Reviews
Yours Truly – A Simple Tale Of The Silence Of Loneliness
Remember the beautiful Jennifer Kendall as Violet Stoneham in 36 Chowringhee Lane? And remember her niece Rosemary (Soni Razdan), whose marriage leads to the beginning of the former’s loneliness? If,…
Vivek (Reason) – The Slow Death Of Reason
The dull thud-thudding of a Royal Enfield grows faint as the audience hears four gunshots superimposed on images of Narendra Dabolkar, Govind Pansare, MM Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh. The beginning…
Hamid – Kashmir Painted In Shades Of Grey
Ridley Scott once said, “Life isn’t black or white, but a demure shade of grey.” Things are more than what they seem, and there are multiple nuances to what you…
Bebaak – When A Film Is As Fearlessly Beautiful As Its Name
“I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.” This beautiful quote by Joshua Graham floated in my mind as I watched, and re-watched, Shazia…
Student Of The Year 2 – Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Meets Riverdale
The American coming-of-age movies and Indian coming-of-age movies can hardly be compared. High school dramas are a hit with people of all ages and trust Karan Johar to bring us…
Blank – A Non-Linear Narrative That Justifies The Title
Bollywood has had a dearth of mystery thriller, but in the past couple of years we saw several films which have nuance, intriguing storylines and that touch of noir. Blank,…
Teen Aur Aadha – Sentience, Servitude And Senility, All Wrapped Up In This Brilliant Film
They say that the walls have ears. But what do they see? They see, and they hear. They breathe your stories and the scent of your emotions. That’s the primary…
Avengers Endgame – Much Ado About Everything
(Spoiler free till otherwise stated) On the weekend of 22nd March 2019, I assembled (see what I did there) all my friends on a WhatsApp group, created a Google sheet…
Selection Day – Will Spin A Ball Into Your Heart
With an IQ of 137, we have Mohan Kumar(Rajesh Tailang) opening as the overbearing, abusive father projecting his dreams onto his two kids: Radha (Yash Dholye) and Manju (Mohammad Samad).…
Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 2 (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms): When Winterfell becomes South
WARNING: Mild spoilers ahead. I thought of naming this review “When the Stark girls find love”, because of the massive amounts of needless shipping that happens in this one. But…
