Let’s Talk About – Melodrama
Melodrama, as the name suggests, is exaggerated drama. Everything is turned up to the highest volume. The key features of Melodrama include excessive emotions, high drama, telling music and more.…
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Raat Akeli Hai – Best Of Both Worlds, Crime Thriller And Social Commentary
Jatil – a name that the protagonist laments, yet it is a perfect name for Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s character. This sanskrit origin name is another name for Shiva, the God of…
Omerta – A Demonic Rajkummar Plays A Cold And Calculative Criminal Mastermind In This Riveting Drama
In one of the scenes, General Mahmud asks Omar Sheikh if he knows why he was chosen? On asking why, he’s been told that it was because he was an…
Raat Akeli Hai – Trailer Talk
Nawazuddin Siddiqui has a certain unrefined charm to him, in a way that’s raw and distinct. Be it his dialogue delivery, his intensity or the rage of his gaze; this…
Let’s Talk About – Neo-Noir Films
To understand Neo-noir, we might first need to look at what Film Noir used to be. During the 1940s and 50s in America, there was a shift in the mood…
Aarya – A Complicated Web Of Betrayal, Greed, Love And Family That Doesn’t Miss A Beat
Sushmita Sen plays a desperate but warm mother, who is willing to do anything to protect her family, amidst her family’s business of drugs and internal betrayal. The official remake…
Betaal – An ‘Indianized’ Wrong Turn That Capitalises In A Disaster
There is so much furor when an underdog wins. Be it Murad’s rise as a rapper in Gully Boy or Chennai Super Kings’ win in their comeback season in the…
She – Intriguing With A Good Plot, Despite Its Many Problems
The plot begins with the major antagonist, Sassya (Vijay Varma) cherry picking prostitutes for his “sessions” – a seasoned regular as he seems to be. Within this catalogue of women,…
Guilty – A Compelling Plot Powered By A Battle Of Perceptions
Earlier this year, just after St. Valentine’s birth anniversary was celebrated all over the world, we were heralded with the trailer of Guilty. However, it was much further from the…
Sooryavanshi – Trailer Talk
As the month of March rolls ahead of us and we are on the brink of welcoming yet Another Hot and Boiling Summer, Sooryavanshi’s trailer has been unveiled with all…