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Continue reading →: Mirzya (2016) – Merging of Past, Present, Poetry and Poetic Cinema
This is one of my favourite films of all time, and I thought it deserved a re-review, since my original one did not fully capture everything I love about this film. It must have been the first Indian art house adjacent film I watched, and I instantly fell in love…
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Continue reading →: The Blue Umbrella (2005) – A Story of Possessions and Human Kindness
An underrated children’s film from a director better known for his Shakespeare adaptations, and one which deserves more love, even though it is a rather simple story. It is beautifully done, filled with more quiet moments of tranquility than flashy moments just to keep the child interested in watching the…
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Continue reading →: Reshma Aur Shera (1971) – A Poetic Romeo and Juliet in the Deserts of Rajasthan
A film which is full of beauty, textured with sand dunes, the blue open sky over the Thar desert, and red hot blood inside men who fight, while the women sacrifice. A film so beautiful it deserves more appreciation, even if the story is a familiar one, with a timeless…
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Continue reading →: Mausam (2011) – Snail-Paced Stormy Seasons of Modern History
A film which I have wanted to see for a long time, and finally did. I am glad I watched it, but this will be a one time watch, see the reasons below. Spoilers for the film below! In 1992, Aayat and her aunt Fatima escaped from Kashmir due to…
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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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