22 July [2018] Review: Strong Start Ruined By A Tedious Middle Portion
When it comes to dramatizing a real-life event in a quasi-documentary style, rarely anyone does a better job than English…
Local Hero [1983] Review – An Immensely Enjoyable Scottish Dramedy
Director Bill Forsyth was considered to be one of the pioneers in Scottish cinema for building up the basic infrastructure…
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [2007] Review: A Tale of Fame & Infamy
An extensively researched, immaculately photographed & thoroughly engrossing period piece that captures its bygone era with an equally mournful &…
A Star Is Born [2018] Review: Beautiful and Haunting
“Tell me something girl, are you happy in this modern world?” It has been almost two full days since I…
Patakha [2018] Review – An Absolute Blast!
When I was a kid, we used to play Cricket, sometimes one on one, to heighten the thrill of encounters….
Touch Me Not [2018]: ‘TIFF’ Review – A Flawed yet Oddly Interesting Therapeutic Essay on Openness and Intimacy
The confrontational directness with which Romanian artist and film-maker Adina Pintilie pitch her quasi-fictional explorative essay Touch Me Not (2018)…
Burning (2018) ‘NYFF’ Review: About Rage, Love & Class Conflict
Burning with class conflict, rage, and sexual longing in Modern South Korea Society Burning (2018) ‘NYFF’ Review: Every person has…
Venom [2018] Review: Muddled Comic Book Adaptation
The first act of Venom is a disaster. For a full 30 minutes, I felt like I was being trolled…