LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Sexy Durga June 29, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews One dark night in Kerala, Durga (Rajshri Deshpande) and Kabeer (Kannan Nayar) hitch a ride to the railway station. We…
LIFF REVIEW: Hotel Salvation June 27, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews One evening at the dinner table, Dayanand Kumar (Lalit Behl) announces to his family that he has had a dream…
LIFF Special Review: The Argumentative Indian and A Billion Colour Story June 27, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews It might seem strange to juxtapose a documentary featuring an economist with a fictional feature about a family of filmmakers,…
LIFF Short Take Special Reviews: What to see at London Indian Film Festival June 24, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews This year’s London Indian Film Festival boasts an incredible selection of film viewing over the next week. Not sure what…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Ondu Motteya Kathe (“Egghead”) June 22, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews Kannada director Pawan Kamar (Lucia, U-Turn) brings his considerable talents to act as producer and promoter for Ondu Motteya Kathe…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Badman June 21, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews In a career spanning three decades, Gulshan Grover has played the villain many times – but the film that earned…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Pinneyum June 20, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews Malayalam master filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s first film in eight years, Pinneyum (“Once Again”) opens with the discovery of a dead…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Ticket – The Movie June 19, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews Avinash is a self-professed “nutty professor” – he’s rarely seen without his trademark Leonardo da Vinci stuffed doll, and although…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Babylon Sisters June 17, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews Twelve-year-old Kamla (Amber Dutta) lives with her parents Shanti (Nav Ghotra) and Ashok (Rahul Dutta) in a run-down apartment building…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Newton June 16, 2017 | by Katherine Matthews The Chhattisgarh region of central India is rich in mineral resources, but its people live in poverty, eking out a…