Kill Movie Review July 2, 2024 | by Katherine Matthews I’ll admit to feeling a little – no, let’s be honest, a LOT – of trepidation about watching Kill. I’m…
Origin Movie Review January 17, 2024 | by Katherine Matthews A young Black man (Myles Frost) leaves a convenience store just after making a purchase. He puts the hood on…
It Lives Inside Movie Review September 20, 2023 | by Katherine Matthews “It lives inside,” says a very frightened Tamira (Mohana Kirshnan) as she shows the jar she’s been carrying around to…
Four Samosas Movie Review November 28, 2022 | by Katherine Matthews Artesia is a small city in Los Angeles County in California, possibly home to an artesian well (there are wells…
Special Review: Goldfish October 31, 2022 | by Katherine Matthews Goldfish (dir. Pushan Kripalani, 2022) “Let’s just get through this,” Anamika (Kalki Koechlin) says brusquely as she pushes past her…
Special Review: The Big City (Mahanagar) – Satyajit Ray July 13, 2022 | by Katherine Matthews The Big City (Mahanagar), dir. Satyajit Ray, 1963) “There’s a saying in English,” Bhombol (Anil Chatterjee) says to his wife,…
LIFF 2002 Special Review: Dug Dug July 2, 2022 | by Katherine Matthews Dug Dug (dir. Ritwik Pareek, 2021) Nightfall. Orchid pink and turquoise blue lights illuminate a roadside dhaba. A man –…
LIFF 2022 Special Review: Masterji July 1, 2022 | by Katherine Matthews Master Ji (dir. Sameer Sharma, 2022) 21st March 2020. Many of us reading that date will be reminded of the…
LIFF Special Review: URF (AKA) June 30, 2022 | by Katherine Matthews URF (“AKA”) Director Geetika Narang Abbasi, 2022 I spent a number of years living in France, and one of the…
LIFF 2022 Special Review: Superfan: The Nav Bhatia Story June 29, 2022 | by Katherine Matthews Let me start with a confession: I don’t follow sports at all. I’m aware enough to know the story of…