“Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan”… High on empathy, low on entertainment!
India is not yet ready for a Call Me By Your Name where queer folks would express love with gay…
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“Trance”… Anwar Rasheed’s audacious film takes on the business of religion!
Anwar Rasheed is back after a hiatus of seven years. His bold, immersive style of filmmaking is original to an…
“Varane Avashyamund”… A relationship drama where the characters work, their equations do not!
Believe it or not, Malayali millennials are significantly lucky as far as cinema and culture are concerned. They have had…
“Love Aaj Kal”… Jab ‘oblivious writing’ met ‘atrocious acting’!
What happens when a filmmaker becomes vastly distant from the ways of the world? We witnessed this phenomenon hit Aditya…
Who won big at the 92nd Academy Awards?
2020 proves to be a landmark year for world movies as South Korean multi-genre drama Parasite sweeps major trophies at…
“Malang” is a dark, stylized revenge saga with no beating heart…
According to Mohit Suri’s Malang, this world is a bad, bad place to be in. The planet is grim, stylish…
“Jawaani Jaaneman”… An ageing man-child and accidental parenthood!
Director Nitin Kakkar’s Jawaani Jaaneman offers a distinctive scenario as far as man-woman relationships in Hindi films are concerned. It…
“Panga”… A sportswoman’s comeback story perked up by endearing characters!
The biggest win from Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s Panga is Adi, the school-going son of ex-National Kabaddi team captain Jaya (Kangana…
“Tanhaji”… More fantasy, less history but entertaining nevertheless!
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Likewise, when Bollywood gives you historical dramas, subtract the history out of it….
“Chhapaak”… A sensitive, responsible take on acid attack and its aftermath!
The new decade has just kicked off and it sets me thinking. How did the regular Hindi film heroine behave…
