Josephine Decker’s ‘Shirley’ (2020) is based on Susan Scarf Mercell’s novel of the same name, which attempts to delve into celebrated author Shirley Jackson’s psyche and creative activity. It does so by…
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Call Me By Your Name (2017) Review: Growing up is inevitable, but at times it comes at a price, the price of losing one’s innocence, and the price of losing one’s freedom…
All the initial expectations & excitement set up by its impressive opening track shot is unfortunately lost in this long & lingering movie about movies advertised as a family-friendly adventure to its…
Adapted from André Aciman’s novel of the same name, a rather intellectual air fills up the Italian summers of 1983. In “Call Me By Your Name,” we see the world through Elio’s (Timothee Chalamet)…
Aaron Sorkin, quite like Quentin Tarantino, has clearly past the reputation of being just a great screenwriter, rather he is a writing style now. The type, less talented writers try to imitate…
Human mind is often haunted by this age-old question and requests for an answer through prayers or while talking to high priests. The question is: Why do bad things happen to good people? We try our best to be good. We show love to others & yearn for others’ love. We do our jobs & duties, hoping for some recognition from our peers. But, still bad things happen to us. Our beliefs are shattered; frustration & emotional pain surges; uncertainty confounds us. If you are religious, you want to know if God has any control over this world or if the ‘bad things’ just a series of tests to challenge our faith?