By Matters India Kolkata, September 5: An international documentary exploring the life and legacy of St. Teresa of Calcutta is set to premiere September 5 evening on the saint’s feast day, highlighting her decades of service to the poor and examining what its producers describe as her enduring message ofContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul* Kolkata, December 12, 2025 — For decades, Mother Teresa of Calcutta has been canonized in public memory as the “Saint of the Gutters”—a figure of pure compassion beyond reproach. Teona Strugar Mitevska’s new film Mother, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival opening the Orizzonti section,Continue Reading
By Ajith Lawrence Thiruvananthapuram, May 16, 2025: The fisherman I recall best from the mist of time stood still on a wind-swept sand dune near India’s southern tip. Bare-chested, wrapped in a plaid sarong, looking as if carved from dark granite, he stood there, his gaze fixed on the farawayContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Feb 16, 2024: 12th Fail unfolds on the screen as a poignant biographical drama, bringing to life the real-life story of IPS (Indian Police Service) officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS (Indian Revenue Service) officer Shraddha Joshi. It is based on the 2019 eponymous non-fiction bookContinue Reading
By A J Philip New Delhi, Oct 21, 2023: I was at a retreat center in Indore, attending a three-day clergy conference, where I was a resource person when I received the invitation for the preview of the film ‘The Face of the Faceless’ at the Films Division auditorium inContinue Reading
By Shane J Alliew Sharjah, Aug 9, 2022: Running at 129 minutes, made at a budget of US$200 million and having raked in US$451 million, thus far, The Gray Man stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain AmericaContinue Reading
By Shane Alliew Sharjah, August 6, 2022: There’s the original and then there’s the hand tried at reproducing a spinoff of the original. Running at 145 minutes, directed by Anees Bazmee and starring Tabu, Kartik Aryaan and Kiara Advani, Bhool Bhuliyaa 2 is made on a budget of 900 millionContinue Reading
By Shane Alliew Kolkata, July 31, 2022: What is it with the three-letter word – sex of course (in case you are wondering) and why is it that when it comes to the pleasures of the act, there are eyebrows raised and several dramatic taboos involved, are conveniently brushed underContinue Reading
By Monita Soni Jalsa is a stunning story about two mothers trapped at the crossroads of guilt and revenge… Vidya Balan plays Maya Menon, an accomplished, ambitious, and cut-throat journalist for the TV channel “Face the Truth.” She lives in a posh sea-facing flat in Mumbai with her son, Ayush,Continue Reading
Ram Puniyani Mumbai, April 1, 2022: Watching this movie in the theaters is a harrowing experience. It incites the negative, hateful and emotive response from majority of viewers. Someone at the end of the screening starts making the prevalent anti-Muslim slogans and hysteria takes over the theaters. It has beenContinue Reading
