Forbidden Games [1952] Review – An Astonishingly Poignant Drama on Broken Childhood
Rene Clement’s Forbidden Games (‘Jeux interdits’, 1952) — based on writer Francois Boyer’s novel — is one of the greatest…
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Film Festivals | IFFI | Review
Buoyancy [2019] ‘IFFI’ Review – A heart-pounding drama
Buoyancy [2019] ‘IFFI’ Review: “Why did you give birth to so many kids?” Chakra asks his Father, its a question…
Ranked: Every International Feature Film Submitted for 92nd Academy Awards 2020
This April, the Academy changed the name of their “Foreign Language Film” category to the “International Feature Film Award,” effective…
Interview with Achal Mishra : “I was not just documenting our house, but also a culture which is slowly eroding.”
Achal Mishra’s potent debut “Gamak Ghar” won the Manish Acharya Award for New Voices in Indian Cinema at Jio MAMI…
The Laundromat (2019) Netflix Review: A complex subject presented in a satirical manner
The Laundromat is now streaming on Netflix The Panama Papers encompasses a world of unaccountable offshore companies that launder dodgy…
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The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be [2019] ‘Venice’ Review
Two months ago, when I reviewed Shooting the Mafia, I was so enchanted by Letizia Battaglia’s fight against the mafia…
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Film Festivals | MAMI | Review
One Child Nation [2019] ‘MAMI’ Review: Excruciating Consequences of Government’s Rule
Most of the developing countries face acute economic problems & resource management issue due to population explosion. It is a…
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Stranger Than Paradise [1984] – A Charmingly Low-Key Classic of American Indie Cinema
Jim Jarmusch’s sophomore feature Stranger Than Paradise (1984) has sixty-seven shots – mostly long static shots filmed with live sound…
How the Burden of Dreams can take man deep into the Heart of Darkness
There’s a fascinating moment towards the end of Les Blank’s sublime 1982 documentary “Burden of Dreams” where Werner Herzog begins…