Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen the film or wish to not know about key details from it, we advise you to stop reading. A concept had been doing the rounds on the social media for a while – what if animals were replaced with humans in settings where they were being exploited? The results… Continue reading ‘Herringbone’ Flips The Spotlight On To The Audience
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‘After She’s Gone’ Recovers Love Through Loss…
Even though the film questions the choice, there is little doubt that the answer would remain the same for all; that to see their lost loved ones at least one last time. In Richard Mildren’s ‘After She’s Gone’ June and Max grapple with the gaping chasm left in their daughter’s stead. Trying to hold together… Continue reading ‘After She’s Gone’ Recovers Love Through Loss…
‘Lil’ Tiger ‘ Is A Poignant Teenage Saga
In a world which can best be described as a bottomless pit, where vulnerable teens fall through and find themselves in situations they are ill-equipped to handle and from where the system does little to rescue them, it often falls to victims themselves to grow up quick, to keep themselves safe; and in general, just… Continue reading ‘Lil’ Tiger ‘ Is A Poignant Teenage Saga
‘Faire Le Pas’ Is The Lesson For All Those Who Have Forgotten To Fight Back!
Ana Octavio’s directorial debut sets foot into the terrain of sexual assault, following the experience of a ballerina as she is forced to face her abuser. Played by Isobel Hyland, Ella, a ballerina, deals daily with the haunting aftermath of the sexual assault endured from her ballet master. It comes back to her in random… Continue reading ‘Faire Le Pas’ Is The Lesson For All Those Who Have Forgotten To Fight Back!
‘The Divorce’ Shows You How Best To Deal With A Heartbreak!
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a divorce must stink for all parties involved. And in Lindsy Campbell’s revenge comedy ‘The Divorce’, it certainly does and in more ways than imagined! Sally, played by the ‘This is Us’ actress Laura Niemi, is recently divorced from her cheating husband (Navid Nagahban, of ‘Homeland’ fame), who… Continue reading ‘The Divorce’ Shows You How Best To Deal With A Heartbreak!
‘The Intentions Of F. Scott Fitzgerald’: A Delightful Balance Of The Serious & The Humorous
What did F. Scott Fitzgerald want Jay Gatsby to really stand for? What did he think about The Great American Dream? These are but a few questions that Charlie and Marc ponder– while they clean blood from their glasses and wrap dead old men in plastic! An existentialist dark comedy co-written and co-directed by brothers, Jay and… Continue reading ‘The Intentions Of F. Scott Fitzgerald’: A Delightful Balance Of The Serious & The Humorous
‘Just Friends’; A Tale of Love, Bliss And Melancholy…
Intimacy might just be more distinct in silence than in words, or so Marc Lesperut’s directorial debut ‘Just Friends’ makes you wonder. On one end of intimacy, there are films like Linklater’s magnum opus, ‘The Before Trilogy’ which relies heavily on dialogues to create intimacy. And on the other, there are films like ‘Just Friends’,… Continue reading ‘Just Friends’; A Tale of Love, Bliss And Melancholy…
‘Hustle’: De-mystifying The Veneer Of Films
Katrina (Sini Hill) is a struggling actress from Finland, based in NYC. She auditions for role after role but with little success. When her potential big break does come, it is cut short by logistical snags. Sounds familiar? Director, writer & producer Sini Hill’s ‘Hustle’ is the telling of countless tales from the labyrinths of… Continue reading ‘Hustle’: De-mystifying The Veneer Of Films
Upar Neeche Darmiyaan: An Ode To Manto’s Work…
Different people, different classes; but the same motivations. Muhammad Aasim Qamar’s ‘Upar Neeche Darmiyaan’ gives us a sweet, sweet tour of what it is to be human. Except that, it isn’t a sympathetic examination with any poignant observations. Instead, it’s a voyeuristic peep-in; a cinematically and literarily pleasing look at the crudeness and perversion of… Continue reading Upar Neeche Darmiyaan: An Ode To Manto’s Work…
‘The Job Interview’ – Appletinis with Red Flags!
You are sure to reconsider the next call you get for an interview, especially if you know the venue. For, Dan Summers’s ‘The Job Interview’ is about one such bloke whose interview call leads to a disastrous spiral. Tim (played by Josh Dineen) meets with Mark (played by Dean Kilbey) early in the day for… Continue reading ‘The Job Interview’ – Appletinis with Red Flags!