Category: Reviews

Few stories in cinema offer quite as much pleasure as a children’s fantasy done right. Sebastian Jansen’s Der kleine Achill is a tender fantasy which uses the element to bring together a grieving family and help a grieving child come into his own.  The film is founded on a strong screenplay (co-written by Jansen, Ranjani… Continue reading Der kleine Achill: Growing Up Through Fantasy

He lies on the bed toying with a delicate stone in his hand. His face, a picture of a million memories to come, Nathan (Brian DeRozan) is awaiting his sweetheart. As he cooks the meal, clearly for a special evening, the bell rings. And what comes isn’t what he has ordered. Director Mantas Valantiejus’s Pure… Continue reading Pure: Questioning Your Own Latent Biases

Steven Alexander Russell’s short horror flick, The Dark Strums indulges in the legend of famed singer-songwriter Robert Johnson, who died under mysterious circumstances at 27. As the legend goes, Johnson sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads to master the guitar. Russell does indulge, merely indulge, for it goes no deeper than that. … Continue reading The Dark Strums: Glimpses of Robert Johnson, The Legend

Wasters came with promises of intricate drama and political intrigue. It disappointed. Writer-director Molotov Mitchell opted to make a short that is jam-packed with dizzying action but almost entirely devoid of a story (there is a bit of a story plugged in at the end). Greer Mitchell and Molotov Mitchell star as the protagonists, Sawyer… Continue reading ‘Wasters’: Jam-Packed Action All The Way

Few miles from Santa Fe, somewhere in a secluded saloon, a wickedly charming pool player wins the game, much to the chagrin of his co-players who suspect him of having cheated. Unaware of his shenanigans, the saloon’s owner Ivan (Don Baldaramos) basks in the victory, as Jack (Esteban de la Isla), wins the day, or… Continue reading 8: Pulsating; This Meet Cute Will Be Hard To Forget

Love is intangible. One cannot measure the extent of love one gives or receives. It is difficult for some to seek partnership in a normal relationship and they end up seeking it commercially. Miss Freelance (19:22 minutes) tells the story of a woman in New York City.  Carly (played by an impactful Maddy Murphy) visits… Continue reading Miss Freelance: A Week Of Searching For Meaning

We have all had those sleepovers in our childhood days, whether with friends or cousins which always ended up with kids in a room telling each other horror stories. The most common elements of each of these stories had to be a house, a witch, protagonists who were non-believers and an amazingly predictable ending. Cheap… Continue reading A Tale Of An Onion Witch: The Quintessential Indian Horror Story

The recent adaptations of Marvel and DC comicverse into film has surely given the superhero/fantasy genre a much-needed boost and has helped many filmmakers to portray their works in a commendable manner. Gun Metal Max can be said to be one such piece of art that brings childhood fantasies to life. Writers Alex Vertross and… Continue reading Gun Metal Max: The Hero From Another Dimension