I always love to see the original film/book, and then read/see all the remakes and reimaginings made from that source material. I did it a long time ago with Sairat (2015) and all of the other language remakes of it which I could find, which honestly do not compare to the original at all. Here … Continue reading Yeh Dillagi (1994) – An Almost Perfect Remake of Its Time
Month: February 2026
Sabrina (1954) – Cinderella in Givenchy
Sometimes you just have to write about a film which you don’t fully love, but like enough to watch occasionally. This is that kind of movie for me, it is not the best by the director, nor the best in the main actress's filmography, but it is still a dish served well and wittily enough … Continue reading Sabrina (1954) – Cinderella in Givenchy
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) – Beautifully Elusive
“All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream,” goes the last words of the first canto of the poem A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allen Poe. One could describe this film the same way, a kind of a hazy dream set during the hot winter in Australia, one … Continue reading Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) – Beautifully Elusive