“How do I look?” Satya asks sentry at the jail where her brother is being held. The elder sister does not wish to look like all hope is lost. She tidies up, and puts on a semblance of a smile as she walks in to face her brother Ankur. This, and the couple of minutes …
What is worse than not being popular? Being forgotten! That’s exactly where Dipak Chatterjee finds himself, relegated to a dusty shelf in a forgotten library, his stories long out of print. The space he once vied for has been taken over by the far more popular Feluda and Byomkesh Bakshi. Yet, his creator, Swapan Kumar, …
I first watched Pyaasa in my mid-20s as a part of an exercise to know the work of the greats. This was on a 14-inch desktop, playing the movie from a Moser Baer VCD that I picked up from the nearby Big Bazaar. I had watched almost the entirety of Guru Dutt’s portfolio, left spellbound …
Are we really alone in this universe? Not likely, many believe. A lot of them also believe that other inhabitants of this universe may be ahead of us on the evolution ladder. Some are certain these inhabitants look extremely different from anything we have seen on Earth, as portrayed in movies like ET to Alien. …
Disclaimer: I am excited to see a film from Shillong on a major streaming platform. Especially a film that is mostly Khasi. That’s a first. As someone from the northeast, I think this is a major step forward for stories from the region. Being from where I am does not mean I tint my viewing …
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A few years ago, Cuttputlli may have felt novel. But right now, it feels like the nth serial killer/murder mystery story set in a sleepy hill station in recent times. There seems to have been a barrage of stories set in the places like Kasauli since the advent of the OTT era. But that is …
The first few minutes of Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva could very well leave you flummoxed. For a film that is touted as the biggest Hindi movie ever made, the scenes look staged and the dialogues kiddish. But what you surely can’t deny is that the film projects opulence right from frame one. The money …
Though he has delivered films like Uncut Gems and The Meyerowitz Stories, Adam Sandler is not readily associated with movies that need him to do more than being himself. This is why Hustle should surprise you. Sandler’s Stanley Sugarman is a 50-something NBA scout working for the Philadelphia 76ers and aspires to be a coach. …
If the intent is all that mattered, Jayeshbhai Jordaar would certainly have been one of the most remarkable films in recent times. It uses comedy, proven to be effective while dealing with social evils, to tell us what misogyny could lead us to. Not just that, Jayeshbhai Jordaar delves into the deep-seated issues that are …
