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” is 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 […]