Asuran [2019] Review : Rise, Asuran, Rise!
‘Asuran’ is an important film that amalgamates realism with commerce. It serves a thrilling experience to the audience, irrespective of…
An Audience of Chairs [2019] Review: Good Intentions and Unfulfilled Potential
Films like ‘An Audience of Chairs‘ sadden me the most and almost anger me even. I’m talking about films whose…
Family Life [1971] Review: Life as an experiment
Every human life is an experiment. And as it goes with experiments, most are failures. Ken Loach’s Family Life may feature its glimmers of hope, but it ultimately concludes on how the lives of the troubled are merely used as cautionary tales for others, especially when there’s a decreasing sense of anomie in the culture (and at home).
The Sky Is Pink [2019]: ‘TIFF Review – Be Ready To Be Moved
I’ve never cried while watching a film or TV series in my lifetime. Admittedly, there have been a couple of…
Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) [2019] Review: the becoming of Pedro Almodóvar
It is a fickle thing, to remember — to confront one’s own history and what comes with that of trials…
The Cremator (Spalovac mrtvol) [1969] Review: A Macabre Masterpiece
An unhinged, unsettling & uncomfortable chiller that effortlessly sustains its eeriness from the first frame to the last, The Cremator…
War [2019] Review – A Surprisingly Entertaining Bollywood Actioner
I never imagined I would say this but Siddharth Anand’s ‘War (2019)‘ is a truly pulpy entertainer that casually reinvents…
Joker (2019) Movie Review – Reflecting Society’s Alienation and Despair through the Rise of a Supervillain
“All I have is negative thoughts,” says Arthur Fleck – a self-pitying, unfunny clown who dreams of being a standup…