Undone is an American comedy-drama web television animated series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, known as the creator and show runner of BoJack Horseman and Kate Purdy, who was a writer and producer on BoJack Horseman. It stars Roza Salazar as the protagonist and Bob Odenkirk, from Better call Saul and Breaking bad, as her father….
Anantaram (Thereafter: Monologue) Review | by Chirag Raveendran
Some movies start like any other movie with a linear flow and no twists. While some make you think at the very end, others makes you think from the very beginning to the very end. The movie “Anantaram (Thereafter)” doesn’t belong to any of the above. It’s beautifully split into two halves. Where the first…
Udaan: Reliving the decade-defining hindi feature film | by Sidharth Iyer
The numerous ‘Must-Watch Movies’ lists that are doing the rounds these days – amidst this global pandemic – is simply mind boggling. But the one thing that they all have in common: the personal impact these movies have had on each and every curator of these lists. Being a cinephile is probably the best thing…
I Lost My Body | Review by Chirag Raveendran
Have you ever started watching a movie and were left confused as to where exactly the plot will lead us but keeps you captivated with its unique storytelling and a wonderful background score? I am sure you might have. I lost my body is one such movie. Once you start there’s no going back. It’s…
The Miserable Life of Arthur Fleck – What did REALLY happen? | by Ashutosh Chandekar
If you have been watching the superhero movies for the last few years, its highly likely that you worship Heath Ledger, as I do, for his portrayal of The Joker in Nolan’s masterpiece ‘The Dark Knight’. After he rightfully got his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor; for being the Clown Price of Crime; it seemed…
Joker | Review | Joaquin Phoenix | Robert De Niro
Joseph Campbell broke down the Hero’s journey into seventeen stages that can be broadly classified into – Departure, Initiation and Return. His narrative pattern succinctly described the journey where : “A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder; fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory…
Indie Film of the Month : Aslam Ka Dost | Review
2014 gave us the ultimate and literal coming-of-age movie ‘Boyhood’, where Richard Linklater’s ethos of leisurely story-telling resonated with audiences across age groups and people in theatres relaxed in their recliner seats, sipped their cold drink calmly and let Linklater indulge in his narration of a localised vision of streetwise random, as he told a…
Mindhunter – Season 2 | Review
David Fincher’s Netflix adaptation is based on John Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s seminal true-crime book Mindhunter: Inside FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit which provided a never-before-seen insight into the creation of FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) in the 70s. This was a time when psychological profiling of criminals was unheard of and the concept of…
Patriotism in Bollywood
It was 6 months after Mahatma Gandhi had started the Quit India Movement and promulgated a nation wide non-violent campaign against the Britishers. In Bombay, lyricist Kavi Pradeep was working on a song for the new movie “Kismet” which was to star Ashok Kumar. Although the movie was about a small time pick pocket and…
The Dil Chahta Hai generation | 18 years of Akash, Sameer & Sid
“The only time a group of friends successfully executed a Goa plan without anyone backing out was in Dil Chahta Hai” — Anonymous Indian (unconfirmed) On August 10, 2001 Farhan Akhtar presented us with a cult classic about bromance, complicated relationships and the undefiled freshness of three disparate characters whose camaraderie binds them together. When…
Whitney Cummings : Can I touch it? | Netflix
It is not everyday that you see a Sex Robot on stage. In hindsight though, we should have seen that cumming (I just had to 😉 ). In her fourth taping for Netflix, Whitney Cummings touches upon all topics considered tendentious these days and uses her acuity and sharp comic timing to deliver a taut…
Subliminal Symbolism in Bollywood | Kanika Dhillon | Judgementall Hai Kya | Manmarziyaan
Subliminal symbolism and understated allegories in Bollywood are rare and hardly ever utilised. We still mollycoddle the audience with too much information and in the process stretch out the narrative. Sriram Raghavan who gave us the masterpiece ‘Andhadhun’ last year, says,” I trust my movie grammar and understanding. That ‘ok, this is obvious. We don’t…
