From the first shot of Black Swan (2010), we see the protagonist, Nina Seyers (played by Natalie Portman) immersed in her beloved discipline that is ballet. We see her dreaming of dancing the Swan Lake. Black Swan is a film… Continue Reading
Fleabag (2019) has already received all the praise a TV show could possibly receive, so perhaps it’s best to avoid repetition by looking underneath the exceptionally well written and executed layers of the show and talk about how fleabag portrays… Continue Reading
A man meets his childhood sweetheart after years. Initial fumbling due to the unintimated parting gives way to the usual good intentioned, frothy conversation about families. She’s conspicuously satiated with her world; he has issues with his daughter and has… Continue Reading
In a recent clip shared by Anand Gandhi, which plays out as a tribute to Irrfan Khan, we see the late actor in a candid conversation with great change-makers. In the clip we see Irrfan sharing insights on one’s self,… Continue Reading
When we think about the life we ‘feel’ collectively everything. ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ‘ moments we have experienced. Many a times we wonder what life is. It’s a summary of all the moments and feelings we… Continue Reading
The Way Back (2020) is a sports-drama film which contradicts a number of the genre’s typical conventions, perhaps most notably that it doesn’t feature a great deal of sport. Directed by Gavin O’Connor, and starring Ben Affleck in the central… Continue Reading
The bygone eras hold such overfilling wonders that in time, we develop nothing short of an addiction to classic cinema. The treasury of Japanese films is one such enclave, tucked neatly, which leaves an aftertaste of mystery, contentment and artistic… Continue Reading
Seberg (2019) tells the real life story surrounding young Hollywood star Jean Seberg and her surveillance by the FBI in the 1960s and 70s. Following her public support of (and donations to) the Black Panthers in the early 60s, Seberg… Continue Reading
” Boredom makes men to villian” This is exactly what you feel when you watch The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse (2019) offers a different kind of thrill, something which hasn’t been seen in a while. There are so many things which… Continue Reading
Within the few opening minutes of the new Netflix film Yeh Ballet (2020), director Sooni Taraporevala efficiently establishes the texture and underlying associations of the film. A stunning aerial view of the Mumbai-Worli sea link, a symbol of high privilege,… Continue Reading