Four Samosas Movie Review
Artesia is a small city in Los Angeles County in California, possibly home to an artesian well (there are wells…
Special Review: Goldfish
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
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
Dug Dug (dir. Ritwik Pareek, 2021) Nightfall. Orchid pink and turquoise blue lights illuminate a roadside dhaba. A man –…
LIFF 2022 Special Review: Masterji
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)
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
Let me start with a confession: I don’t follow sports at all. I’m aware enough to know the story of…
LIFF 2022 Special Review: Paka (“River of Blood”)
Paka (“River of Blood”) dir. Nithin Lukose, 2021 A man is pulled from the Johnson River in Kerala’s Wayanad district,…
LIFF 2022 Special Review: Americanish
Americanish (dir. Iman Zawahry, 2021) “Sam is going to be so successful,” Ameera (Shenaz Treasury) gushes as she lies between…
Austin Indie Meme Film Festival 2022 Special Review: Barah X Barah
“’Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and Taxes” wrote playwright Christopher Bullock in The Cobbler of…
