Madhushree – Forever ‘shahad, shahad’…
When Rani Mukerji sizzled in Yuva‘s semi-erotic ‘Kabhi Neem Neem’, not many of us missed the saccharine tinged voice that…
Tusshar Sasi
“Kandukondain Kandukondain”… About visual quality of music!
Classicists often examined the connect between music and image. Likewise, Indian systems of music – Hindustani and Carnatic – depend…
“Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”… Friend zone is not always a joke!
The biggest challenge for cinephiles in Mumbai, on this date, is to lower their standards when it comes to characterizing…
L’Avenir (Things To Come) – Perfection, thy name is Isabelle Huppert!
How uneasy will it be if a film expects its powerful lead performer to ‘rescue’ it? That is precisely the…
“After the Storm “… A truthful picture of life and its unsaid miseries!
Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda appears to be a keen observer. It is perhaps in the detailing, he tends to know…
“Bacalaureat (Graduation)”… is a clash of ethics and legitimate ambitions!
Set in a gloomy Transylvanian town, Cristian Mungiu’s latest Bacalaureat (Graduation) works on various levels. Following a familiar, universal arc,…
Personal Shopper – That’s a coup, Kristen Stewart!
Personal Shopper is what veteran French filmmaker Olivier Assayas decides to call his latest psychological thriller. Excepting the lead actor’s…
Tschick (Goodbye Berlin) – Fatih Akin’s ode to adolescence
Two teenagers. A stolen lada. No agenda. One helluva road trip with a Richard Clayderman cassette tape springing a bright surprise. Fatih…
Kinara – Akin to reading a mellow, atmospheric novel…
Gulzar’s Kinara is special. One of the reasons being Hema Malini who is in her elements here. Not without that quintessential south Indian…
“Pulimurugan” – A new standard for mass entertainers!
Imagine a fascinating to trip to the woods, that you always dreamed of taking. A solo expedition where you encounter giant trees, wild animals…
