The Insider [1999]: Tobacco & Truth Kill
At the running length of 157 mins, Michael Mann has engineered one of the flawless films that exponentially raise the tension with every passing second. Each frame is impeccably placed; every cut seems to be a masterstroke; every character seems to have born to play that respective part. Like, Wigand’s attorney bawling on other attorney who constantly interrupts him during questioning to Wigand in Kentucky Court.
Double Feature: John Carney’s Once (2007) & Begin Again (2014)
Being a John Cassavetes fan John Carney believes that films don’t need a big crew and grandeur production qualities, rather he believes that a film can be made with only two characters walking down a road humming their favorite tunes and talking their mutual love for Music. When you look at both the films, you find a striking similarity. Both the films have two characters – A guy and A girl, ironically named so in…
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice- A Gigantic Monstrous Mess.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice stands as a gigantic monstrous mess. And for a fan of Superhero movies like me, it is a very painful, frustrated experience; for which Snyder and his writers should be held accountable.
The Look of Silence (2015): A Fairytale of Blood and Murderers
If I have to describe The Look of Silence in one word, I would say ‘sick’. The people you meet in this documentary, the things they say and the audacity with which they talk about their age old crimes is sickening to say the least. Here is a documentary that offers nothing violent but still manages to make you uncomfortable with its cringe worthy conversations. People get old and withered but only a handful of…
Priyanka Chopra: Stiletto trotting all over the world
Over the last few years Priyanka Chopra has been taking the international entertainment by storm. She has been creating a…
Kapoor and Sons (2016): A Refreshingly Unique Family Drama
Recall the days when families huddled up to watch a Sooraj Barjatya or a Yash Raj epic family drama with…
The Brand New Testament [2015]: “Divine Intervention”
Humor and mockery, there is a fine line between these two and in history of any form of art where humor is an objective for the artist, there has been occasions where the artist failed to make the dichotomy between humor and mockery quite distinct. The line often becomes blurred for many; and therein lie the beauty and novelty of one artist who manages to provide pure humor though the subject of his work appears…
Our Little Sister [2015] Review: A Marvelous Addition to Kore-eda’s Brand of Humanist Cinema
The Japanese master of modern family dramas, Hirokazu Kore-eda, in the past two decades has created a body of work that gracefully and subtly explores the fascinating private worlds of emotionally vulnerable individuals. Since Kore-eda fleshes out his emotionally complex characters without employing high-strung drama, his works may disappoint those expecting neatly aligned conflicts and respective resolutions.