MOVIE REVIEWS

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10 Best Drive-In Movie Theaters in America

The first drive-in theater opened in 1933 in the heart of New Jersey and Americans immediately…

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14 Best Performances Of Manoj Bajpayee, Ranked

Manoj Bajpayee is one of the finest actors the industry has produced. He is often…

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In Conversation With ‘Gulaal’, ‘Shaadisthan’ Writer Raj Singh Chaudhary

Debut director Raj Singh Chaudhary’s Shaadisthan is an intimate portrait of two colliding worlds — one, a…

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Shaadisthan (2021) Review: Authentic, Controlled And A Work Of Great Promise

What a delightful film Shaadisthan turns out to be, a breath of fresh air on…

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Even Fake Flowers Have Scent On Happy Days: A Poignant Tale Of Human Companionship

Shubham Sharma’s latest short film, Even Fake Flowers Have Scent On Happy Days tells the story…

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Padatik (1973) Review: An Introspection Of Beliefs

No conversation surrounding Indian cinema is quite complete without the mention of the eminent and…

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Meel Patthar (2021) Review: Life As A Mimetic Act

Chronic back pain. Ghost of a dead wife. 500000 kilometres of rumbling. Long lost friends.…

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021) Review: A Poignant Ode To The Grieving

An intricately detailed and keenly observed family drama, Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi is a piercing, true-to-life…

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Oscars 2021: Winners & Highlights From The 93rd Academy Awards

Hollywood’s biggest night has concluded. The much delayed 93rd Academy Awards were finally held across…

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Christmas In August (1998) Review: Meditative, Life-Affirming Drama

The posters for South Korean filmmaker Jin-ho Hur’s Christmas in August (1998) show a man and a…

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Eeb Allay Ooo (2019) Review: Pithy Satire On Class Warfare

Eeb Allay Ooo opens with our protagonist Anjani (Shardul Bharadwaj) on trial for a measly…

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Titli (2015) Review: An Immersive Tale Of Unrelenting Despair

Titli is a story of a dysfunctional family, three brothers and a father, who’ve lived a…

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A Fortunate Man (2018) Netflix Review: Poignant, Thought-Provoking Drama

“When, in spite of all the good fortune that had come his way, he wasn’t…

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Things To Come (L’Avenir, 2016) Review: Nuanced, Evocative Mid-Life Drama

“Can we put ourselves in the place of others?” So begins Nathalie Chazeaux’ (Isabelle Huppert) opening…

The Dig (2021) Netflix Review: Slow-Burning, Meditative Watch

In 1939, in Sutton Hoo in rural Suffolk, a widowed landowner, Edith Pretty, invited an…