When Kim Ki-duk made his films, he envisioned life in its most abrasive sensations, humans at their most vulnerable- a world weighed down by inexplicable complexities and an explicable isolation, the profundity of which, though colossally dramatic, is never exaggerated.… Continue Reading
Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, the Spanish horror, ‘The Platform‘ (2019), serves as an act of symbolism, foregrounding the unjust class system through an extended metaphor which I personally think is presented throughout the film. From the outset, Goreng, played by… Continue Reading
Mythology has always been sacred but mysterious. Our spiritual writings have a sea of knowledge and there is so much to learn about. Voot’s new web series Asur (2020) gives us a mystical taste of Indian Mythology. Honestly, this is… Continue Reading
The rarefied cosmos of Nobuhiko Obayashi is a dusty carton of paraphernalia, packed in a mosaic mess. Whether it is the famous spook fest of Hausu, the tale of medieval menace in Emotion or the garish aesthetics of Hanagatami, his… Continue Reading
Considered to be the greatest living filmmaker in India, Adoor Gopalakrishnan entered into his 80th year of filmmaking, on July 3rd this year. With an oeuvre that consists of Swayamvaram, Elippathayam, Mathilukal and Vidheyan, what has set him apart as… Continue Reading
Movie directors tend to create their realm with definitive features through which the audience will experience their worlds. All the creative directors have managed to distinguish their movies with a blend of techniques that would make the audience recognizes their… Continue Reading
India is supposed to be home to one of the largest entertainment industries in the world. Despite the all-pervasive national influence of Bollywood or Hindi cinema, even the vernacular Film industries in the country have played a crucial role in… Continue Reading
Love is, as we know, a mystifying and controlling potency. Love is something that strikes you like brain waves. It enchants you, demand you, shapes you into something different and, fabricates outright prodigious, though it’s virtually unanticipated. Love is a… Continue Reading
The influence of cinema is different for each individual. One of the vital things that cinema does is introduce us to the world we don’t know much. Showcase the reality we don’t want to talk about and give us a… Continue Reading
Da 5 Bloods (2020) is Spike Lee’s new Netflix produced film covering the return of four African-American soldiers to the body of their squad leader and a deposit of gold they had buried in the Vietnam War. It was released… Continue Reading