This is the memoir of the author and Verve magazine writer Vivek Tejuja and his experiences growing up gay in India, a country who repealed Section 377 last year- a law from the era of the British Raj - that was against gay sex of any kind, and thus the whole LGBTQ community. In this … Continue reading So Now You Know: A Memoir of Growing Up Gay in India – An Intimate Honest Portrait
Othello: We too have our Othellos (2014) – Shakespeare Turned on its Head
What better way to start a venture in to regional cinema than with a bit of Shakespeare, yet not really an adaptation of one the Bard's plays, but rather a mix of all of them in a flowing narrative. Summary: Three characters come together as they come in and out of each others lives. Bankim, … Continue reading Othello: We too have our Othellos (2014) – Shakespeare Turned on its Head
Assamese Film Reviews
Movies Othello: We all have our Othellos (2014)
The Great God Pan – A Short Horror Classic
A short horror book review for Halloween! And what better way to start it then with a not well known Halloween classic! I mean, it's called the scariest horror story written by Stephen King himself. And it sure is that, I just wished it was written in modern prose instead of old Victorian english. Summary: … Continue reading The Great God Pan – A Short Horror Classic
Latcho Drom (1993) – A Musical Journey of the Romani People
The title means Safe Journey in Romani. And this film is a journey with no other plot than the show of travel of who would become the Roma from Northern India to Spain. There is dialogue and sentences in the language of the real Roma speaking in their respective countries where they live, showing their … Continue reading Latcho Drom (1993) – A Musical Journey of the Romani People
Loving Vincent (2017) – A Masterpiece of Both Art and Cinema
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
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
Our House (2017) – Sharing Unnatural Space
This was a watch out of curiosity. And I am glad I did. It is a film made by a relatively new director Yui Kiyohara who has only made one other movie in which information, let alone pictures, are hard to come by. Yui Kiyohara studied under horror director Kiyoshi Kurosawa who has many works … Continue reading Our House (2017) – Sharing Unnatural Space
Rainy in Glenageary | The Murder of Raonaid Murray (2019)
Rarely one comes across a true crime documentary that so differs from the usual gritty, scandalous and sensationalised style that has become the norm whenever a case is made for the screen that it takes one by surprise. Usually there is video footage, quick edits, rock music, a voice over that can border on annoying … Continue reading Rainy in Glenageary | The Murder of Raonaid Murray (2019)
The Little Corner 