The Club [2015]: The Spiritual Punishment “JIO MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Review”
Pablo Larrain’s seditious critical & quintessentially scathing film “The Club” works as a complex psychological drama that vicariously creeps inside the psyche of Priests and ultimately strip down the putridness of religious institution. The Club is an intelligent, bold and raw film, well aware about the existence of deeply flawed institution, and blunt enough to showcase,not to question, demoralized souls present in disguise of religious authority.
Titli [2015]: A Terrifying Investigation of the Dog-eat-Dog World
Titli is not a story of a dysfunctional family, because calling these set of ruthless people dysfunctional will be an understatement. But even in this relentlessly downbeat tale of ghastly inane characters there is a coming-of-age film that’s just looking for proper wings to fly away from the gun & the hammer. The title character Titli is not a butterfly because not even in it’s lightest moments you see any glimmer of beauty. But he…
Fury [2014] Review – A Brutal Tank Drama with Battle-Scarred Soldiers
David Ayer’s last two films were at the extreme pole- Sabotage being a totally forgetfully bore action thriller while End of Watch being one of the best crime dramas. Heavily stylized & dramatized Fury falls just somewhere in middle of it. Fury depicts the horror of war quite well with the dash of some great action scenes & undercurrent of jingoism. The opening scene of Wardaddy(played by Brad Pitt) killing a German cavalry officer with…
Schneider vs. Bax (2015) ‘MAMI’ Review: A Straightforward Genre Affair that Balances its Surreal Sensibilities with Dark Humor
Midway through the film, an array of strange characters pop up in Alex van Warmerdam’s “Schneider vs Bax.” You expect…
Peddlers (2012): JIO MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Review
Peddlers (2012): JIO MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Review “The Wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The…
Risk of Acid Rain [2015]: JIO MAMI Review
Risk of Acid Rain is a very subtle & minimalist film that never gets preachy about life & loneliness, instead Behtash incorporates long shots & beautiful terrine imagery that gives needful dimension to the film. Even the long silent scenes are fused with the soul stirring music which renders deep and profound impact that heightens the pain inflicted by loneliness. The script of the film is sprinkled with terse humor that may be new to…
The Lobster (2015) ‘MAMI’ Movie Review
What if a world existed where being with someone is the only thing essential? “The Lobster” picks apart ritualized human…
The Gift (2015): A Wickedly Twisted Modern Day Psychological Tale
The Gift is a brilliant, smart and wicked psychological/suspense thriller and definitely one of the best of the year. It deserves to be watched and appreciated.