Conclave is an engrossing suspense thriller about the Catholic Church’s election behind closed doors, the most private and secretive of its functions. Where the College of Cardinals gathers in strict secrecy behind closed doors to elect a new pope. The film is based on a novel by a famous author Robert Harris published for the […]
“Baba used to say that being a kid was like being drunk: everyone remembers what you did except you,” recalls the contemplative Grace who is voiced by Sarah Snook of Succession in Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail, his new stop motion feature. However, Grace gondi picture to herself for surfers as a report of
As cancel culture grips our fragile society in its jaws, there couldn’t be a more opportune time to push out a gory and vulgar comedy like The Gutter, the one I started watching despite terrible reviews, to remind everyone that it’s alright to let loose and have a good laugh. Nevertheless, there are circumstances where
In recent years, a lot of mainstream single take films, also known as Oner, also come to surface. A classic example of these films is One Shot, Boiling Point and 1917, which blur out the lines of experimentalism in the cinema genre but is there any single frame film? Once again, Robert Zemeckis, the creator
Dr. Pepper and cigarettes are to the lead character in Taylor Sheridan’s latest nugget of gold in the television domain – an easily digestible combination. Having won an Academy Award, Billy Bob Thornton played the central character in the series – the lead character can be termed as an A-list star and once again the
Wicked features high-pitched hits in a brilliant theatrical rendition that is sure to amuse the loyal audience of the Broadway version and the new comers as well. A prequel to the notorious Wizard of Oz film classic, presents a revisionist interpretation on both the movie and the literature with convincing star casting as well as
The Seed of the Sacred Fig introduces the audience with unrelenting sharpness and horror. The film had to be filmed clandestinely. The renowned Iranian auteur Mohammad Rasoulof had already been apprehended on several occasions by the dictatorial Islamic regime. He, his great cast, and the crew almost lost their lives to portray this heartbreaking account.
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Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ is one of Maria Callas’ best roles. The singer captivated the world with her rich tones and theatricality- something that was on display during Callas’ staged life which is documented in this biopic ‘Maria’. We actually observe operatic enunciations from a brain that formed novel characters, stories, and movements. Callas yearned for her
Norwegian-born documentary, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin sheds light on Mats Steen, a 25 year old who died in 2014 due to the complications of DMD which is a severe type of muscular dystrophy. While the Steen family thought he had holed up in the basement, unable to leave the house due to his condition,
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In the film A Real Pain, two cousins set out on a trip across Poland in memory of their grandmother. In this case, the reminiscence trip is meant for the daughter who died recently and the roots of her family who had to run away because of the Holocuast. The travelers expect to get reconciled