Category: Reviews

There’s no mistaking Nikki Born’s Haunt as anything but a comedy. But beyond its witty one-liners, commendable cast and well-timed dialogues, Haunt manages to offer poetic justice to an issue that’s prevalent in the workforce and in presenting it with such gusto what Born deserves (besides just fans) is a real pat on her shoulder.… Continue reading Haunt: Gory Ensemble & A Disgruntled Employee Offer A Laugh Riot

Over 200 million people remain displaced and migrated as per official reports. Whatever may be the reason behind their choices, the life of an immigrant is far from easy. But that’s hardly surprising. What’s new or unexplored is the internal battle, the duality of their existence and the crushing attempt to simply survive, while dreaming… Continue reading Soyka: A Belarusian’s Emigration Sheds Light Into Thousand Others

Writers Jun Tang and Ziyi Jin follow a nuanced story, of a sexagenarian and his lover, a forbidden love that can’t find its safe haven in an unforgiving world. When juxtaposed with the raw scenery of a Mexican hamlet, what White Horses, Silver Mine becomes is a meditative piece; poetic and lingering in its effect. … Continue reading White Horses, Silver Mine: A Tale Of Unfulfilled Love Set Against Sweeping Visuals

Pamela Perrine’s The Journeyman (11:28 minutes) is a layered social drama that brings forward the discussions on mental health, societal rehabilitation and childhood traumas in a tight, dual narrative. But, if you thought the film can be compartmentalised into one of the numerous stories dealing with mental health, you couldn’t be more wrong. At the heart… Continue reading The Journeyman: Heartbreakingly Beautiful, Painfully Real

Thomas Wheeler’s The Wine Thief is many things at once. A heist film, set in Bridgnorth, Shropshire dealing with a charming thief and his escapades. A love story set against the backdrop of the idyllic English countryside. And, a revisit to the nostalgic times of the early 2000s. But, underneath it, it’s a social drama… Continue reading The Wine Thief: British Class Dissected Through The Lens Of A Caper 

Harvey is what some might call the famed Australian sense of humour — caustic, dry and tangential. This Aaron Carroll written and directed 11:39-minute short is more of an audio-visual treat that runs along the lines of a situational comedy that touches upon drama, and even melodrama, quite generously.  He is a couch potato. We… Continue reading Harvey: Deft Editing, Delightful Comedy

By this point in cinema history, we are no more strangers to the humour derived from risque professions and as it must be for dramatic effect, its clash with “regular” life. Director and co-writer Mika Orr however, took the premise and the humour and moulded it to her own vision. The resultant Professional Cuddler is… Continue reading Professional Cuddler: Hilarious Optimism, Great Chemistry, And Bold Visual Choices