The film makes two points very succinctly. One – the abject poverty that the four members of the Banjo band …
Thodari
Prabu Solomon gets it all wrong with Thodari, his weakest film by far. What should have been an enjoyable train …
Parched
Parched is a story about four women of different ages but similar geographical backdrops who find themselves trapped in diverse …
Pink
Pink, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and produced by Shoojit Sircar, is no one doubt a relevant film and you …
Baar Baar Dekho
It is an amazing ability to be able to live the same day again and again. To know the mistakes …
Guddi
Yet another collaboration between actress Nishi, director Jugal Kishore, composer Hansraj Behl, and singers Shamshad Begum and Mohammed Rafi, Guddi is one …
Iru Mugan
A fine performance, actually two by Vikram, fail to rescue Iru Mugan. The film, mounted as an action thriller, is time …
A Trick of the Light
On 1st November, 1895, the Skladanowsky brothers screened their first ever film in the Berlin Variety Theatre, the Wintergarten. The …
Akira
Akira could have done with a shot of madness. It is not a film meant for conventional treatment that involves …
Shaheb, Bibi, Golaam
There is possibly no such thing as a pure freestanding “thriller thriller” and this comes across lucidly in film critic …