October 2021 MUBI Picks – A Touch of Sin, You Were Never Really Here, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Hereditary & More
Like every month, this October 2021, MUBI will be home to some of the most incredible films from around the…
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Shershaah and Why the Formulaic Biopic Works
Given the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s viral selfie with top-tier Bollywood celebrities, including Karan Johar, Shershaah (2021) clearly seems to be strengthening the nationalist fabric of the Hindi film industry.
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Juju Stories [2021]: ‘Locarno’ Review: Tales about Magic Sans any Magic
Nigerian folklore serves as the fuel for ‘Juju Stories’, a three-part anthology film at the Locarno Festival. Directors Michael Omonua,…
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All U Need is Love [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Quarantine caper solely for Hong Kong Cinema Enthusiasts
Once the pandemic hit, basically everyone was obsessed with shopping or stocking up their houses with essentials or reading up…
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Zokki [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review- Exasperatingly masculine vision of eccentrics dismisses and denies women of any narrative space
Zokki is ostensibly set up as a quirky dramedy about a bunch of oddballs and misfits, spread out across occasionally…
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Tailgate [2021]: ‘NBFF’ Review – Dutch Thriller Offers Ample Chills If not Novelty
Tailgate (Bumperkleef) by the Dutch writer/director, Lodewijk Crijns, is quite the thriller that would satisfy the horror aficionados. Crijns manages…
Why “Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa” is a Near-Perfect Tribute to Its Inspiration
Why Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa is a Near-Perfect Tribute to Its Inspiration: When Musafir Ali (played by Manoj Bajpayee) walks…
10 Essential Argentinian Films of the decade (2010s)
In the early 1990s, Argentina has made a record of 12 films released in 1990, 17 in 1991, and 13…
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7 Days [2021]: ‘Tribeca’ Review – A COVID-era meet-cute with a charming Bollywood hangover
The only thing worse than COVID itself can be a COVID set film. They seem to be set in a…