The Zim [2017] Short Film Review: Research Inducing But Not Thought Provoking
“The Zim” attempts to explore a conflict that is theoretically shallow and easy to resolve but challenging on the practical…
Kali Salwar [2002] MUBI Review – A paragon of Redemption
Kali Salwar (The Black Garment) is now streaming on Mubi Library Much has been known and much has been said…
How Paatal Lok Highlights The Impasse Of The Transgender Community In India
While the transgender role in Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Sacred Games’ portrayed a proud, confident, joyful and manipulative character. In Paatal Lok…
Bad Education [2020] Review – A true crime drama uplifted by a fantastic Hugh Jackman performance
The key takeaway from Cory Finley’s sophomore feature “Bad Education” has to be the superlative performance by Hugh Jackman. Coming…
National Identity In The Romantic Aesthetic of Michael Powell
This essay explores the work of Michael Powell as a romantic auteur aspiring to reconfigure the notion of national identity…
Other Music [2020] Review – Joyful, Melodic Remembrance
Other Music: The Documentary is a little beautiful piece of nostalgia, sweetly giving tribute to the famous New York music…
Mangsho – The Meat [2020] Review
Mangsho – The Meat Short film Review (Available on YouTube) “In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes,…
Mangsho [2020] Short Film Review: Raw, Unpleasing and Unforgiving
Some would remark that Tathagata Ghosh‘s ‘Mangsho (The Meat)’ is a political statement. Some would lament that it is a…