Mudbound: Peace in War
This piece originally appeared in Jumpcut Online War alludes to destruction and death is ubiquitous on the battlefield. World War II effectuated deaths of millions and the gravity of horrors spread across the world is beyond human perspicacity. However, what if something as grotesque as the war bequeathed a fleeting relief to a person whose … Continue reading Mudbound: Peace in War
I AM WOMAN: Woman’s Voice in a Man’s World
Originally appeared in Film Inquiry Emma Jensen’s screenplay spares no time in setting the rules of I Am Woman, directed by Unjoo Moon. Free of the childhood, teenage, and first broken relationship, the film directly begins with Helen Reddy (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) walking through a subway holding her 3-year old daughter, Tracy. Dressed in rosewood, a feminal color, while most men … Continue reading I AM WOMAN: Woman’s Voice in a Man’s World
Film Recommendation #1: Diamonds of the Night
Almost every holocaust-themed film symbolizes trains with dread and death. Train marks the mass-exodus towards death. When two teenagers escape a train – to escape death – what would follow is Diamonds of the Night, a 1964 Czech film directed by Jan Němec. It is an enigmatic film presented like a half-remembered nightmare that their … Continue reading Film Recommendation #1: Diamonds of the Night
A Reading Of Three Shots From Vetri Maaran’s Dhanush-Starrer Asuran
Originally appeared in Film Companion. When you have a filmmaker as passionate about cinema as Vetri Maaran, even three seconds from a feature-length film of his can provide more room for reading than entire films that celebrate mediocrity. Asuran (streaming on Amazon Prime Video) is far from a perfect film, but quite important in terms of social criticism … Continue reading A Reading Of Three Shots From Vetri Maaran’s Dhanush-Starrer Asuran
Chemical Hearts: Teenage-romance Turns Contemplative
Originally appeared in Cinema Sentries. Three minutes into Chemical Hearts, you understand that the film is twisting the teenage-romance genre. It places teenage characters in dramatic situations, in which death and PTSD complicate things, while characters remain teenagers grappling with the difference between objective reality and subjective reality. To call Chemical Hearts pretentious would be untrue, but it could … Continue reading Chemical Hearts: Teenage-romance Turns Contemplative
Coup 53: Transmutes Intricacy into Intrigue
Originally appeared in Cinema Sentries. The facet of documentary filmmaking that excites me most is the aftermath of the release. Documentaries affect the real world and real people; wider the subject matter, wider the impact. On this premise, I’m certain that Coup 53 will have a profound impact on an entire generation of Iran, offering a bit … Continue reading Coup 53: Transmutes Intricacy into Intrigue
The Futile Podcast #11: Discussing Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya
Thoughts of Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya: Beauty in Normality
Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya (UMUR) is a film I’ve been eagerly looking forward to catching on the big screen post-pandemic. The pandemic’s far from over but UMUR is here, making our lives less suffocating for a while, and it is everything I expected it to be and even more. There are multiple facets I adored … Continue reading Thoughts of Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya: Beauty in Normality
The Futile Podcast #10: Raat Akeli Hai and Indian OTT Space
In this episode, Sagar, Saahil, and Ram discuss Honey Trehan’s Hindi-language whodunit, Raat Akeli Hai, and the Indian OTT space that is thriving amid the pandemic. Continue reading The Futile Podcast #10: Raat Akeli Hai and Indian OTT Space
