The Woman in the Window [2021]: Netflix Review – Predictable Hitchcockian thriller dwindles while trying to outsmart the viewer
They say “An empty mind is a devil’s workshop.” But what about a mind that’s brimming with thoughts? A mind…
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No Country For Old Men (2007): A Study of Human Duality
Coen Brothers’ adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel, No Country For Old Men (2007) is nothing like your usual neo-western but…
How Nayattu (2021) Is An Unrealistic and Misleading Anti-Dalit Movie
****Warning: Spoilers*** Critics and viewers alike are hailing the 2021 movie Nayattu, directed by Martin Prakkat, as a bold step…
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About Endlessness [2021] Review: Vignettes, mundane and majestic, make a masterpiece
“I saw a woman, who thought no one was waiting for her,” announces the narrator of ‘About Endlessness.’ This, at…
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In The Mood For Love [2000]: “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas”
Set in the conservative 1960s Hong Kong, In the Mood for Love (2000) revolves around a certain Mrs. Chan and…
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The Courier [2021] Review: Typical Spy Fare
Dominic Cooke’s The Courier is another biopic that adopts the “been there, done that” structure, as it chronicles the true…
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The Family Game [1983] Review – An Incredible Dark Comedy on the Middle-Class Nuclear Family Life
Yoshimitsu Moritu’s The Family Game (Kazoku gemu, 1983) – based on Yohei Honma’s novel- is an absurdist satire on the…
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Mandela [2021] Netflix Review – A Social Commentary on Power
Niccolo Machiavelli, the great political philosopher said, “It is better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.”…
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The Vast of Night [2020] Review: A Gripping Indie Sci-Fi Thriller That Wins on Multiple Levels
A well-done independent film always tends to carry a certain charm with it, and Amazon Studio’s latest science fiction thriller,…