MOVIE REVIEWS

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Burning (2018) Review: Dark, Layered, Enigmatic

Burning is dark, ambiguous and a layered creation with Faulkner’s rage and struggles coupled with…

Arctic (2019) review
Arctic (2019) Review: An Affecting, Layered Film

Let me get straight to the point. Arctic is pure and unadulterated Mads Mikkelsen po**.…

The Danish Girl (2015)
The Danish Girl (2015) Review: Intense, Thought-Provoking Drama

“If a million people see my movie, I hope they see a million different movies.”…

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Nirvana Inn (2019) Review: Stimulating Storytelling

The purest and most profound state of human existence has many names. Some call it…

Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Review
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (2019) Review: Deol Reaches Dizzying New Heights

Sunny Deol. A name that sends hearts aflutter and strikes fear into the minds of…

Nosferatu review
Nosferatu (1922) Review

Gothic as a genre is generally associated with horror. But artistically speaking, they are both…

Bollywood romances
9 Delightful Bollywood Romances: ‘The Lunchbox’ To ‘Choti Si Baat’

If you’re in the mood for some feel-good cinema magic that will make your heart…

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Nirmal Anand Ki Puppy (2019) Review: Tender, Heartwarming Tale

It feels like an era has passed since I came across a film that was…

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Sacred Games Season 2 Review: Battle Between Sattva And Tamas

Once in a very long while, comes a piece of art whose purpose belongs neither…

Sacred Games Season 2
Sacred Games S2 Review: Victim Of Its Own Success

Sacred Games is back with Season 2. The revolution has eaten its child. After the ultra-promising…

Phil 2019 movie
Phil (2019) Review: Well-Meaning But Uneven Dramedy

The issue of depression has become a talking point among the contemporary generation, but there…

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Mera Naam Joker (1970) Review: Classics Revisited #8

Mera Naam Joker is a coming-of-age tale, a bildungsroman, a tragedy and a romance all…

django 1966 review
Django (1966) Review: Classics Revisited #7

The path meant to tread on is drenched with mud — the kind that seeps up…

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy review
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Review: Thinking Man’s Spy Flick

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a thinking man’s spy flick. If you enjoy a good, intelligent movie…

MIB International review
MIB International Review: Enjoyable, But Not Memorable

The first Men in Black movie starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones has become something of…