Friendship Bags Gold

While many among us was busy greeting each other and celebrating Friendship Day this year, two friends have celebrated the same, with style, sending the warmest greeting message in Tokyo

Pig [2021] – The Character Study of a Grizzled Man

Michael Sarnoski's Pig (2021) is a melancholic and deeply introspective portrait of grief and loss

Au Revoir: A Memoir From Behind a White Collar – Narrated with Surprising Candor and Utmost Compassion

Au Revoir offers a gripping first-hand account of Dr. Sara Jothi’s 2 year experience as a medical officer in the Oncology Department.

Achabam & Watermelon Canned Juice – Short Films Review

Both the short films captures the spaces where mundane lives unfold, but remains fascinatingly antithetical to one another

Insomnia [1997] – An Engrossing & Overlooked Norwegian Neo-Noir

Fog and encroaching sunlight during the high summer of Northern Norway are the primary destructive forces that sets off a detective's downward spiral in the gritty neo-noir, Insomnia (1997)

Embracing (1992) & Katatsumori (1994) – The Maturation of a Unique and Unabashedly Personal Film-Maker

Both Embracing and Katatsumori are not documentaries in the conventional sense. Instead, it’s a meditative view of the thoughts of a young individual over her past and her binding attachments.

Rediscovering Reading

While pondering over the evolution of reading habits among millennials, it is interesting to consider the timeline of the most popular social networking sites from time to time.

Made In China – Cheap Goods and Disposable Lives

Amelia Pang provides a detailed sketch of how the persecution and imprisonment of Falun Gong (from 1999) and other political prisoners has been converted into a profitable financial model. 

The Castle [1997] – The Vibe is Wonderful in this Amiable Aussie Comedy!

Australian film-maker and comedian Rob Sitch’s directorial debut The Castle reminds you of the good-natured Ealing comedies mixed with the very Australian weirdness and unabashed eccentricity.

Indian Higher Education amid Pandemic

Of all the sectors that are witnessing unprecedented changes due to the pandemic, the education sector has literally come to a standstill due to the covid pandemic. None of us have ever faced such a setback in the process of teaching-learning. The future of millions of school going kids is at stack and we are...

Clergy [2018] – A Searing Drama on the Hypocritical Religious Institution

Clergy (2018) ably confronts the overwhelming power of Church in Poland and cognizes the long-term traumatizing effects of its undisputed misconducts.

Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. – An Intriguing and Intimate Portrayal of a Musician-Activist

Director Loveridge may as a friend express admiration for Maya (in the interviews), but he consistently keeps his documentary subject at arm’s length, never turning it into a hagiography.