The Tonal Difference between Peter Rabbit [2018] and Christopher Robin [2018]
The difference in tone between both these reboots is stark, despite both originating from source materials that are warm, comforting, and, most likely for older audiences, nostalgic.
Happy End [2017]: A Lackluster Drama with Sporadic Moments of Brilliance
Austrian auteur Michael Haneke’s Happy End (2017), screened at the 70th edition of Cannes Film Festival, generated huge expectations. That’s…
Lookback on Zanussi: Camouflage [1977]
If the youth of today is to be followed, Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi’s cinema would be termed as ‘politically incorrect.’…
Mute [2018]: Voiceless. Soulless. Pointless.
Mute [2018]: A Hell of a Boring Sci-Fi With Uninspired Setting & Bland Characters. Duncan Jones’ spiritual sequel to his…
The Square [2017] – A Clever Commentary on the Pretentiousness of Human Nature and Modern Society
Swedish filmmaker Ruben Ostlund has quickly emerged as one of contemporary world cinema’s most distinctive voices. As a wonderful satirist,…
Magnolia [1999]: An exhaustively detailed & extensively refined study of the human condition
“I really feel… That Magnolia is, for better or worse, the best movie I’ll ever make.” — Paul Thomas Anderson…
The 15 Best LGBTQ Films Of 2017
I am a strong believer that every story is important. Every story that has something to say and knows exactly…
Loveless [2017] – A Blistering Tale of Contemporary Human Relations
Incisive, hard-hitting, subtle and multi-layered in terms of theme and style, the Russian film-maker Andrey Zvyagintsev’s oeuvre elegantly conjures…