Blinded by the Light Netflix [2019] Review: A Run-of-the-mill Drama about Finding Oneself
Blinded by the Light is now streaming on Netflix Just the other day, a friend was telling me about his…
Synonyms (Synonymes) [2019]: ‘TIFF’ Review – A Chaotic yet Weary look into Identity Crisis
Winner of the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival, ‘Synonyms (Synonymes)’ is about a fleeing Israeli trying to…
Son-Mother [2019] ‘TIFF’ Review – A stark reflection of Women’s place in Iranian Society
The oppressive patriarchy, rigid theocracy and orthodox religious practice in Iran lead to abuse and hardship of helpless people who…
IT Chapter Two [2019] Review: A thunderously messy piece of Big Blockbuster CGI
IT Chapter Two [2019] Review: It has been 27 years since Pennywise terrorised the losers in their sleepy hometown of…
The Representation of Women in Film Noir
Before World War II, women were primarily housewives. The majority of them did not work outside the home, and the…
Magamuni [2019] Review – An Engrossing Character-Driven Thriller
It wasn’t just Thiagarajan Kumararaja in Tamil film industry who made a riveting directorial debut in 2011 (‘Aaranya Kaandam’) and…
White Lie [2019]: ‘TIFF’ Review – The Value of Truth in the Modern World
“Go back to sleep”, says Katie, and the response she gets is, “now I am awake”. Those are the two…
The Scarecrows (Les épouvantails) [2019]: ‘Venice’ Review- The Horrors of Survival
It is particularly compelling how the Tunisian veteran uses ‘spaces’ in The Scarecrows (Les épouvantails). Within the first few frames,…