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A Monster Calls [2016] : An endearing tale of acceptance
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A Monster Calls [2016] : An endearing tale of acceptance

A Monster Calls is an endearing, touching and beautiful tale of accepting one’s reality and understanding the fantasy. It’s a film that wants you to tackle your nightmares and to destroy or embrace them whenever necessary. It touches all possible human emotions without being too preachy about them.

Raees [2017] : A two hour long SRK Swag-fest, in a Good Way.
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Raees [2017] : A two hour long SRK Swag-fest, in a Good Way.

Raees manages to fall under that category where you can’t label a movie particularly good or bad. Liking or disliking the movie totally depends on how you view it. Do not get me wrong here, but you might not enjoy Raees much if you watch it in a plus AC multiplex with a popcorn tub in hand and twenty something people around.

The 10 Most Weird Films Of 2016

The 10 Most Weird Films Of 2016

From featuring dead bodies that not only fart but fall in love to mothers giving birth to children without sexually conceiving them, 2016 had weirdness all abound on most of the divisive films of the year. While weird is mostly associated with bad, here are 10 films that play with the essence of weirdness in order to tell tales in their own fascinating way.

5 Reasons Why Haraamkhor is a Must Watch

5 Reasons Why Haraamkhor is a Must Watch

It was 2nd November 2015, a remarkable day in the week of cinematic wonders that is MAMI Film Festival. I was among the first few people to attend the Indian premiere of Haraamkhor. I brag about it because I was the last delegate, in (almost endless) stand by queue, who was allowed to enter the screening. I’ve seen people standing in the queue for hours and fighting authorities just to watch this movie. However, after few months, the role was reversed. The film had to stand in queue for almost a year and fight authorities in order to reach its audience. The film has emerged victorious in its battle against CBFC, but this victory would mean nothing without our support.