We Are Little Zombies (2019): The Absurdity of Coming-of-Age
We Are Little Zombies, which won accolades across several film festivals in 2019, including the Special Jury Award for Originality at Sundance in the same year, plays out like a psychedelic dream in some parts while mostly being a wry but humorous social commentary, dipped in dark humor.
Better Days [2020] Review: Label-proof Love
There are lots of pressures that pile up upon the human being. Whether it is institutions that determine formulas for…
Juju Stories [2021]: ‘Locarno’ Review: Tales about Magic Sans any Magic
Nigerian folklore serves as the fuel for ‘Juju Stories’, a three-part anthology film at the Locarno Festival. Directors Michael Omonua,…
Srijit Mukherjee’s determinedly silly ‘REKKA’ pushes the limits of lazy, clueless Filmmaking
Srijit Mukherji’s maiden Hoichoi venture, Rabindranath Ekhane Kokhono Khete Ashenni aka Rekka (based on Bangladeshi author Mohammed Nazimuddin’s 2015 novel),…
All U Need is Love [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Quarantine caper solely for Hong Kong Cinema Enthusiasts
Once the pandemic hit, basically everyone was obsessed with shopping or stocking up their houses with essentials or reading up…
How to Kill a Cloud [2021]: ‘Locarno’ Review – The Quandaries of a Rainmaker
Who doesn’t love watching the clouds? On a warm summer day when you can see random patterns and faces, or…
Long Weekend [2021] Review: A Unique, Albeit Unfulfilling, Rom-Com
You’ve seen this movie time and again: a depressed (and newly) single man tries to get back on his feet…
Conflicting Resolutions and the Metaphor of the Aged People in Kieślowski’s Three Colors Trilogy
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors Trilogy is an interestingly structured narrative that focuses on the colors, as the name suggests, of…