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The reason that Zenda may appeal to any Indian person no matter if their political leanings are different from those of the director (for I suspect director Avdhoot Gupte to be some sort of Hindu Nationalist, if not an outright one) is that it comes to the same conclusions that almost every Indian man ofContinue reading “Zenda : The plight of the ideologist”

The comparison Imtiaz Ali has had to live with throughout his career is Yash Chopra. It’s a fair comparison to make as they share several common traits, both in themes as well a certain proclivity towards Punjab as the homeland and Europe as the go-to exotic location. He may also be seen as filling theContinue reading “Breaking Free From the Shackles: A Retrospective on the Films of Imtiaz Ali”

Known variously as Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet, Adela Has Not Had Dinner Yet and Dinner For Adela, this Czech film is very much in the vein of the Czech (or broadly Eastern European) comedies, not only of that time but through to the modern times but with a American-inspired storyline and characters. NickContinue reading “We Are One Festival: Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet Review”

Shiraz is not an epic in storytelling. It’s narrative doesn’t take twists-and-turns and include subplots only tangentially related to the main story. This is reflected in the film’s runtime, only one hour and forty-five minutes long, small compared to other epics made around the world at the time, like Metropolis or Napoleon. Shiraz is anContinue reading “We Are One Film Festival: Shiraz: A Romance of India review”

The problem I feel with any anthology film is the multiple beginnings. Once a short ends you have to start over, refocusing your priorities and if it’s directed by a different director, as it is here, you have to get in line with a different perspective. There’s a reason anthologies don’t relate to short storyContinue reading “We Are One Festival Review: The Bridges of Sarajevo”

You ever wonder while looking at a watchman or a street vendor how things are at home? Not just financially but what how conditions are at home, whether he is staying with his parents or he has any kids? What does he do in his spare time, what sort of respect does he have amongstContinue reading “We Are One Film Festival: Eeb Allay Ooo Review”

In our Covid times, theater-going feels like a thing we took for granted. Covid has hit the industry hard with theatres reeling from it’s effect. The content on streaming is only improving, but the main point of the theater vs. streaming arguement wasn’t the quality of the films, but it was about the theatrical experience.Continue reading “The We Are One Film Festival: An Online Film Festival for free”

“Rex Reed called it the worst movie of the century. For me, [that] is a victory. “ Here Aronofsky is talking about mother! and this echoes similar statements made by the Danish Lars Von Trier and Nicholas Winding Refn, that negative reactions are just as important as positive reactions and polarization is good. Drawing aContinue reading “The Entrapped Body: The Films of Darren Aronofsky”

Miyazaki and Takahata had years of experience in animation before starting Studio Ghibli. They had done extensive TV work, both writing and directing and in the case of Miyazaki doing the animation as well. Now, I have not watched most of this work, but it’s safe to say that, working as they were for theContinue reading “A Brief Overview on the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata”

I can’t remember having not watched Ashi hi Banwa Banwi. It is on TV constantly and is quoted endlessly. It is what one would call a ‘touchstone film’. A film filled with gags that have stood the test of time and paradoxically, actually sometimes get funnier the more you watch them. There are a fewContinue reading “Ashi hi Banwa Banwi: A comedy that endures”