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 politicians and sensation-hungry media. The …
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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 providing textures (ingrained with realism) …
Eye in the Sky (2015) Review: Tight, Well-Crafted Modern War Drama
A war film sans the clichés and the razzmatazz of a typical war film! Gone are the days of chases, face …
Anurag Goswami: Love For Cinema, Cracking FTII & More
Our acquaintance goes back ten years. Anurag Goswami was studying Direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune back …
Meet The King Of Offbeat Vinay Pathak
Think offbeat and few names come to mind. In his nearly two decades in the Hindi film industry, Vinay Pathak …
Udta Punjab (2016) Review: Edgy, Well-Written, Relevant
In an industry swarmed with lacklustre content, Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab shines with an edgy take on a bold, controversial …
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, which is usually a signal …
Money Monster (2016) Review
Money Monster is big-ticket Hollywood’s most recent attempt at uncovering narratives from within the high-stakes world of multi-billion dollar global …
Waiting (2016) Review: Charming, Poignant, Introspective
Fate brings together strangers Shiv Kumar (Naseeruddin Shah) and Tara Deshpande (Kalki Koechlin) when their respective spouses end up in …
Poetry In Bollywood: Weaving Magic With Words
From Gulzar to Sahir Ludhyanvi, writers in Hindi films have given us some of the most soulful, evocative poetry. We’ve …
Aligarh (2016) Review: Appeal To Conformist Society
Noted critic Roger Ebert’s words “Movies are like a machine that generates empathy” resonate strongly when we watch works like …
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 casual movie-goers, especially in the …
Khamosh Pani (2003) – Review
One of the most tragic events in the history of India and Pakistan, the Partition of 1947 is fraught with …
An Open Letter To Shahrukh Khan From A ‘Fan’
Dear Shahrukh, It’s hard to say I’m your biggest fan after watching Fan. A strange contradiction, that. But maybe that’s …
10 Longest Bollywood Films: ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ To ‘Lagaan’
Alfred Hitchcock once said, “the length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.” …