Devara is a mixed bag of emotions, making the audience soar to great heights only to be dragged down into mediocrity. I’ve never been fond of dividing a film into neat categories like first half […]
Killers of the Flower Moon Review: Echoes of Blood Beneath a Silent Sky
It feels like as Quentin Tarantino gets older, his work dives into the past where he can change history and create a better world than our present. But as Martin Scorsese grows older, his work […]
Malcolm X Review: Spike Lee’s Epic Odyssey of Revolution, Redemption, and Legacy
“… the very first time I ever saw you standing up on the podium, you were cleaning your glasses, and I felt sorry for you. Because no one as young as you should be so […]
2001: A Space Odyssey vs. Solaris: A Comparative Analysis of Human Nature
Andrei Tarkovsky’s comments on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey highlight an essential dichotomy between two of the most influential science fiction films in cinema history. Both 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Tarkovsky’s Solaris […]
Lost Ladies or the Lost Art of Common Sense at the Film Federation of India
Laapataa Ladies, or the anglicized Lost Ladies, is a Hindi film directed by Kiran Rao and produced by her ex-husband Aamir Khan and JioStudios. The film had its world premiere at the prestigious Toronto International […]
Zwigato Review: Kapil Sharma Shines in a Heartfelt Ode to Middle-Class Resilience
On the surface, “Zwigato” is a story of Manas (Kapil Sharma), who, after his last job at a factory left, found himself in gig economies by becoming a food delivery rider in Bhubaneswar and his […]
10 Years of Whiplash: The Darkest Love Story About Perfectionism and Abuse
The best love stories are inherently about two people who were made for each other. Whiplash has a teacher and his student who totally deserve each other – making it one of the best twisted […]
Tumbbad Review: A Cinematic Descent into the Abyss of Greed
Tumbbad is what if Martin Scorsese directed a horror film. Hold on before you sharpen your pitchforks at the mere mention of Martin Scorsese in the same breath as Tumbbad. Comparing an iconic filmmaker like […]
James Cameron’s Next Epic: Can The Last Train from Hiroshima Balance Heart and Spectacle?
It has been announced that the next film James Cameron plans to work on after wrapping up the next two Avatar films is the historical epic The Last Train from Hiroshima. The film will tell […]
Happy Birthday, James Gandolfini: The Man Who Redefined the Mob Boss
I still remember the first time I watched The Sopranos. Martin Scorsese’s whole filmography was well digested before me; I was still riding high from Goodfellas, Casino, and Mean Streets. Scorsese’s world of gangsters was […]