Wade In The Water [2019] Review: The Curious case of proxy Revenge & Self-atonement
Our man (Tom E. Nicholson) is isolated and frustrated. He is seeking help. He is drowning in his own history,…
Loves of a Blonde [1965] Review – When Political Practices Invades Youthful Romantic Impulses
“Loves of a Blonde may somehow fall under the romance and comedy genre, but it has nothing to do with…
The Edge of Democracy Netflix [2019] Review – A Captivating and Sobering Account of Breakdown of Democracy
“The tragic paradox of the electoral route to authoritarianism is that democracy’s assassins use the very institutions of democracy—gradually, subtly,…
Toy Story 4 [2019] Review – A Pixar film you enjoy but do not take home
It won’t be an exaggeration to call the Toy Story series the “Piece de resistance” of Pixar. It’s an accumulation…
The Story of 90 Coins (2015) Review: A promise Strained Between Love and Ambition
There is a sense of gratification gained through pleasure and also through pain in love. This 9 mins short film,…
100 Years of Pauline Kael
“I worked to loosen my style,” she said. “To get away from the term-paper pomposity that we learn at college. I wanted the sentences to breathe, to have the sound of a human voice.”
Abyakto [2019] ‘LIFF’ Review: About Unexpressed Nuances of Life
Abyakto (Unsaid) begins with a dream where a little kid loses the grip of his mother’s hand and is lost…
Widow of Silence [2019]: ‘LIFF’ Review – An Arresting and Artfully Restrained Portrayal of Kashmiri Half-widows
Praveen Morchhale’s beautifully nuanced third feature Widow of Silence (2018) opens with a mute, passive old woman getting tied to…