To say that Rajpal Yadav’s Kaam Chalu Hai is well-intentioned would be an understatement. The story centres round Manoj Patil, whose daughter dies in a road accident caused by a pothole. When the authorities refuse to help him, Patil, inspired by a true incident, decides to fill up all those craters himself. There is genuine […]
Recently, many people have been talking about man-child protagonists in Indian movies however, this is taken to a whole new level by Sharwanand’s latest film Manamey. The main character of the movie, Vikram (Sharwanand), can be described as a typical man-child who lacks real responsibility and is happy with that. We are told he is
Motel Destino, a film by Karim Aïnouz, starts out as lively and interesting, establishing itself as a potentially excellent neo-noir set in the vibrant surroundings of the North-Eastern region of Brazil. It is about Heraldo (Iago Xavier) and his brother who love to go to the beach and practice capoeira but are also small-time crooks
There is a cliché that often gets rolled out when talking about journalism or other factual programming. “The truth,” they say, “is stranger than fiction.” It’s a quick way of getting across those incredible stories which seem to defy the drabness of everyday life. But its occasional use also speaks to the opposite being true,
Lately, streaming platforms have shown more interest in creating romantic anthologies. This is meant to include all classes, genders and ages through different love stories. Little Hearts could’ve been one of those anthologies with its three love stories ticking a few boxes in the representation list. However, does the movie have anything else to offer
Lula works well as a campaign kickoff or generalist overview that knows exactly what it is and what it wants not to ask hard questions. It’s unfair to dismiss this kind of thing as pure propaganda, but when a documentary comes out sounding like an extended infomercial for the Brazilian president, it does seem to
Bed and Breakfast is a film with Dean Cain playing Jake Sullivan and Juliana Paes as Ana Vilanova. These two are good looking people. The story revolves around Sullivan who plans on having his own bed and breakfast but his wife who is an actress left him for good so they are getting a divorce
In 2017, unganu Nyoni made an arthouse breakthrough with her witty and singular misogyny parable I Am Not a Witch. This time around, she has delivered something rather different: a sideways glancing, self-aware, often darkly comic family drama about sexual abuse. Its final moments do indeed deliver some of the magic realism promised by the
Driving through Los Angeles and joking with her companion, Terry Masear the plainspoken star of “Every Little Thing” appears on screen. If there’s no repartee in return, that’s understandable Riding shotgun, in a minuscule nest inside a lovingly built coop, is a hummingbird named Wasabi. If this sounds dangerously cute or precious, I promise you
A metaphorical dialogue centered film, “The Unknown person” seems into the story of Rahul, an Indian expatriate living in Dubai who’s on a journey through loneliness and melancholy. Investigative journalist Rahul will become trapped inside the business web where moral restrictions blur amidst covetousness as he is propelled by his unshakable ambition. Veer, his boss
