Man, 1999! If the 70s was the best decade for film, the 80s had the best aesthetics and synths, 1999 was and remains the best year for cinema! You had The Matrix….Eyes Wide Shut…The Iron Giant…Fight […]
The Lunchbox Review: Ritesh Batra’s “In the Mood For Love”
If you live in a bustling city, you understand what it feels like to escape the banality of the clamor. In all the commotion, you are constantly surrounded by strangers, yet you must keep your […]
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) Review: Eminem’s Most Consistent Work Since Recovery
Eminem comes out all guns blazing in the new album titled “The Death of Slim Shady”. The most striking thing about this latest offering from the Detroit Rap Legend is the sheer consistency he is […]
Michael Clayton Review: A True Blue Masterpiece That Doesn’t Break New Ground
Lauren Wilford recently coined an interesting phrase: “the mid masterpiece” (or Misterpiece or Midsterpiece, for short). This involves movies that are not very ambitious in their scope, maybe formulaic even. These flicks are not really […]
Blue Velvet Review: The Peak Noir that deconstructs the Genre Completely
“Keep your ear to the ground.” Blue Velvet is the noir-ification of The Wizard of Oz. I say this not just coz there’s literally a key character named Dorothy in both films, but purely for […]
The Wolf of Wall Street Review: Scorsese’s Best Movie of the Last Decade
The world of investing can be a jungle. Bulls. Bears. Danger at every turn. That’s why we at Stratton Oakmont pride ourselves on being the best. Trained professionals to guide you through the financial wilderness. […]
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Review: An Underrated Masterpiece of Western Filmmaking
The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford is probably one of the most competently made things I have ever seen. Every single thing about it is immaculate. It is so sad that […]
Catch Me If You Can Review: The Quintessential Spielberg Movie!
I can’t help think how messy and meandering Catch Me If You Can would have been if Steven Spielberg didn’t direct it. Seriously, this is some genius storytelling in my book. Catch Me If You […]
Gangs of Wasseypur Review: A Sweeping Epic in Every Sense of the Word
A middle class guy named Zeishan Qadri on a random day in the early 2010s knocked on Anurag Kashyap’s studio door with a script which had nothing but former’s childhood in Dhanbad and Wasseypur locked […]
The King of Comedy Review: A Hauntingly Relevant Commentary on Idol Worship that is Eternally Giving
I’m just a human being, with all of the foibles and all of the traps the show, the pressure, the groupies, the autograph hounds the crew, the incompetence, those behind the scenes you think are […]