(Mild Spoilers. I have tried to steer away from politics but with a film like Dhurandhar, you can only do that a limited amount) Going into Dhurandhar 2 (or Dhurandhar: The Revenge as it is officially called), the comparison that came to mind was Gangs of Wasseypur, with both film franchises shooting both parts simultaneouslyContinue reading “The Godfather Influence on Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar The Revenge: Or Why Dhurandhar 2 Fails to Live Up to the First Part”
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What do Shoojit Sircar and Philip Roth have in common?
Well, aside from them being great artists? Both have released works that document a procession of surgeries as a narrative frame, I Want to Talk for Sircar and Everyman for Roth. And both have, I am sorry to say, produced uncharacteristic weak efforts. Talk is easily Sircar’s worst film, while I haven’t read enough of Roth’s workContinue reading “What do Shoojit Sircar and Philip Roth have in common?”
Sister Midnight Review
The opening stretches of Sister Midnight are dialogue-free and reveal a propensity for the silent gag. Start with the credits themselves, where the credit of the actor playing the husband (Ashok Pathak) is displayed where he should be, beside his wife (Radhika Apte). Instead, he is slumped over, sleeping, already a premonition of his roleContinue reading “Sister Midnight Review”
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