Category: Movie reviews
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Fear of Ageing and the Commodification of the Female Body in The Substance (2024)
The Substance (2024) is an excellent body horror sci-fi film directed by Coralie Fargeat. It follows ageing actress Elizabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), who uses a magical black market drug called the Substance to transform into a younger version of herself, Sue (Margaret Qualley). As her quest for youth spirals out of control, the film explores… Read More
4–6 minutes
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Review | Ikiru (1952)
The beauty of Ikiru is how grounded to the ordinary reality of human life of you and I it is – the camera treats everyone the way we see the people around us, there is no element placed to mythically inspire and preach to us about life, nor does it exploit the uncertainty concerning our… Read More
6–10 minutes
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Review | Viduthalai Part 1 (2023)
Last week, the first look of “Viduthalai Part 2” was released. As a devoted fan of Vetrimaaran and this cinematic masterpiece, I couldn’t resist the perfect opportunity to write a review for “Viduthalai” Part 1. My goals for this review are twofold: to introduce and celebrate this work of art, and to get everyone as… Read More
3–4 minutes
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Sacha, Satire and Sarcasm ?
– Surbhi While one can find political satire in many contexts and movies, in my opinion, none comes to par with those produced and acted by Sacha Baron Cohen. His films like “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Read More
4–6 minutes
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Masaan – A Story of Love and Death
— Khushi M P There are few movies that leave the audience in a state of exuberant melancholy. Masaan is one of those movies. The movie came out in 2015 and stars some of Bollywood’s most talented, albeit underrated actors. The movie is set in Varanasi, a town in Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi is a place Read More
4–6 minutes
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Review | Arnyakam (Woodlands) (1988)
– Navaneeth MS Arnyakam is a Malayalam movie from the late 80s, that is sure to leave a deep mark on any cinema lover. The script is powered by the famed author M T Vasudevan Nair and supplemented by the directorial brilliance of Hariharan. It’s a movie of startling contradictions – on one side it’s Read More
4–6 minutes
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Bojack Horseman and many shades of forgiveness and change
— Sharanya Kannan The article contains spoilers! BoJack Horseman, in its six-season run, explored an absurdist, fictionalised version of Los Angeles filled with anthropomorphic talking animals. BoJack is one of the wittiest shows to be made, that is full of clever dialogue, hilarious guest performances, animal puns and innumerable background gags. At the same time Read More
6–10 minutes
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Review | Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Unsaid but not Unexpressed
— Devika Deevasan Before one reads the article, it is advised that if they have not watched the film but wish to do so, they should not go ahead, as there are major spoilers. Although personally, I found the film beautifully devastating despite having known the story in advance. Nevertheless, be warned. Portrait de la Read More
5–8 minutes
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From T’Challa to Nograj: Movies and Icons that moved us in 2018
I don’t want to shut myself out of movies completely and so sometimes I feel like I am doing it as an obligation. To not lose touch with an art form that I have enjoyed all these years. I do enjoy them when I am actually watching but to make the decision to watch them… Read More
11–17 minutes
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Review | Kandukondain Kandukondain
The film stays true to its intent, as a heartwarming tale of romance, drama and music that will leave you satisfied—even though the said satisfaction arises out of our unrealistic concept of love, and the belief that all our problems will miraculously disappear precisely the way it happened in the movie. But then again, we… Read More
4–6 minutes
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