The following is an extract from American-born Filmmaker Ellis R Dungan‘s autobiography, A Guide to Adventure, co-written with Barbara Smik …
Mukti Bhawan
Mukti Bhawan is an evenly paced story, narrated with care and dignity. It never “tries” to make a point, preferring …
Kaatru Veliyidai
One hoped that with the partial return to form with O Kadhal Kanmani (2015), Mani Ratnam was on the road …
Naam Shabana
It is great to see an out and out action flick with female protagonist, a rarity in cinema in general. …
Poorna
It is true beyond doubt that a film has to work as cinema within which ever paradigm it’s maker chooses …
Mandobasar Galpo
Mandobasar Galpo is a psychological thriller where everything is shrouded in a thin veil of mystery, a veil that you …
Anaarkali Of Aarah
Of late, there has been a slew of films featuring the ‘feminist voice’ cleverly wrapped in different wrappers such as …
Kadugu
Kadugu benefits from an interesting setting and empathetic characters but it’s plodding screenplay and copious amount ham-fisted melodrama make it …
Phillauri
In spite of some fine performances from Anushka Sharma, Manav Vij and especially Diljit Dosanjh, Phillauri is a surprisingly boring …
Maanagaram
It takes just about a couple of minutes into Maanagaram to realize that Lokesh Kanagaraj is not your average Tamil …