Cinema Against War
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the war room.” What is a war? Is it an extremely lengthy…
Nayattu [2021] Netflix Review: A Taut Thriller of Contradictory Politics
Nayattu (2021) is by far the trickiest Political film I’ve come across as I’m trying to measure my response to…
Malmkrog [2020]: ‘MUBI’ Review – The Talking Cure for Elites
Malmkrog [2020] ‘MUBI’ Review: The Romanian New Wave began in the mid-noughties. Cristi Puiu is, in fact, the pioneer of…
Sorcerer [1977] Review – The Quintessential 70s film-making masterpiece
The reaction after finishing Sorcerer usually ranges from astonishment at the technical expertise you see on the screen, complete and…
Songs My Brothers Taught Me [2015]: ‘MUBI’ Review – Chloé Zhao’s Debut Is a Sincere and Striking Piece
Songs My Brothers Taught Me Review: Chloé Zhao’s first feature credited and played 20 pieces of music. These are not…
On The Lives Of Veronique: The Miraculous Krzysztof Kieslowski
In the spring I turned 20, I had found myself questioning about what that year would change for me, in…
The Problem With Cinematic Universes
What a time to be alive! For anyone who grew up eating comic books for fun, seeing some of your…
Milestone [2021] Netflix Review – Harsh and humane, Ivan Ayr’s film richly mines inner desolation
The vagaries of the unorganized transport sector bristle through Ivan Ayr’s second directorial feature, Milestone (Meel Patthar). Make no mistake,…