By : Shane J Alliew Based on American author Garrard Conley’s memoir (2016) of the same name, Boy Erased, directed by Australian actor, director, producer, writer, filmmaker Joel Edgerton is a sensitive, poignant story based on a gay conversion therapy programme. Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges) is the son ofContinue Reading
Running at 129 minutes, American psychological thriller Glass is the final installment of the Unbreakable trilogy, coming from writer-producer-director M. Night Shyamalan. Preceded by Split (2016) and Unbreakable (2000), the film stars James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy and Sarah Paulson. Does a superhuman really exist? That’sContinue Reading
By: Troy Ribeiro Star Cast: Sharman Joshi, Stephen Baldwin, Shari Rigby, Manoj Mishra, Prakash Belawadi, Aditi Chengappa Director Aneesh Daniel’s The Least of These is based on a true story that documents the tragic death of an Australian Christian missionary and his sons in Odisha. Narrated from the local journalist,Continue Reading
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi is a biographical account of how Rani Laxmibai waged a war against the East India Company. It chronicles her journey from the place where she grew up, Bithoor to becoming the Rani of Jhansi, and eventually turning into a warrior Queen. The movie starts withContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Kolkata, Jan. 14, 2019: Marking 20th year of the gruesome murder of an Australian missionary and his two young sons in Odisha’s sleepy outback wilderness of Manoharpur in Keonjhar district, Skypass Entertainment will release its first film on February 1 in the US. The 112-minute film will beContinue Reading
CAST: Rajinikanth,Nana Patekar,Samuthirakani,Easwari Rao,Huma Qureshi,Anjali Patil DIRECTION: Pa Ranjith GENRE: Action,Drama,Crime A rowdy with a legendary reputation, the film’s eponymous slum gangster Karikaalan or Kaala is about as invincible as the actor grinning from behind the white stubble. He can raise a stick from the ground by stamping it, berate his opponents intoContinue Reading
By : Neil Soans Raazi (agreed), a Hindu movie is set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pak war in 1971. It tells the story of an Indian girl who marries a Pakistani Army officer to spy for her country. ‘Raazi’ is the true story of a Muslim girl SehmatContinue Reading
Seven Oscar-nominated, director and co-producer Martin McDonagh’s film, running at 115 minutes is a darkly-comic, entertaining and thought-provoking piece of art. It tells of a mother’s fight for justice for her teenaged daughter, who seven months ago was raped and murdered and whose perpetrators are yet to be identified andContinue Reading
Running at 121 minutes, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’ film is more than an allegory, it’s almost a ‘slice of life’, with much more than blood, gory and glory. It’s a tale which will leave one in limbo, and in true Shakespearean style we wonder, to be or not to. BasedContinue Reading
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Jim Sarbh, Anupriya Goenka, Raza Murad Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali There are three disclaimers before even a frame of “Padmaavat” is shown on screen. All kinds of adjectives and verbs are used to make sure the audience knows the film is based on Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s epicContinue Reading