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  • Dhadak 2 (2025) Movie Review: An adaptation that doesn’t water down caste-based discrimination in favour of telling a love story 
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    Dhadak 2 (2025) Movie Review: An adaptation that doesn’t water down caste-based discrimination in favour of telling a love story 

    Shikhar Verma August 7, 2025
  • Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025) Movie Review: An uninspired and self-indulgent mess that fails to carve an identity of its own
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    Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025) Movie Review: An uninspired and self-indulgent mess that fails to carve an identity of its own

    Shikhar Verma August 13, 2025
  • Saiyaara (2025) Movie Review: A Somewhat Sincere Love Ballad Peppered With Familiar Mohit Suri-Isms
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    Saiyaara (2025) Movie Review: A Somewhat Sincere Love Ballad Peppered With Familiar Mohit Suri-Isms

    Shikhar Verma July 24, 2025

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  • Hair, Paper, Water… (2025)
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    Hair, Paper, Water… (Tóc, Giáy Và Nuóc, 2025) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Wondrously Porous Distillation of Language-Memory

    Debanjan Dhar August 14, 2025August 15, 2025
  • The Fin (2025)
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    The Fin (2025) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Investigating the Nature of Devotion, Indoctrination, and Survival Through a Dystopian Mirror

    Akash Deshpande August 14, 2025August 14, 2025
  • Desire Lines (Linije zelje, 2025)
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    Desire Lines (Linije zelje, 2025) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Dane Komljen Conjures an Enchanted Osmosis of Borderless-ness

    Debanjan Dhar August 12, 2025August 13, 2025
  • Solomamma (2025)
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    Solomamma (2025) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Lisa Loven Kongsli and Herbert Nordrum Make a Winsome Duo in Richly Conflicting Maternal Drama

    Debanjan Dhar August 11, 2025August 13, 2025
  • Legend of the Happy Worker (2025)
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    Legend of the Happy Worker (2025) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: A Preachy, Mawkish, and Inconsistent Fable that Feels Like a Misfire

    Akash Deshpande August 9, 2025August 9, 2025
  • God Will Not Help (2025)
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    God Will Not Help (2025) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Bristling Study of Gendered Power Thrives in Gaps

    Debanjan Dhar August 9, 2025August 14, 2025

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Night Always Comes (2025)
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Night Always Comes (2025) Movie Review: A Well-Acted, But Inauthentic Urban Thriller

August 16, 2025
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The Ice Tower (2025)
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The Ice Tower (La tour de glace, 2025) Movie Review: An Achingly Beautiful Modern Fairy Tale

August 16, 2025
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Nobody 2 (2025) Movie Review: The Midlife Crisis John Wick Returns, and This Time, He Just Wants a Break

August 16, 2025
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Luce (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Marianna Fontana Makes the Inchoate, Unsatisfying Drama Stay the Course
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Luce (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Marianna Fontana Makes the Inchoate, Unsatisfying Drama Stay the Course

Debanjan Dhar March 2, 2025

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Drowning Dry (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Smart, Moving Patchwork of Trauma and Loss Upends Conventional Trajectories
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Drowning Dry (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Smart, Moving Patchwork of Trauma and Loss Upends Conventional Trajectories

Debanjan Dhar March 2, 2025

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Mexico 86 (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: A Sensitive Portrayal of a Rebel Activist Stuck in the Dilemma of Choosing Her Ideals or Motherhood
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Mexico 86 (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: A Sensitive Portrayal of a Rebel Activist Stuck in the Dilemma of Choosing Her Ideals or Motherhood

Amartya Acharya March 2, 2025

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The Sparrow in the Chimney (Der Spatz im Kamin, 2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: The Zürcher Brothers Bring Their Trilogy to an Enigmatic, Exhilarating Close in Frosty Family Drama
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The Sparrow in the Chimney (Der Spatz im Kamin, 2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: The Zürcher Brothers Bring Their Trilogy to an Enigmatic, Exhilarating Close in Frosty Family Drama

Debanjan Dhar March 2, 2025

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Dìdi (2024) Movie Review: Sean Wang’s Childhood Told With Acidic Self-Reflection
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Dìdi (2024) Movie Review: Sean Wang’s Childhood Told With Acidic Self-Reflection

Julian Malandruccolo March 2, 2025

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Inside the Mind of a Dog (2024) Documentary Review: An exploration of the ‘goodest boy’ in the whole wide world
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Inside the Mind of a Dog (2024) Documentary Review: An exploration of the ‘goodest boy’ in the whole wide world

Deepshikha Deb March 2, 2025

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Salve Maria (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Nerve-Racking Unravelling of Motherhood’s All-Consuming Force
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Salve Maria (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Nerve-Racking Unravelling of Motherhood’s All-Consuming Force

Debanjan Dhar March 2, 2025

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Phir Aayi Hasseen Dilruba (2024) Movie Review: Marked Improvement Over the Original as the Sequel Embraces Its Pulp Roots
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Phir Aayi Hasseen Dilruba (2024) Movie Review: Marked Improvement Over the Original as the Sequel Embraces Its Pulp Roots

Amartya Acharya March 2, 2025

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Death Will Come (La Mort viendra, 2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Noir Drama Cranks Up Atmospherics but Fumbles in Character Work
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Death Will Come (La Mort viendra, 2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Noir Drama Cranks Up Atmospherics but Fumbles in Character Work

Debanjan Dhar March 2, 2025

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