“Barrage”… A rhythmic, objective take on parenting and estrangement!
Teenager Alba (Themis Pauwels) lies to her friend Agatha that her estranged mother is a singer in a band and…
Meera & Viridiana | Through the prism of religion and faith…
It doesn’t occur to me often when I watch films from two different geographies and they weirdly connect over a common…
“Autumn Sonata”… A devastating portrait of failed motherhood!
This Ingmar Bergman classic is a doeful recipe on papers. If one is told a three-liner synopsis, you would think…
“Logan” bids Wolverine a resounding good-bye!
Marvel’s swansong to X-men series often forgets it’s a superhero film – which is exactly what makes director James Mangold’s…
“It’s Only The End of The World”… A flawed yet deeply involving family drama!
Xavier Dolan’s family drama It’s Only the End of the World is a case of curious writing. One might accuse…
“Toni Erdmann”… Original, funny and equally heartbreaking!
With a title that resembles a swanky fashion label, Toni Erdmann is anything but modish. An intricate, culturally rooted father-daughter…
“Manchester by the Sea”… Tearjerker of the year!
Death. It is often as hard for the witnesses. The sudden void, the unforeseen change in plans that it thrusts…
“La La Land”… A love letter to vintage Hollywood musicals!
We know the jazz musician in Damien Chazelle. Staging the lead man in his latest La La Land as one,…
“American Honey”… An unseen kaleidoscope on North American counterculture!
A road film through the United States of America that pretty much sums up its under-explored counterculture. Centred around a…
“Arrival”… A creative, emotionally rich science fiction drama!
Language. Every organism has one since communication is indispensable. Languages let us connect with your past and future, while allowing…
