The Novice [2021] Review: An Electrifying Sports Drama about the Psychotic Fixation on Winning
Lauren Hadaway’s first-time directorial feature ‘The Novice’ is a bold and unapologetic coming-of-age story that is equal parts a sports…
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Fever Dream [2021] Netflix Review – A mysterious eco-fable that doubles down as a metaphor for parental anxiety
Doubt can fester inside a body like worms latching onto an open wound. It is like a disease that slowly…
The 25 Best Movies About Writers
Movies about writers are not a common occurrence in cinema. There are only a few filmmakers that have ever been…
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A Thousand Fires [2021]: ‘Locarno’ Review – A Bewitchingly Intimate Slice-of-Life Documentary
Documentaries’ sole purpose isn’t to convey certain information or to educate the audience. It can artfully put us into the…
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Bucolic [2021] ‘Locarno’ Review – A Portrait of Country Life minus the Idealized Perspective
Bucolic indicates the pleasant or romanticized aspects of countryside and country life. The literary genre of ‘Pastoral’ in fact evokes…
The 10 Best Stephen King Film Adaptations
Since the early ‘70s, Stephen King has made a name for himself as one of the most prolific writers in…
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The Employer and the Employee [2021]: ‘Cannes’ Review – A Modest, Bleak Portrait of Class Privilege and Indifference
In Uruguayan filmmaker, Manuel Nieto Zas’s quietly effective third feature “The Employer and the Employee”, a Directors’ Fortnight selection at…
The 15 Best Indian Movies of 2015
Indian cinema has been experimenting a lot in recent years and has been quite successful by far. New actors and…
20 Underrated Road Movies You Need to See
Road movies are difficult to tabulate. More so because they mirror the styles of various popular genres like comedy (It’s…