Arun Kumar

An ardent cinephile, who truly believes in the transformative power and shared-dream experience of cinema. He blogs at ‘Passion for Movies.’

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Aandavan Kattalai (2016) Review: Nuanced, Meaningful Entertainer

If you’re following Vijay Sethupathi’s meteoric rise in Tamil film industry, you know the brands…

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Confirmation (TV Movie 2016) Review: Gripping Political Drama

Directed by Rick Famuyiwa, HBO’s Confirmation (2016) shows us everything that’s wrong with the power-hungry…

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Why You Shouldn’t Miss Raam Reddy’s ‘Thithi’

Raam Reddy’s excellent debut feature Thithi is a rare Indian film. There’s great interest in…

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Iraivi (2016) Review: Hard-hitting Tale Of Arrogant Men

Midway into Karthik Subburaj’s fantastic Iraivi (Goddess, 2015), there comes a familiar slow motion shot,…

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Aligarh (2016) Review: Appeal To Conformist Society

Noted critic Roger Ebert’s words “Movies are like a machine that generates empathy” resonate strongly…

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24 (2016) Review: Mediocre Film With Glossy Production Value

Vikram Kumar’s Surya-starrer 24 is the kind of film that would be fiercely defended by…

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Mustang (2015) Review: A Poignant Tale Of Female Empowerment

French/Turkish filmmaker Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s poignant début Mustang, is about the socially mandated sexualization of…