Holy Motors [2012]: The Death & Re-birth of Cinema
*spoiler alert* In the present day and age, cinema is mostly consumed as mere entertainment. The very idea that constructive…
The Levelling [2017]: An Internal rage and grief tripping in silence
In one of the most gut-wrenching scenes, a young trainee veterinarian Clover ( played in a restrained manner by Ellie…
10 Films The HOF-Men Recommend: 8th Edition
Here is the 8th Edition of the HOF-Men Recommend Series; Like every time we came with a list of 10…
Amadeus [1984]: For the Artist in You
“The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.” ― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I do not watch…
Free Fire [2017]: Insults & Infections
Ben Wheatley’s ‘Free Fire’ is an absolutely berserk throwback to the action films of the 70s. Those films didn’t feature big setups, car…
Guilty of Romance (2011): Finding Kafka’s Castle
Cult filmmaker, Sion Sono, known for his perverted and subversive take on the sexual milieu, shows an obsession as a…
The Stepford Wives [2004]: Dress-up and Denial
Satire is really hard to pull off. This is a genre that demands a very specific checklist of elements for…
Cairo Station [1958] – The Struggles against Sexual Repression and Social Oppression
The unbridled energy, immediacy and meticulously visualized set-pieces in Youssef Chahine’s Cairo Station (aka ‘Bab el hadid’, 1958) could serve…