Mehsampur (2018) Review: A Dysfunctional Celebration of Dysfunction
There is a thin line between being detailed and being pedantic. Most successful docudramas achieve a balance in showing effective…
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Girlfriend [2019] Review: The Unseen Zeitgeist of the Contemporary Romance
What can be funnier for a film titled Girlfriend, to have a poster-boy who has been ‘eternally’ single? The hero,…
Meryl Streep To Be Honored At Toronto International Film Festival
“The mistake we make about somebody like Meryl is assuming that she’s somehow magical. In fact, what Meryl Streep is…
Analyzing Whiplash Final Scene: Passion or Masochism?
Damien Chazelle’s coming-of-age drama ‘Whiplash’ is a film that uses its musical soundtrack to deconstruct, in fact, musicals. It is…
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And Your Bird Can Sing [2019]: ‘Japan Cuts’ Review- An Ode to the Mundane
There’s a moment in the film where the lead character sniffs the t-shirt that she’s wearing, a rather baggy one…
How “There Will Be Blood” and “Requiem For A Dream” Explore The Rotten American Dream
“There Will Be Blood” and “Requiem For A Dream” are as different from one another as you could imagine. One’s…
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Melancholic [2019]: ‘Japan Cuts’ Review – Soaked in Ennui
‘Melancholic’ is Seiji Tanaka’s debut feature. It is a genuine attempt at combining different genres within its narrative while dealing…
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Killing (Zan) [2019]: ‘Japan Cuts’ Review – A Remarkable Reimagining of Samurai Cinema Tropes
Shinya Tsukamoto, the maverick film-maker Quentin Tarantino is obsessed with, burst onto the Japanese cinema scene with his black-and-white, industrial-surrealist…
![The Art of Self-Defense [2019]: ‘Fantasia’ Review – A pitch-black satire on Toxic Masculinity](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Art-of-Self-Defense-highonfilms--768x405.jpg)
The Art of Self-Defense [2019]: ‘Fantasia’ Review – A pitch-black satire on Toxic Masculinity
There’s so much one can write about Riley Stearns and his unique sensibility. His debut feature film ‘Faults’ was a…