Ae Dil Hai Mushkil [2016]: The Grapes of Love
In the end, Karan Johar’s much-hyped film about unrequited love comes off as a basketful of artificial fruits that looks delicious but is, unfortunately, inedible. Nonetheless, it is the most Joharistic film since Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, a crucial chapter in ‘Dharma’s Guide to Love and Friendship’ that also serves as a love letter to retro Bollywood.
Elle [2016] : Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star
Elle [2016] – An Incendiary Tale of a Woman in Control Shame is an emotion not strong enough to keep…
Good Night Good Morning [2010]
For all my friends bemoaning the purpose, rationale, and economics of parallel cinema [ like it was a mythical beast]-…
Swiss Army Man (2016) ‘MAMI’ Review: A Delightful Fart
In one of the most beautiful looking scenes, Manny (Daniel Redcliffe) and lonely & introvert, fractured minded Hank (Paul Dano)…
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World [2016] – JIO MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Review
Werner Herzog’s “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” explores the grim, weird and the fundamentally positive side of man-made marvel – internet. The veteran film-maker’s keen perspective and the absence of moralistic hand-wringing stop it from being just another documentary about the digital world.
Blue Jay (2016): Duplass Brothers’ B/W Tribute to Simplicity, Nostalgia and Lost Love
What is the saddest and most beautiful love song you’ve heard? If that song were a film, it would inarguably…
Weiner [2016]: A Captivating Tale of Self-Destruction
Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s riveting political documentary “Weiner” (2016) commences with the quote, “The name of a man is…
Mountains May Depart [2016] : A Capitalistic punishment.
The title card in Jia Zhangke’s Mountains May Depart appears somewhere around the 45-minute mark. Not only does it instantly change the way you look at the film (with a very subtle change in the aspect ratio) but also changes your feelings towards the film. As Zhangke himself said, he wanted to make a film about feelings that are surrounded by the changing consumerism, economy and a human need for a better future. So, as…