Category: cinema
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Kalki 2898-AD (Movie)
Watched Kalki in bits and pieces. The opening sequence from the Mahabharata piqued my interest, but it quickly waned due to the shoddy writing and clichéd concepts. Kalki presents itself as unique and original material by Indian creators, but unfortunately, it borrows overused ideas. I watched it in its Malayalam dub, and the poorly written […]
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Babylon (2022 Film)
Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” offers a bold exploration of Hollywood’s metamorphosis in its earliest years. Weaving together the lives of film stars and production executives from the silent movie era to the age of talkies Babylon offers much to history buffs through its narration of possibly fictional events intertwined in the wild tales of creators of […]
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Life Lessons from a Father: Through Movies and Comics
I grew up watching movies with my dad. And those are the memories I hold close to me. Movies are an education on the good, the bad and the ugly. It’s an education no child should be denied along with Enid Blyton, Tarzan or Superman. Allowing him or her to grow and create his own […]
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Maharaj (Hindi, 2024, Netflix)
‘Maharaj,’ directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra and produced by Aditya Chopra, is a movie I would not give much thought to if not for its metaphors and underlying narrative, which reflect modern Indian society. On the surface, it’s a typical Yash Raj production with overacting and perfectly manicured performers without a hair out of place. […]
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The Stunning Cinematography of Lawrence of Arabia in the Age of Netflix
I am watching Lawrence of Arabia on YouTube on an ultra-high-definition television in my living room. As I watch the protagonist crash and die on a motorbike, I realise true cinephiles would call out this crime. The crime of watching a 70 mm epic on a digital platform and on YouTube nonetheless, home to an […]