Manchester by the Sea [2016]: The Man of Constant Sorrow
He sits on the dinner table. Shoulders drooped with burden of a lifetime over them, eyes heavy with the past…
Paterson [2016]: A Celebration of Life
When I was in School, I had read a poem called “An Elegy written in a Country Churchyard”, it talked…
Sieranevada (2017) Review: A Hilarious Family Reunion
Sieranevada is an honest ensemble portrait of a family reunion where prejudices and back-slapping emerge during extended conversations. A neurosurgeon,…
Manchester By The Sea [2016]: Devastating tale of a broken man.
Manchester By The Sea, directed by Kenneth Lonergan is the cinematic expression of the term “Happy Sad” (made popular by…
Fences [2016] : A dramatic take on family strife
Love, hate, and regrets all comes crashing down into the backyard of Denzel Washington’s Fences. Adapted from the renowned play…
Dogs (Caini) [2017]: BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (BIFFES)
Imagine, densely layered, the slow-moving art-house drama of “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia,” meets unsettling scenes & nihilistic, cynical…
Slightly Overrated Films: Arrival [2016]
Any film that has such a high budget that approaches such lofty themes are going to be much loved by critics, who secretly miss the days when fairly expensive films had the cinematic thrills without any dumbing down, and are going to fawn all over any film that represents this long-gone ambition of the mid-budget film.
The Edge of Seventeen [2016] Review – A Smart Teen Movie with Thin Sugary Layers
Director John Hughes’ quirky, yet grounded comedic spirit could be found in Kelly Fremon Craig’s feature-film debut The Edge of…