Berberian Sound Studio [2012]: Sound of Paranoia
Cinema is usually considered as a visual medium while ignoring the other most essential element – sound designing – that…
Sachin: A Billion Dreams (2017) Documentary Review: Humanizing the God
In a country where sport, essentially cricket, is one of the parameters of nationwide pride and patriotism, Sachin is,…
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo [2011]: Sultry Dragon on a Slender Shoulder
The broad strokes of the sultry dragon tattoo on the slender shoulder of Lisbeth heaves and sighs as the atmosphere becomes suffocating. The smoke hangs in the air from all the tensed cigarettes burnt, the black tar lying as a heap, reminiscent of the hearts that collide in the snow laden island in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Adaptation [2002]: Eternal Sunshine of a Screenwriter’s Mind
I’m looking at the blank screen in front of me and wondering how to begin my ranting about how much…
John Wick: Chapter 2 [2017]: The Devil in Black
“The man. The myth. The legend. John Wick.” The macabre setting, the violent rains washing out the blood on streets,…
Tope [2017]: A Lost Master
There was a time when a Buddhadeb Dasgupta film would be welcomed with as much gusto as a Rituporno Ghosh…
It Comes at Night [2017]: An Excellent yet Empty A24 Horror
Despite all the wonders of It Comes At Night, there is one massive problem: Trey Edward Shults never fully fleshes out his ideas.
Holy Motors [2012]: The Death & Re-birth of Cinema
*spoiler alert* In the present day and age, cinema is mostly consumed as mere entertainment. The very idea that constructive…