“Pause” represents a generation of women and their silent agony…
There are times when you come across films which blow your mind with its very first act that one wishes…
“Beautiful Boy”… Timothée Chalamet lends gravitas to a familiar drug-abuse drama!
It is not always easy to look objectively at something as stark as drug abuse in the family. As is…
“2.0”… Shankar’s sci-fi magnum opus is a colossal bore!
While watching 2.0 I was strangely reminded of director Shankar’s enviable oeuvre that, arguably, has not evolved in the best…
“Science Fair”… An insightful journey with some of the brightest young minds!
Science fairs at school levels excite one and all, irrespective of their scale. It is a merger of some of…
“Colette” recounts the coming-of-age of a literary icon and early feminist…
There is something incessantly captivating about the whole thought that before the blitzkrieg of feminism in our society, there lived…
“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…
“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…