Murtaza Ali Khan

‘THE MAURITANIAN’ IS FAR REMOVED FROM THE RUN-OF-THE-MILL FILMS ABOUT TERRORISM

When the noted French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim received the script for “The Mauritanian” he was expecting another run-of-the-mill Hollywood script…

4 years ago

AGE OF SAMURAI SERVES AS A VERITABLE PRIMER ON THE MOST TURBULENT PERIOD IN JAPANESE HISTORY

Samurai cinema, also called “chanbara” or “chambara”, is the Japanese equivalent of the Western genre and it mostly deals with…

4 years ago

‘NOMADLAND’: A SURVIVAL TALE DEPICTING MODERN-DAY AMERICAN WEST IN NEW LIGHT

Writer-Director Chloé Zhao’s  Nomadland has proven a hot favourite at this year’s awards season. In addition to two Golden Globe…

4 years ago

COMPELLING ACTS OF CUMBERBATCH, NINIDZE MAKE ‘THE COURIER’ A GOOD WATCH

The late legendary British author John le Carré’s novels over the years have given us films such as A Spy…

4 years ago

‘Notti Stellate’ screens rare films on India by Rossellini, Pasolini

The Embassy of Italy in New Delhi recently organised “Notti Stellate—Italian Cinema Under The Sky”. The three-day event, which was…

4 years ago

Abhimanyu Kukreja’s ‘Rockumentary: Evolution of Indian Rock’ must be commended for its encyclopedic scope and rich historic detail

Ever since its Indian premiere at the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival in December 2018, Abhimanyu Kukreja’s documentary film “Rockumentary: Evolution…

4 years ago

BABA AZMI’S UPLIFTING FILM ‘MEE RAQSAM’ ENCOURAGES US TO PURSUE OUR DREAMS

Baba Azmi’s ‘Mee Raqsam’ was recently screened at the 3rd Azamgarh International Film Festival. The film, which was released last…

4 years ago

ALLISON JANNEY SHINES IN AN OTHERWISE HALF-BAKED DARK SATIRE ABOUT THE UNQUENCHABLE AMERICAN DESIRE FOR FAME

Time and again we have seen in American films how far people are willing to go to become famous. And…

4 years ago

‘OUR FRIEND’ IS REPLETE WITH BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS OF LOVE AND KINDNESS

There is something about films that deal with characters battling cancer that attract storytellers the world over. Invariably such stories…

4 years ago

WANDAVISION’S SITCOM NOSTALGIA SETS THE STAGE FOR A JAW-DROPPING MID-SEASON TWIST

The new Disney+ series “WandaVision” based on the Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision is a…

4 years ago

‘THE DIG’ IS A COMPELLING DRAMA ABOUT A GREAT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY

The legendary 16th-century Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes famously said, “For historians ought to be precise, truthful, and quite unprejudiced,…

4 years ago

Jared Padalecki’s ‘Walker’ leaves a lot to be desired

‘Walker’, the new series by the CW Television Network (available in India on Voot Select), has the typical American vibe.…

4 years ago