A Study of Fragmentation in the Aftermath of World War II in Christian Petzold’s Phoenix (2014)
Phoenix (2014) opens at night, and we follow a car carrying two Jewish women past a military checkpoint into Berlin,…
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The Sadness [2021]: ‘Locarno’ Review – An Interesting Gore Fest that Never Takes Off
It would be too straightforward to brand ‘The Sadness’ as a zombie film. Despite the lack of official word, the…
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Shankar’s Fairies [2021]: Locarno Review – A Beautifully Nostalgic Film Which Also Talks About Indian Class Structure
It’s 1962, the time when Indian borders were witnessing the Sino-Indian war. Bureaucrat IPS Rajesh Kumar Sinha is typically busy…
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Too Late [2021] Review: Uninspired horror-comedy lazily presents a showbiz metaphor
Bosses can be real monsters. They can suck the life out of you and do their best to not lead…
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Shadows [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – An Uninventive Thriller that barely flares
Shadows traverses difficult thematic terrain; director Glenn Chan is primarily playing with the suggestion of the essential and intrinsic depravity…
All James Cameron Movies Ranked
When one thinks of the most iconic directors active in Hollywood, the name James Cameron is more often than not…
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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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Long Weekend [2021] Review: A Unique, Albeit Unfulfilling, Rom-Com
You’ve seen this movie time and again: a depressed (and newly) single man tries to get back on his feet…
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Actual People [2021]: ‘Locarno’ Review: Seeking Sanity in the Modern World
Everyone goes through that phase in life when nothing seems to be going your way. Without any redeeming elements in…