A magnum opus that contains several of the MCU heroes, complete with overpowering visuals. A villain with an identity and rock solid stakes. The brief for Avengers: Infinity War would be tempting for a screenwriter. How do we include them all and still mete justice to each? Not to mention […]
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“Nude”… A bold, immersive film with revolutionary performances!
Ravi Jadhav’s Nude begins with a poetic sequence sans dialogues. You see a woman in her poor village home. Before stepping out, she strokes her son who is fast asleep. She is by the side of a water body and all this while she’s been humming a tune. She takes […]
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“Beyond The Clouds”… A marvelous Ishaan Khatter is the essential silver lining!
When I watched Majid Majidi’s maiden Indian venture Beyond The Clouds, the instant question I had was, “Why India?” This is not the exotic India that the acclaimed filmmaker wouldn’t find in his homeland. The film is set in Mumbai. And that too a bizarre version of the city where […]
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‘October’ review – a tender portrait of pure, selfless love
October is the twilight chapter of a year. In Shoojit Sircar’s film by the same name, the month is Shiuli’s (Banita Sandhu) favourite. That time of the year when her favourite flower blooms – the shiuli flower – widely known as parijat. For a significant part of the film, we see […]
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‘Anupama’ Makes You Fall in Love With The Black-and-White Camera
It is as if Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s characters in Anupama (1966) were aware of the film’s photographic finesse. Anita (Shashikala) asserts in one scene that a poetry session calls for dim lighting and she quickly does the needful. Truly, Jaywant Pathare’s camera makes love with the lights and the characters’ emotions in all […]
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“Blackmail” is devoid of style and is too procedural to qualify in the black comedy bracket…
Ever seen a film that handpicks various necessary elements and later goes royally bland in writing and execution? Closer home, imagine that over-enthusiastic cooking experiment of yours with the best of veggies and a bestseller cookery book for aid. Well, Abhinay Deo is that rookie chef and Blackmail is an […]