Fantastic Beasts AWTFT: Best Potter Film Since Prisoner Of Azkaban
This is one of those years which is ending profoundly better than the way it began. After enduring half a …
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Indignation (2016): Nuanced Drama On The Vagaries Of Life
Award-winning screenwriter, veteran producer, and former CEO of Focus Features James Schamus’ directorial debut Indignation (2016) made me think that it …
Doctor Strange (2016) Review: Marvel’s Most Immersive Film Yet
Christopher Nolan’s Inception was extensively raved for its concept and twisted ending. However, one of its awe-inducing scenes stole the …
Marvellous (2014) Review: Life-Affirming, Deeply Inspiring
TV biopics have boomed recently, offering glimpses into lives we might otherwise never know. Most focus on familiar figures—politicians, scientists, …
Kannada Cinema: Out Of The Shadows And Road Ahead
If you test someone from up and above the Vindhyas on their knowledge of South Indian cinema, eight out of …
Autohead Review: Mumbai Film Festival 2016
Autohead is nothing short of an experience, and certainly one of the most interesting films I saw at this year’s …
Dhanak (2016) Review: Dream-Like, Magical, Deeply Satisfying
If novels could slip between frames, they’d look something like a Nagesh Kukunoor film—rich in character, steeped in atmosphere, and …
U Turn (2016) Review: Promising Build-up Yields Lackluster Payoff
Whodunit mysteries can be tricky; the reveal to the big build up may not always satisfy viewer expectations. This is …
MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) Review
The challenge with films that tell real-life stories (of public figures) is that the audience already has a broader picture …
Aandavan Kattalai (2016) Review: Nuanced, Meaningful Entertainer
If you’re following Vijay Sethupathi’s meteoric rise in Tamil film industry, you know the brands of cinema he’s part of. …
Pink (2016) Review: A Film Long Overdue
A disquieting vignette of a society, Pink holds a mirror to everything that’s wrong with us. It shines a light on …
Oppressed Majority: This Provocative Short Is A Must Watch
This is not a man’s world. It’s a world where women are in charge. Welcome to Oppressed Majority! Written and …
Is This Sidharth-Katrina Romance Worth A ‘Baar Baar Dekho?’
From the opening song and credits, Baar Baar Dekho looks like the stuff perfect love stories are made of. Sweet, …
Tête-à-tête: ‘Side A Side B’ Director Sudhish Kamath
Film critic and independent filmmaker Sudhish Kamath has subverted stereotypes with his unconventional style of storytelling. After Four-Letter Word (2006), Good Night …
Behind The Reel: The ‘Real’ Ranveer Singh
He looked prim and dapper, noticeable from about twenty feet afar in the crowd. In a grey, shiny blazer, Ranveer Singh …