was a…
Erica 38 [2019]: ‘Japan Cuts’ Review – A Shallow Con
Crafting a character study about an objectively “bad” person is a tough row to hoe. On one hand, pathology can…
The Lion King (2019) Review: A Photo Realistic Nostalgia
As one settles onto the seat and puts on a pair of 3D glasses, ready for an animated experience, Disney’s…
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s La Vérité (The Truth) to Open 76th Venice Film Festival
Palme d’Or winner at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters, Kore-eda Hirokazu’s next film La vérité – The Truth is…
Complicity [2019]: ‘NYAFF’ Review- A Constant Struggle of Being an Outsider
Being an immigrant itself has a certain amount of stigma attached to it. Whether it is for being an outsider…
Sadako [2019]: ‘Fantasia’ Review – A linear, uninspiring horror drama
The Cult of Ringu & Sadako Hideo Nakata rose to fame with his chilling cult-horror film ‘Ringu’, based on the…