After Life (Season 2) Netflix Review: Ricky Gervais At His Wisest
After Life (Season 2) Netflix Review: Described as a “dark comedy drama”, After Life is a bittersweet series about loving,…
The Eternal Breasts [1955] Review – A Portrayal of Female Desires and Creativity that’s Daring for its Time
In September 1951, Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival which subsequently put Japanese cinema…
Beneath the Shadow [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Slow-Burn Queer Drama That Withers Before Bloom
Despite featuring dream-hazed, artless stills of natural landscapes and metaphor-laden queer subtext that seem promising, Beneath the Shadow fails to bloom, frozen amid the brambled-reality of ‘might-haves’ and ‘could-have-beens’.
Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982 [2020] ‘NYAFF’ Review: A Delightful narrative in a sweet, somber film
Based on Cho Nam-Ju’s famous 2016 best-seller, the namesake film ‘Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982′ directed by Kim Do-Young is one…
The Girl and The Gun [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Symbolic Eye-Opener on Exercising The Presumed Power of a Patriarchal Society
‘The Girl and The Gun’ (Babae at Baril) which could also be explained as The Girl and The Patriarchal Power…
John Denver Trending [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – The Death of Humanity
One’s idea of harmless fun can have a devastating impact on the other. Bullies are basically cowards at heart with…
Gone With The Light [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A relationship drama within a sci-fi backdrop
‘Gone With The Light’ (Bei guang zhua zou de ren) is a 2019 Chinese sci-fi thriller that revolves around a group…
Beasts Clawing at Straws [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A stylish crime-caper that tickles genre-conventions
South Korean cinema has become the real talk of the town all of a sudden. A year ago, the cinema…