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 …
Articles for category: MOVIES
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 …
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.” …
Jungle Book (2016) Review: Spectacularly Revives Kipling’s World
Kipling’s Jungle Book is a work of art and the most recent cinematic adaptation takes care to stay in the …
Kapoor And Sons (2016) Review: Family Drama Done Right
There’s an understated ease in how the characters play out and the screenplay unfolds. Kapoor and Sons isn’t your staple …
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 women. It opens with a …
The Hateful Eight (2016) Review: Devastatingly Brilliant
There are two types of people who dive (whether voluntarily or not) into a Quentin Tarantino movie. The first are …