Anime lovers, or weebs as they are popularly called, are likely familiar with A Silent Voice, a movie by Naoko Yamada that came out in 2016 and has amassed a huge fan following since then. […]
Sean Baker Movies Ranked: From Indie Grit to Mid-Budget Glory
Sean Baker, America’s neo-realist and king of low-budget filmmaking, has seen his still-developing career gain some success in recent years. This success has allowed him to transition from micro-budget projects to indie films and venture […]
When Martin Scorsese Made Theme Park Movies
What’s not to love about Martin Charles Scorsese? He’s short, he’s Italian, he has an infectious laugh, he has cute bushy eyebrows, he still calls movies “pictures”, he literally does all he can to preserve […]
Shoojit Sircar’s I Want to Talk: A Testament to Reinvention
Shoojit Sircar stands tall among Bollywood’s most prolific directors. He has crafted a unique identity despite having just eight films to his credit. Each movie is a distinct chapter, that reflects his constant reinvention of […]
Sookshmadarshini Review: Nazriya’s Rear Window
It’s yet another Friday, yet another banger from Malayalam cinema in 2024! Sookshmadarshini, starring Nazriya Nazim and Basil Joseph, is a proper Hitchcockian thriller directed by MC Jithin. Nazriya Strikes It Big with Sookshmadarshini Nazriya […]
I Want To Talk Review: A Heartfelt Journey of Pain, Love, and Redemption
Shoojit Sircar has made eight movies so far, each unique in its own way. For my money, he’s one of the best working directors in the Hindi film industry, or even Indian cinema in general. […]
Top 5 Noir Films That Redefine Crime Cinema
For November, I tried to watch as many noirs as I could. Halfway into the month, it has turned out to be one of my favourite genres. Noir basically means crime films, but it has […]
Megalopolis Review: A Flawed Yet Transcendent Call for Hope in a Broken World
“And when we ask these questions, when there’s a dialogue about them, that basically is a utopia.” I have always been insanely critical of Francis Ford Coppola and many of the discourse and drama surrounding […]
All We Imagine As Light Review: A Cinematic Symphony of Mumbai’s Heart and Female Solidarity
If there’s one Indian film from this year that needs no introduction, it’s this one. The narrative debut of Payal Kapadia, which won the prestigious Grand Prix award at this year’s Festival de Cannes. We […]
The Shining vs. The Thing: The Ultimate ’80s Horror Showdown
An isolated facility covered in snow; a paranoid character tampering with broadcasting devices thereby severing any contact with the outside world; the bludgeoning of a door with an axe; gallons of blood flowing from a […]