The Holdovers
The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne, stands as solid testament to the age-old adage, “Never count an auteur out.” The …
Suresh Pai On Editing Footprints On Water
He is one of the finest film editors in India, having edited close to 60 feature films. An alumnus of …
The Dark Humour of Randa Chahal Sabbag
Collins dictionary defines ‘Black Humour’ as: A form of humour that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or …
All That Breathes
Shaunak Sen’s remarkable documentary, All That Breathes, that was nominated for an Academy Award, is set in India’s capital city, …
Against The Tide
Sarvnik Kaur’s 97-minute-long documentary, Against the Tide (2023), focuses on two individuals, Rakesh Koli and Ganesh Ganesh Nakhawa, both from …
When Hitchcock Tried To Go Surreal
While Spellbound (1945) was one of Alfred Hitchcock’s successful films, it hasn’t held up too well with time even if …
Gun Crazy: The Unshown Heist
Loosely based on the Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrows legend, Gun Crazy (1950), directed by Joseph H Lewis , is one …
Blonde
Blonde, directed by Andrew Dominik and streaming now on Netflix, is just the kind of film that makes you feel …
Borderliner
As per Wikipedia, ‘Nordic Noir’ is very basically defined as a genre of crime fiction usually written from a police …
Classical Hollywood and His Girl Friday: An Analysis
“… the principles which Hollywood claims as its own rely on notions of decorum, proportion, formal harmony, respect for tradition, …