Reading Time: 6 minutes In ‘Maidaan’ and ‘Chamkila,’ the lead characters race against time to pack in as much as they can, even as their actions compress that time.
Category Archive: History
Reading Time: 6 minutes The top movies of 2023, ranging from the guilt of an explosion to letting a loved one down to understanding the meaning of true love, and more.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thar and The Underground Railroad: from gore to magical swirls of human struggles.
Reading Time: 6 minutes A sampling of what I’ve watched this year. Spoiler: most of the content is 2021 residue.
Reading Time: 3 minutes ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ is a stunningly crafted telling of moral error and terror. And it rings chillingly true for all times.
Reading Time: 5 minutes The top movies of 2021.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Sardar Udham is a riveting and stunning story of one of India’s lesser documented revolutionaries. Vicky Kaushal turns in his finest yet.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Bhuj: The Pride of India takes a real-life human interest drama and turns it into listless and disingenuous cinema.
Reading Time: 3 minutes No matter how its political stance has morphed in a polarised and acidic world, ‘Munich’ is still chillingly relevant.
Reading Time: 6 minutes From the splash of acid to acidic wit, from a hyperkinetic trial to virtual thrills, from old-fashioned murder to bloody folklore, 2020 movies slapped it all on.