“Rukh”… Family mystery on a slow, desolate platter!
Atanu Mukherjee’s Rukh opens with a peculiar disclaimer which says the principal photography was completed before November 2016. For once…
“Villain (വില്ലൻ)”… Mohanlal triumphs in an insipid film built on one-liners!
“There’s nothing as unnatural as one man taking another’s life,” blares the hero more than once in B. Unnikrishnan’s magnum…
“Jab We Met” – A ‘khuli tijori’ of life lessons!
Imtiaz Ali’s Jab We Met is a modest film. Modest in terms of its expectations from us, the viewers. You…
“Golmaal Again” – This Rohit Shetty franchise should have aged better!
Every time I get home after watching one of those underwhelming remake or a franchise film in Hindi, the thought…
“Secret Superstar” is a necessary film, though not necessarily great!
As I was stepping out of the suburban Mumbai theatre after a late night show of Secret Superstar, I spotted…
Top 10 Picks from Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2017…
Mumbai city’s much-loved Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival has come to an end. This year at its 19th edition, the…
‘April’s Daughter’ – When parenthood knows no seams!
The film was screened at 19th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival under ‘World Cinema’. Review coming soon!
“Apostasy” is a quiet, distressing portrait of family ties and rigid orthodoxy!
Jehova’s Witnesses – One Christian denomination that’s been generating curiosity in me for long. Even in India where Christianity is…
‘Zoo’ – A relevant subject that just about skims through its surface!
The film was screened at 19th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival by Star under ‘India Gold’. Review coming soon!
“Redoubtable” – A stylish retro piece that Godardians will lap up instantly!
Michel Hazanavicius’s Redoubtable is manna from the heaven for Jean-Luc Godard fanboys. Be it the lead character Godard’s somewhat toxic…