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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Best Tamil Films
10 Best Tamil Films Of 2018 Ranked: ‘Kaala’ To ’96’

(Updated: May 16, 2019) Tamil film industry is in dire straits. Producers’ council infighting, theatre…

sacred deer review
Killing Of A Sacred Deer (2017) Review: Chilly, Unsettling Horror

Yorgos Lanthimos’ intensely orchestrated psychological horror The Killing of a Sacred Deer opens with the…

scary movies
Scary Movies: These 150 Horror Films Should Be On Your Watchlist

Here’s an exhaustive compilation of all the scary movies — old and new, indie and mainstream,…

The Endless review 2018
The Endless (2018): Remarkably Eerie Exploration Of The Unknowns

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s horror thriller The Endless opens with a H.P. Lovecraft quote:…

ghost stories review
Ghost Stories (2018): Smartly-Staged Horror With Campy Value

The portmanteau (anthology) horror films of the 60s and 70s from Britain-based Amicus and Hammer…

best horror movies
50 Best Horror Movies Of All Time

From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) to The Devil’s Backbone (2001), these are the 50 best…

Jodie Foster movies
10 Best Jodie Foster Movies, Ranked

Alicia Christian ‘Jodie’ Foster made her first TV appearance at the age of 3. By…

My Friend Dahmer review
My Friend Dahmer (2017): Subtle, Engrossing Portrait of a Budding Sociopath

Jeffrey Dahmer in Marc Meyers’ My Friend Dahmer (2017) is a mid 1970s teenager, going…

Best Mysskin movies
Every Movie Of Director Mysskin, Ranked

Mysskin aka Shanmuga Raja is a maverick and passionate Tamil filmmaker best known for his…

Breadwinner animation movie
The Breadwinner (2017) Review: Timeless Tale Of Survival, Self-Empowerment

The Breadwinner is both universal and deeply personal, about the healing power of stories and countless…

I am not a witch movie
I Am Not A Witch (2017): Intriguing Satire On An Archaic, Unjust Practice

I am Not a Witch employs absurdist comedy to inventively present a tale of dogma and…

Best korean movies 2017
15 Best Korean Movies Of 2017, Ranked

2017 hasn’t been a strong year for Korean cinema, compared to the monumental projects of…

Top Tamil Movies 2017
15 Best Tamil Movies Of 2017, Ranked

From Vikram Vedha to Baahubali 2, these are the top Tamil movies of 2017. 2017 was one…

Best animation movies 2017
11 Best Animation Movies of 2017 Ranked

2017 hasn’t been a strong year for big-studio animations. Nevertheless, there were fresh indie films…

Top horror movies 2017
15 Top Horror Movies Of 2017, Ranked: ‘Raw’ To ‘Mother’

2017, like every other year, was a solid year for horror movies. Between the traditional…