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Having established a legacy in film making, Akira Kurosawa’s final years as a film maker has been rather mysterious in terms of his cinematic products. He went beyond what was conventionally acceptable as a film during the time and made ‘Dreams’, a compendium of his own dreams depicted in illustrative ways in eight different vignettes.... Continue Reading →
A vernacular cinema from South India pioneered an experiment in science fiction like no other industry has successfully done by far. Android Kunjappan is, in that regard, a movie worth every laurel because it experimented with science fiction, but in a setup so rural that the house the robot dwelled in had literally no other... Continue Reading →
In the quest of finding the extraordinary in the mundane, how mundane can you go? How far can you stretch your observation skill to grasp and depict the most intricate of human behavioural patterns? How varied and indulging, after all, can realism be? ‘Sometimes’ by Priyadarshan is perhaps as far as things go in terms... Continue Reading →
One thing that a lot of Indian movies are successful in doing is reflecting the spirit of the time and place the plot is located in. Bulbbul, a movie that is essentially a feministic message on the twisted yet avowable ability of a woman bound by conventions to break the shackles, also is a feast... Continue Reading →
Impersonating a legendary figure years after his death in a manner that reminds all viewers of him is definitely a testimony to the acting abilities of an actor. Bohemian Rhapsody, as far as I could see, was a lot about Rami Malek and his incredible impersonation of Freddie Mercury. And then, all about Freddie Mercury.... Continue Reading →
I’m a huge fan of emotions in movies. Advanced graphics and powerful story lines are great; but what I feel is the most difficult thing for an actor and a director to do is to bring out intense emotions such that the audience feels every bit of it. Surely, I’m undoubtedly one of those who... Continue Reading →
Another one of those movies that make you never rely on critics’ reviews. Tulip Fever is a movie based in the seventeenth century whose storyline very well resonates in the 21st. A critic went as far as calling the movie tone-deaf; and I must either be a viewer uncomprehending of movie standards, or the review... Continue Reading →
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