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Continue reading →: Bombay Talkies (2013) – A Quartet of Film City Fantasies
It was time I watched and analyzed another Hindi anthology film. This is a classic one which I have not seen for a long time, so it is nice to rewatch something so meaningful as it pays tribute to Hindi cinema of old and new. Spoilers for the film below!…
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Continue reading →: The Watermelon Woman (1996) – Black Queer History in the Making
I have wanted to see this film for so long, and now I did and I love it! Just absolutely a delightful film carrying so much on its back, but one which has a light solid hand of the writer-director making it a pleasant watch even with its complex intersectional…
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Continue reading →: Love Aaj Kal (2009) – Restoration of Old Fashioned Love in the Modern World
I ended up liking this film more than I thought I would. It is not completely for me, but for the message it sends it did send me on a long writing spree when it came to the themes I saw within it. Spoilers for the film below! In London,…
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Continue reading →: Maa Behen (2026) – Mother-Daughters vs Perceptions of Patriarchy
I haven’t reviewed a recent film in a while, so I thought I’d change it by seeing this film, which seemed interesting. Spoilers for the film below! In the state of Bihar, Jaya the elder daughter is in an unhappy marriage, asking for an IVF so that she can have…
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Continue reading →: Bombay Rose (2019) – A Melancholic City Symphony
With the death of Iranian-French director Marjane Satrapi I was of course obligated to watch her film, which I did, and I already have a review of it if anyone wants to read it HERE. I say this merely to tell you that I was in the mood for an…
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Continue reading →: Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) – Women’s Desires Under Wraps
It has been ages since I’ve seen this film, and I really enjoyed it, even though it is very on the nose. Some things left a lot to be desired, but I still really liked this film, with these women’s lives playing out as tragedies with fleeting comedy and lightness…
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Continue reading →: Aligarh (2015) – A Brief Moment of Queer Hope, Crushed Under Unfair Laws
I have been reluctant to see this film for the longest time, maybe because I have had a fear it might punch me in the gut with emotions, and boy was I right. I know Pride Month 2026 is now happening, and there are many happy, bittersweet Queer films there…
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Continue reading →: Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985) – A Holy Heroine in a Corrupt World
A film I have wanted to watch for a long time, and finally did. Mostly to see what the hullabaloo was all about with the scandalous scenes, as well as this being the final film from its director. Spoilers for the film below! Narendra “Naren” Sahay is the son of…
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