“Free Solo”… A breathtaking spectacle that is vertigo-inducing and also great fun!
As Free Solo unfolded slowly through its gripping and vertigo-inducing frames, I could constantly think of how it held material…
Tusshar Sasi
“What They Had”… An affectionately made family drama that keeps pathos at bay!
A family is about a multitude of things. The elephant in the room notwithstanding, its members seldom cease to express…
“The Cakemaker”… The beauty of silences and subtexts in a poignant love story!
What stands out in Israel’s entry to the 91st Academy Awards, The Cakemaker (האופה מברלין), are the subtexts. Well, some of them…
“Mirai”…. A universal family story told through time travel and ingenious animation!
Filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda, over the years, has evolved into a fine force to reckon with in the anime genre (Wolf…
“Bohemian Rhapsody”… Rami Malek smashes the film’s semi-synthetic surface in a career-defining turn!
Filmmaker Bryan Singer’s Bohemian Rhapsody has a gargantuan task to fulfil – to lend a touch of cinematic magic to…
“Disobedience”… A sombre tale of love and loss that quietly unmasks the society that we live in!
Filmmaker Sebastián Lelio is one who is adept at exposing societal orthodoxy through his layered and, often, shocking screenplays. His…
“Thugs of Hindostan”… A cinematic blunder of top order which is several decades too late!
Two of India’s biggest actor-stars, a wide release timed around the nation’s biggest festival and the numero uno production house…
“A Twelve-Year Night” narrates a numbing chapter in the history of Uruguay!
When it comes to fiction, I am not much into gore. Torture, unsolicited violence, trauma – none of these feature…
“Cold War”… An exquisite musical romance set in times of spiralling political tension!
Post second world war Poland, an unassuming audition for a music project and a love story that is unforgettable in…
“Shoplifters (万引き家族) “… An affecting, layered film that paints human bonding with great beauty!
Acclaimed Japanese director whose films radiate a definite auteurial quality, Hirokazu Kore-eda is no stranger to the domestic drama genre….
