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Giant (2025) Movie Review: A Long and Halfhearted Attempt to Capture a Real-Life Tale through a Formulaic Rise-and-Fall Arc

Akash Deshpande May 16, 2026

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Titanic Ocean (2026) Movie Review: Atmospheric Mermaid School set coming-of-age film transforms into a prosaic exercise of familiar tropes

Shikhar Verma May 19, 2026
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Fjord (2026) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Cultural Complexities Clash in Cristian Mungiu’s Latest Calamitous Family Drama

Julian Malandruccolo May 20, 2026

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Harakiri_Best Samurai Movies

40 Best Samurai Movies, Ranked

May 20, 2026

WWII Movies Ranked - Come and See (1985)

The 20 Greatest WWII Movies Ever Made, Ranked

May 15, 2026

Anticipated Films of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival - Sheep in the Box

20 Most Anticipated Films of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

May 17, 2026

Julian Malandruccolo

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‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’ and the Portrait of a Man in a Million Pieces

Shivansh Mishra May 20, 2026
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Stillness, Memory, and Time in the Cinema of Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang

Sree May 19, 2026
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Love in the Ruins of Paradise: How “Pathey Holo Deri” Turns Melodrama Into a Study of Desire and Selfhood

Sree May 14, 2026

All Posts

Film Festivals · Locarno · Review

Fortuna [2018]: ‘Locarno’ Review

First Reformed Review [2018]: Spiritual Collapse under Crisis of Faith

The Colossus of Rhodes [1961]: Sergio Leone’s Directorial Debut

Lookback on Lumet: The Offence [1973]

What Still Remains Review [2018]: A Question That is Successfully Asked

Love, Simon Review [2018]: Everyone Deserves A Great Love Story

Film Festivals · Locarno · Review

Those Who Work [2018]: ‘Locarno’ Review

The Rebel Review [2007]: A Welcome Entry In Martial Arts Filmmaking

Tristana [1970]: Shifting Power Dynamics in Human Relationship

The Protector Review [2005]: An Adrenaline-Fuelled & Action-Packed Muay Thai Mayhem