A big statement for a film that might be too, dare I say, Art House for some, even if it is an Independent Film. Which is now on Netflix and I can't recommend it enough. Mind you, this review ended being more personal than I intended, but I will keep it, because it is the … Continue reading Loving Vincent (2017) – A Masterpiece of Both Art and Cinema
Category: Classics
Monsoon Wedding (2001) – Intimate Story of Love Inside a Realistic Wedding
It was about time I watched this classic film. It took me a while but I finally watched it and wasn't disappointed. This film, along with Lagaan, brought Indian culture for Westerners in the forefront in the early 2000s. Lagaan was made by Indians for Indians as well as Westerners, this movie though, was meant … Continue reading Monsoon Wedding (2001) – Intimate Story of Love Inside a Realistic Wedding
Cupid and Psyche: A Play in Blank Verse (2009) – How I love Thee, Tale as Old as Time
Now this one was a discovery I am ever so thankful for! A search for something mythological, with the addition of one of the oldest tales ever told, told anew in this play that is so exquisitely made with such prose (Blank verse for those who don't know) that it makes the story both familiar … Continue reading Cupid and Psyche: A Play in Blank Verse (2009) – How I love Thee, Tale as Old as Time
Rangeela (1995) – A Colourful Love Triangle with Two Strong Shades and One Clear One
I haven't done a review in a while. Been in a kind of a slump, partly because I didn't want to burn myself out, then there's the fact that I didn't know what I should review and then - on a personal matter - a family tragedy happened unexpectedly that effected things. Well, now I … Continue reading Rangeela (1995) – A Colourful Love Triangle with Two Strong Shades and One Clear One
Love Affair (1939) – The Original Affair to Remember
Gah! This film got to me! It got me like stab to the heart and straight to the tear ducts at the end. So good, might even be better than the 1957 version. But that's the magic of this story, it can be done in any age with any kind of cast, and work like … Continue reading Love Affair (1939) – The Original Affair to Remember
Peter Pan (2003) – Where Adventure and Adolescence Make Magic for the Soul
This is one of those movies, which I watched in my early teen years. It came out in 2003 and I think I even had the DVD (which seems to be lost or has been given away). I completely fell in love with this movie. I have read the original 1911 book almost to bits … Continue reading Peter Pan (2003) – Where Adventure and Adolescence Make Magic for the Soul
Bangalore Days (2014) – Home, Love and The Unexpected Fact of Life
This was the first Malayalam movie that I watched on a whim and I am so glad it was. Bangalore Days is one fo those films, that thought the locality knowledge helps you (and the subtitles are good on this one), the story still so universal that you can watch it and enjoy it at … Continue reading Bangalore Days (2014) – Home, Love and The Unexpected Fact of Life
Aashiqui (1990) – Love Makes Life Live in Equality
This is a very interesting love story in the best way. It is a love story, but also a story about how people in love grow and support one another to become the best they can be throughout the relationship as they grow up in to adulthood and how there has to be two equals … Continue reading Aashiqui (1990) – Love Makes Life Live in Equality
The Oresteia Trilogy (5th Century B.C.) – One Man and The Big Impact
Oh boy is this a play I have wanted to sink my teeth into since I saw my cram school's theatre performance of this actually classic play. It was great! And how I want to talk about this play about Agamemnon, his family and all the drama that goes with it. Because really this is … Continue reading The Oresteia Trilogy (5th Century B.C.) – One Man and The Big Impact
The Daughter of Dawn (1920) – Authentic, Romantic and Throughly Enjoyable Piece of Film History
Much has been shown of the different Native/Indigenous American tribes and cultures in media by white Americans, from the caricatures and racist depictions of old Hollywood to the sympathetic but still a little "off" showings in films like Disney's Pocahontas and basically almost every depiction of Native/Indigenous American's in the 90s which always had to … Continue reading The Daughter of Dawn (1920) – Authentic, Romantic and Throughly Enjoyable Piece of Film History
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