LIFF 2019 Special Review: Bulbul Can Sing
Oh, Rima Das! You charmed me with your previous film, Village Rockstars. But with your latest film, Bulbul Can Sing,…
Special NYIFF Review: Sir
“You’re back,” asks the doorman at the entrance to an apartment building, as Ratna enters. “I was called,” she replies.…
Netflix’s Sacred Games: A gritty must-see thriller full of style and substance
I first picked up Vikram Chandra’s massive tome Sacred Games at my local bookshop, and from the very first pages,…
LIFF 2018 Special Review: Bird of Dusk
Rituparno Ghosh was, before his untimely death in 2013, one of India’s most interesting, talented and, at times, controversial directors.…
LIFF 2018 Special Review: In the Shadows (Gali Guliyan)
From the moment we see Khuddoos (Manoj Bajpayee in yet another moving and masterful performance), an Old Delhi shopkeeper, we…
LIFF 2018 Special Review: Mehsampur
One of the pleasures of film festivals is the exposure to films that one might not normally have access to,…
LIFF 2018 Special Review: What Will People Say
Teenager Nisha (Maria Mozhdah) lives a double life: at home, she speaks Urdu and follows her family’s rules; outside, she…
LIFF 2018 Special Review: Doob: No Bed of Roses
“Why does your father always cast you in his films?” a young Nitu asks Saberi as the two eat from…
LIFF 2018 Special Review: Eaten By Lions
After the death of their beloved Gran (Stephanie Fayerman), two half-brothers, Omar (Antonio Aakeel) and Pete (Jack Carroll) set off…
LIFF 2018 Special Review: Venus
After struggling with gender identity, Punjabi Canadian Sid (Debargo Sanyal) finally makes the decision to live a life as a…
