Recent Posts

• The Jayam Ravi interview
• A tale of two rejections
• “Maragatha Naanayam”… Better than your average horror-comedy, but could have been much better
• Talking heads
• The Amateur’s Art #21- “Kivi Maathu” (Kannada, with English subs)
• Readers Write In #19: Of bandhs and the VCR boom
• “Uru”… A pretty entertaining thriller that asks us to make up our own minds
• “Behen Hogi Teri”… A small-town romance with a few laughs, and that’s not enough
• “Peechaankai”… A killer premise that should have resulted in a way-funnier film
• A very big man
• The Balaji Mohan interview
• “Raabta”… A dreadful love story that fails at just about every level
• The Amateur’s Art #20- “Nodiyil Oru Pizhai” (Tamil, with English subs)
• Readers Write In #18: The Classic Actor in Tamil Cinema
• “Sathriyan”… A surprisingly decent spin on the love-transforms-a-rowdy sub-genre
• In the pages of Mint Lounge
• “Rangoon”… A not-bad thriller, with a ton of interesting detail
• “Hindi Medium”… A satire that’s an easy, fun watch, but also facile and problematic
• “Godha”… A joyous compendium of sporting-movie (and love-story) clichés
• Cannes Diary 10 – A Mouse In A Maze, And A Wish List
• Cannes Diary 9 – Fairy Tales And Fluttering Curtains
• Cannes Diary 8 – A Workshop, An Experiment, A Bit Of Interpretation
• Cannes Diary 7 – Clockwork Toys, Existential Thrillers
• “A Death in the Gunj”… Sounds like a murder mystery, but really an exquisite character study
• Cannes Diary 6 – Early Palme D’Or Buzz, Barbara And Elvis Presley
• Cannes Diary 5 – Godard, AIDS And Frail Fathers
• Cannes Diary 4 – A Superpower, A Transition, A Saffron Revolution
• “Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu”… A gem that doesn’t forget to entertain even as it pursues loftier ambitions
• Cannes Diary 3 – Timelines And Animal Rights, Faces And Places
• Cannes Diary 2 – A Family At War, Cultures At Peace
• Cannes Diary 1 – The Caste System, And Phantoms From The Past
• “Bongu”… A wannabe caper thriller that ends up quite dull
• “Thondan”… As expected, yet another sermon disguised as a movie
• “Brindhaavanam”… A crude mix of comedy and drama, with a few laughs from Vivekh
• Payal Kapadia on Taking the Only Indian Film To Cannes
• The Mysskin interview
• L’Age d'(Palme d’)Or
• The Ramya Krishnan interview
• “Meri Pyaari Bindu”… An interesting premise that merely scratches the surface
• “Sarkar 3.”… A needless, not-all-bad sequel that’s more interesting as commentary on the director
• Readers Write In #17: The Split Director
• The Amateur’s Art #19 – “Muyal” (Tamil, with English subs)
• “Yeidhavan”… Too much talk, but this thriller isn’t entirely disposable either
• “Lens”… A thriller, plus a gripping meditation on the evil that men do
• “Comrade in America”… An unfocused drama about a communist in love tries to tackle big issues
• The Amateur’s Art #18 – “Shavaram” (Tamil, with English subs)
• Readers Write In #16: Just not Babies
• Two shots, two songs
• “Naam Shabana”… A not-bad thriller, with an interesting female/Muslim angle
• “Poorna”… A quietly proficient take on a mind-boggling real-life story