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The dilemma of 'The Social Dilemma'
And why I think the documentary, while scarily convincing, tells only one-half of the story
Oct 3, 2020
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August 2020
What is Film Appreciation?
And why we took 12 hours to 'appreciate' a 7.5 minute short film
Aug 1, 2020
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May 2020
A list of my favourite Films & Shows
(In no particular order, linked to my reviews if I’ve written one)
May 17, 2020
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Paatal Lok: Positives & Negatives of this largely positive show
I binged on entire Paatal Lok today. My entire family and I sat through 400 minutes+ non-stop. Mom didn’t even go for her walk for the…
May 15, 2020
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April 2020
Irrfan and his ideology in Cinema shall live on through the people he inspired and moved
Since yesterday, I’ve been trying to think why I felt so sad hearing about Irrfan’s death. As much as I would’ve loved to, I’ve never…
Apr 30, 2020
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March 2020
Kumbalangi Nights — A deliciously intricate Malayali portrayal of families and bullies at home
When I told my best friend that I’ve written a short film on the domestic violence in my childhood, he immediately asked me to watch a…
Mar 26, 2020
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‘Thappad’ — Amongst the most necessary films ever made
A bubbly, loving Amu (Taapsee Pannu) has chosen to be a housewife to the imperfect Vikram (Pavail Gulati). She loves him to no end and…
Mar 4, 2020
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February 2020
‘Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood’ is the kind of indulgence an established filmmaker can pass off as…
You know that time when an old uncle sat you down and reminisced about some time from his past, when he felt the world was glorious and…
Feb 15, 2020
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The Pharmacist — a documentary about one man avenging his son by bringing a killer, a Doctor and a…
Small-town pharmacist and doting dad Dan Schneider, his wife, their daughter and their son Danny Jr. are an ideal picture of how families…
Feb 7, 2020
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1917 — A truly novel cinematographic experience!
Put on your cap, equip yourself, pick up your gun and leave on a mission in a live warzone, with virtually zero assistance and pretty much…
Feb 5, 2020
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Loving Vincent — 5 years, 125 artists, 853 oil paintings, 65000 hand-drawn frames to create this…
The world’s first fully hand-painted feature film — ‘Loving Vincent’ is the result of over 5 years of blood, sweat, toil and paint — 125…
Feb 5, 2020
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2 States — should instead have been called 2 Halves
‘2 States’ could very well have been named ‘2 Halves’ because each half of the movie seems to have been handled by a different Director…
Feb 5, 2020
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