The Pianist [2002] Review: A Poignant Commentary On the Horrors of the Holocaust
Context. Perspective. Aftermath. These words are continuously called into the minds of the viewers while watching Roman Polanski’s masterpiece, The…
The Wind [2019] Review: A Menacing Portrait of Isolation
A folkloric tale of madness, paranoia & things that go bump in the night, The Wind is an exquisitely photographed…
Otherhood Netflix Review (2019) – A Formulaic Drama About Parent Children Dynamics
Otherhood is now streaming on Netflix The role of parenting includes that of provider, moral compass, motivator, pincushion, and then…
Trial on the Road [1971] Review – A Searing Examination on the Thin Line of Demarcation between ‘Hero’ and ‘Traitor’
Aleksei Yuryevich German (1938-2013) was considered by many as the equal of Andrei Tarkovsky, the auteur oft bedecked with the…
Shooting the Mafia [2019]: ‘Fantasia’ Review – Photogenic Revolution
Shooting the Mafia is a documentary, like none other I have ever watched. It so successfully blurs the line between…
The Hole in the Ground [2019] Review: Squandered Potential
A slow-burn indie horror that benefits a lot from its remote setting, foreboding aura & restrained camerawork in addition to…
Dear Comrade [2019] Review: A High-Octane Crowd-Pleaser with Enough Passion and Heart
In the earlier scenes, Deverakonda’s character is shown in a public-washroom, imitating the same rage that his character from Arjun…
For Sama [2019] – A Perturbing and Poignant Account of a Cataclysmic Conflict
The humanitarian crisis in Syria has been recently dealt in documentaries like Last Men in Aleppo (2017) and The White…