A film whose every plot point is predictable, Kodachrome engages the audience because the dialogue pops and the actors are sufficiently invested in a way that they give breadth and depth to characters who are, for the most part, underwritten. Unlike most road trip movies where the destination is largely meaningless, Kodachrome is different, because…
Kodachrome : A Road Trip Worth Taking | Review by Bhavya Shukla
A film whose every plot point is predictable, Kodachrome engages the audience because the dialogue pops and the actors are sufficiently invested in a way that they give breadth and depth to characters who are, for the most part, underwritten. Unlike most road trip movies where the destination is largely meaningless, Kodachrome is different, because…
Lee Thongkham Juggles Two Genres With ‘The Maid’ | Review by Anannya Srusti
Recently released by Netflix, this Thai-language supposedly claimed horror film undergoes a complete changeover in its genre with its jaw dropping plot twist. Directed by Lee Thongkham, The Maid revolves around a haunted mansion where a girl is hired as a maid and a caretaker to the youngest member of the family, Nid. In the…
The Old Guard : A Start of a Franchise Driven by Female Warriors | Review by Bhavya Shukla
Released on 10th July 2020 on Netflix, The Old Guard begins with a close-up of the lead performer, Charlize Theron, dead on the ground with bullet wounds all around. In the soundtrack, her voice-over monologue reveals to us that she is exhausted with the endless example of things repeating ceaselessly. Theron is Andy, or Andromache…
Entering The Final Cycle Of Netflix’s German Series Dark | by Ashana Jha
The sci-fi series delivered a satisfying ending to the time travel saga which started in 2017
Aamis (Ravening) Review | by Somdutta Roy
Movie: Aamis (2019) Director: Bhaskar Hazarika “Out beyond the ideas of wrong doing and right doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there” – Rumi Love has this innate ability to take one to places where wrong and…
Good Enough On Message, ‘Bulbbul’ Fails In The Writing | Review By Rochak Saxena
Rating: 2.5/5 Writer turned director Anvita Dutt could give a much tighter film in a genre that’s not been respected much in Bollywood Tumbbad, Pari, Ghost Stories, and Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship are a few horror flicks of the recent times that gave strength to the horror genre in Bollywood. Although a couple…
BOLLYWOOD — IT’s TIME TO END THIS DIVIDE
In the last few months, Indian cinema has lost some great stalwarts — Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Basu Chatterjee and now Sushant Singh Rajput. It’s barely been 24 hours since we lost a very promising young talent. A talent, who probably, like Shah Rukh Khan, came up the Bollywood bandwagon on his own merit. From…
Why Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is the most important show during this pandemic | by Manjiri Mazgaonkar
I decided to sample this show with an unbearably long name after I saw a meme about it. No, the irony is not lost on me and yes, my life decisions are inspired by memes. Though a bit skeptical initially, I soon reached a point where the show’s horridly auto tuned theme song was stuck…
1917: Once You Get in it, There is no Going Back | by Ishika Aggarwal
‘1917’ is a war film that I consider as an exceptional work of art. It is one of those films where we see the technique attempting to complement the narrative. As mentioned in the title, once you get in it, there is no going back, the film is more or less like this. It keeps…
Capernaum Review | by Chirag Raveendran
Capernaum is a Lebanese drama film which premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It is directed by Nadine Labaki, who also portrays the character of the protagonist’s lawyer. The film stars Syrian refugee child actor, Zain Al Rafeea, as the lead character, a 12 year old boy living in the slums of Beirut. Many…
This Is Us – Season One Review | by Anannya Srusti
This Is Us, directed by Dan Fogelman, takes you on a journey in the lives of the Pearson family; a journey that is blissful, despite its fair share of sorrows. The show narrates the lives of the Pearson siblings in the present and uses flashbacks to recount their lives as kids along with the individual…