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 […]
Nee Dhaarey Nee Katha, which can be translated as “Your Tune, Your Story”, is a 2024 Telugu film that tells an inspiring story about following one’s dreams and dealing with family relationships. The title of the movie is very fitting for its content since it portrays individuals’ tendencies to follow their passions in life even
The movie Thundu is an Action Hero Biju-style story about cops’ lives, with a series of comic events. However, this film does not handle complaints or petitions; rather it tells us what goes on inside the station and among policemen. In short, there is no goodness or humanity in any of the characters or situations
The 60-minute documentary “Screams Before Silence” starts with a warning. Viewer discretion advised. The Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel which launched the still-raging war that has killed hundreds of people, most of them Palestinian civilians are shown in all their horror in director Anat Stalinsky’s film. Stalinsky’s horrifyingly specific focus is on Hamas’ use
KOCHI: Golam, directed by Samjad, opens with ASP Sandeep Krishna (Ranjith Sajeev), coming back to his house on a rainy night, after nabbing some criminals apparently. To establish him as a tough guy, who loves action more than anything else about being a police officer in this world, we hear a phone conversation he has
Throughout the relentless days of lockdown, theatre took the largest hit of any art form. They had to cut short their production tours, restrict their rehearsal spaces, had funding slashed and took longer than most other venues to open again physically. Until a constant stream of digital productions saved it (and still is saving it)
Romeo Movie Synopsis: Arivu and Leela marry each other although the latter is dead set against it. Will they stay together or go their separate ways? Romeo Movie Review Romeo sees Arivu and Leela get married to each other. She wants nothing more than to become an actress, but her father forbids her from doing
Usually, when a film comes out of Aotearoa about kids, it’s not for kids. Taika Waititi’s Boy got into drugs and dirty language, Niki Caro’s Whale Rider brought the kind of drama targeted at adults, and Daniel Borgman’s The Weight of Elephants was just straight-up depressing. Over the past couple of decades we’ve also had
Giannis Antetokounmpo is still one of the most electrifying players in the NBA. He has won league MVP twice and NBA Finals MVP once, and his athleticism and skill are still astounding. He is also one of the most incredible stories of globalization in the history of the league, going from an impoverished childhood in
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
