After two years of the first film DJ Tillu, its sequel Tillu Square is released. It comes as no surprise that the makers of the movie thought of part deux and set it in motion instantly. There are no superheroes, spies or any such assortments commonly found in franchising films but what it does have […]
In the last ten years, there have been countless Hollywood superhero films. Whenever we watch one that we like, we inevitably ask ourselves why we can’t make it too. Perhaps this is what gave rise to the new Tamil film Weapon. Maybe that’s why characters seem to resemble Magneto and Superman. Maybe that’s why Hitler
To amuse myself, I chose to watch a horror film known as “Hantu Polong”. But sadly, was it far from entertaining. The title alone made me nervous from the beginning. Still, I decided to give it a try. When I heard that “Hantu Polong” was based on a story in Penyengat Island, Riau Islands, I
What’s nice about 23 Mile, a new film by Mitch McCabe, is that it shows images many of them plain, scary, and shocking without reaching any conclusions. The director, who also produced and edited the nonfiction movie, leaves the camera running and lets people talk from all sides of the fights that happened in America
Poet Eva Baltasar, the author of ten volumes of poetry, is a Catalan bestseller, this short novel marks her fiction debut. Permafrost’s chapters follow an unnamed narrator from her adolescence to her forties while women remain the object of her desire throughout. Women in her family are curious about it: “What is it like to
On Thursday, Gkids announced that it has acquired the various territories rights to “The Colors Within” (Japanese title: Kiminoiro), directed by Naoko Yamada (“A Silent Voice”) with production from studio Science SARU (“Scott Pilgrim Takes Off”). The film will have its world premiere in competition at June’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival. This winter, Gkids
It had to happen someday; for a US-Sri Lankan indie, rom-com movie to feature the most famous Sri Lankan herbal drink, Samahan. This tea is very popular in India as it helps build immunity and fight cough and cold. In Ben and Suzanne’s Reunion in 4 Parts, writer-director Shaun Seneviratne mentions Samahan several times which
Summary The film examines the efforts of Jacob Appelbaum to advocate for online privacy, the accusations of sexual misconduct against him, his involvement in exposing government surveillance programs, and how this affected his career as a former collaborator with WikiLeaks. Review of the film A controversial hacker and former Wikileaks associate is the subject of
Some months ago, in my review of My Daughter I expressed my desire to explore the Malaysian New Wave a time in Malaysian cinema when young filmmakers chose subversive and introspective films over technical quality. To elaborate on that, my interest in the New Wave was just one part of a wider curiosity about indie
Bajrang Aur Ali is a film that shows the touching friendship between Bajrang, a Hindu man and Ali, a Muslim guy, this also brings out the unity in these areas that is mostly absent. It is an inspiring story of two friends from different communities who represent what their societies lack most; even though there
