The Night Of – A Multi-Layered Study of Flawed Justice System
The rush to judgment against Nasir Khan began at the 21st precinct at 4.45 a.m. the night of, and ended…
Tallulah (2016): Women With Substance
Despondency with life leads to disillusionment with things you least expect to happen to you, and this illusion drives you…
The Neon Demon (2016): Beauty is the only thing that matters
The Neon Demon is like a girl who comes into your dream every night. You do not know who she…
The Handmaiden (2016) Movie Review: A Perverted Tale of Love & Deceit
Park Chan-Wook’s The Handmaiden is like a sexy threesome. While it gives pleasure & pain in equal measures to all the parties involved, someone or the other is always left gasping & confused, that is until someone takes their hands and shows them the way.
The Seventh Continent [1989]: A Critique on the Emptiness of a Quotidian Existence
Austrian film-maker Michael Haneke is arguably one of cinema’s greatest interpreters of modern life’s isolation and alienation. The people in…
The Blackout [1997]: The cost of fantasy revealed in this ‘90s masterpiece
The ending of The 400 Blows shows Antoine facing the utter hopelessness of his upcoming situation, represented by the vast unattainable terrains of the ocean, followed by a zoom-in on Antoine‘s face as he looks into the camera and freeze frame (presumably right before he shrugs). The Blackout takes this premise further – our main man Matty starts off in the film standing before the ocean like Antoine, but this time at night and this…
Phobia (2016) Movie Review: Fear of the Future (And the Past)
Pavan Kirpalani’s Phobia is the kind of movie, by the end of which you just stare at the screen for a while, then if you are a generally exuberant person when it comes to showing your emotional side, you start to clap at what you have just witnessed; or if you are a guy like me who prefers to keep things inside, you start having an imaginary conversation with yourself about the intelligence of…
Tim Burton: The Dark Puppeteer
Tim Burton was born on August 25, 1958. As a kid growing up in Burbank, California, Burton never seemed to fit in anywhere. He was shy and introverted and making friends never came easy to him so instead of spending his time socializing with kids his own age Burton focused most of his attention on the things that interested him the most like monster movies and animation which would go on to serve as major…