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This section contains a list of the movies and TV shows I’ve watched or am currently watching. I’ve tried this when, mature sex clips but I was unable to keep up, and we entered a ”phase” in the process.

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2025

Nosferatu | Robert Eggers | 2024

Submarine | Richard Ayoade | 2010

The Elephant Male| David Lynch | 1980Since I had previously gotten a sense of Lynchian aesthetic from Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet, which IMO marked a significant shift in my opinion of the films, watching The Elephant Guy was a pleasant shift. It was unlike other Lynchian horrors ( treats )? It retains all of its surreal tragic building, but at its base, it’s a story of society, which I believe greatly increases my respect for Lynch.

The topic of being various and the personal problems of someone who finds themselves on the other side of the bulk is explored in TEM. It may seem overstated to state that I love the movie because I can associate but little to it and that everyone else can too. Lynch doesn’t take any historical identity classes but invents one to openly and symbolically express his personal struggles of being intrinsically diverse without any fault of his own.

When Mr. Merrick screams at the train,” I am not an bird, I am not an creature,” I believe the strain of identification is most fully expressed in this. I had tears of joy several times when I was teary-eyed (” I feel glad every minute of the day” ). I am a person. That image is so beautiful; it serves as both an embrace and departure indication.

Mr. Merrick turned out to be a person with enhanced choices and a passion for theatre and the artists because he was so completely various from what I had imagined him to be: a dragon, a threat.

The film discusses the glaring hunger and the category disparity between the wealthy English and the sewer-banished animals. This contrast is particularly evident when we follow Mr. Merrick from his persecution and confinement under Mr. Bytes to his liberation with Mr. Treves.

And already, we wonder if Merrick is even costless because Mr. Treves extremely openly inquires about whether he is any unique from Mr. Bytes in making Merrick into a attention in the middle of the night.

PS: In an effort to pay gift to the fantastic genius, I watched this movie as part of a Lynch drama triathlon.

Dune | David Lynch | 1984

Kids of Heaven | Majid Majidi | 1997

A collection of three small videos that explores the delicate and complex feelings of love and marriage and thoroughly examines what it really means to connect with another human being ( or try to connect ) is a collection of three. I adored the terse and potent writing, the well-written dialogues, the acting, and the shots, ah, the shots. A must-see for anyone struggling with the concept of ”love.”

Shuchi Talati, 2024, Girls Will Be Girls

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | Jacques Demy| 1964Nice film, I adore the colors, but I only have to say that not every Guy has a Madeleine waiting for him.

What else can I say about leaving Las Vegas?| Mike Figgis | 1995 At the same time, I adore and detest this movie.

The tale of an alcoholic who loves a prostitute in Las Vegas. It has a lot of potency and is brutal in some places. I meant, because I was either wheezing or teary-eyed, I had to put the movie to rest. And yet, it has tender and loving moments, leaving one wondering how can a ”pure” and ”novel” love spark between two of the ( supposed ) most lowly creatures in the rugs of the societal ladder, which is in fact the paradox. Not an easy watch, without a doubt. It’s a story about acceptance and the idea that life is so short and meaningless that nothing ever matters.

PS: In this movie, Elisabeth Shue is so damn gorgeous.

Safdie Bros | 2019Ahahaha, I love it. Uncut Gems.

Antiporno | Sion Sono | 2016

What was Bro cooking?| Sion Sono | 2008 I’m crying a lot because I’ve never been so confused and fucked up. about this movie? Sion is a genius or a pervert, I’m not sure. Seriously, I’m crying. What the fuck did I just watch? Was it romance-like? Was it a porn? Was it a cult classic movie? WHAT THERE WAS? Why can’t it just be a straightforward rom-com? Why did the characters get so badly? I believe that’s what made them stand out. What is incorrect ( right )?

300 | Zack Synder | 2006

The Maltese Falcon was written in 1941 by John Huston.

Like Crazy | Drake Doremus | 2011

Purple Hearts | Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | 2022Funny but cute. cute

Sir | Rohena Gera | 2020

Watch Love | Jung Ji-Woo | 2018A bizarre experiment turned into a cute and endearing watch.

Lee Seok-geun’s 2018Cringe but cute On Your Wedding Day. These Korean romcoms are starting to appeal to me, in my opinion. Perhaps guilty pleasure?

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | Park Chan-wook | 2002Love it. In a very distinctive manner, Park Chan-wook presents snapshots of the outcome rather than how we got there in terms of narration, such as a snapshot narrative style.

They don’t make movies like this anymore, says Alfonso Cuaron of Y Tu Mama Tubein ( And your mother as well ). Well ahead of its time due to the passion, energy, chemistry, and love of it all!

Cruel Intentions | Roger Kumble | 1999

Peaky Blinders S02 | Series

Fallen Leaves | Aki Kaurismäki | 2023

25th Hour | Spike Lee | 2002

Paul Greengrass | Captain Phillips | 2013

Peaky Blinders S03 | Series

Alfonso Cuaron, 2006, Children of Men

Alejandro G. Innaritu, The Revenant, 2015

Close-up of Abbas Kiarostami | 1990

James Ivory’s 1986 book A Room With a View

Martin McDonagh, In Bruges, 2008

Sidney Lumet’s 1976Letterboxd review on Network.

PS: I finally gave in to Letterboxd’s temptation. I believed it would be better for reference and sharing and better management. I’m sue. However, I’ll continue to update my lists here and only link to Letterboxd for reviews.

2024

Aditya Chopra | 1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Elia Kazan, East of Eden, 1955

Justine Triet’s 2023 Anatomy of a Fall

The Holdovers | Alexander Payne | 2023

The main message of Passages | Ira Sachs | 2023Passages is that lustful people who pollute the concept of love. As the plot develops, this bisexual love triangle steadily ignites, which is a clear result right away. It follows a gay marriage in Paris that is threatened when one of them ( the haughty director ) discovers that he enjoys sleeping with women.

Passages avoids the intimacy of intimacy, and I believe those bold scenes, which frequently border on visceral, effectively make up for the lack of build-up so that we can care enough about the characters. This is, in my opinion, one of the reasons non-Indian movies are typically much shorter than their Bollywood counterparts. The West completely differs in how it views movies, with one where watching is both a personal and practical experience. Because the movie only lasts 90 minutes, there is barely enough room to set up the characters. In India, watching movies has traditionally been a social event, or carnival. This is, of course, in stark contrast to Indian movies, which tend to have a more extravagant feel. At least the sex makes us feel instantly connected to them. Groups of friends, family, neighbors, and small children all squat together while staring at a small TV screen.

Passages is expensive, fashionable, and colorful. Good, brief, but nothing particularly extraordinary. The characters have an implicit personality that transcends the screen or the script, and they are tasteful.

Joyland | Saim Sadiq | 2022No joyride at all, Joyland. It was a very difficult watch for me personally.

Hot Fuzz | Edgar Wright | 2007A very old Edgar Wright. However, it also has a lot of gore, which is very typical of the Wright of the passage ( sorry not sorry ). It is a funny comedy detective story with clever puns and hidden hints. Highly stylized, with quick cuts, and with oddly-shaped, hyperdramatized characters.

Very nice friends can watch.

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s 2023 anime

In The Name of God | Anand Patwardhan | 1992

Sholay | Ramesh Sippy | 1975

The Burari Deaths | Series | 2023 | House of Secrets

One Day | Series | 2024

Complete Recall | Paul Verhoeven | 1990

The 2019 The Peanut Butter Falcon | Tyler Nilson and still Schwartz

The Zone of Curiosity| Jonathan Glazer | 2023

Taken 1, free mature sex vids 2, and 3 | Many managers| Many centuries

Abhinay Deo | 2011 Delhi Belly

Sicario | Denis Villeneuve | 2015

Poor Issues| Yorgos Lanthimos | 2023

The Lobster | Yorgos Lanthimos | 2015

Wake Up Sid | Ayan Mukherji | 2009

Up | Pete Docter| 2009

Many Managers| 2018 Lust Stories | Anthology|

Lust Stories 2| Anthology, Multiple Managers| 2023

National Pie | Paul Weitz | 1999

Persona | Ingmar Bergman | 1966

The Favourite | Yorgos Lanthimos | 2018

Swades | Gowariker | 2004

Denis Villenueve, 2024, Dune 2

Withnail and I | Bruce Robinson | 1987

Ridley Scott and Kingdom of Heaven, 2005

Heathers | Michael Lehmann | 1988As the authors of this film have now acknowledged, Heathers was intended to depict the more realistic area of American high school play and the blatant other social order that pervades within them. This was a distinct exit from the long line of feel-good high university plays that flooded the public domain in the 1960s, such as those produced by John Hughes.

Heathers takes the simple work of life in the terrible environment of the great college and takes it to an intense as it meddles with the highly improbable occurrence of a psycho ending up killing a number of the ”popular” children and getting away with it because as Jason ”J. ” D” According to Dean,” There is only god where various interpersonal varieties is actually get along with one another”! He is referring to the healthy societal split that exists in great institution and how it is impossible to overcome it by any type of earthly intervention anymore, thus, the sole place that differences may be overcome is in heaven.

The school’s response to Martha’s ”actual” suicide attempt, a not-so-popular girl, probably serves as the most vile example, as they end up mocking and ridiculing the situation.

Heather Duke: Just some torn bones. Just another geek trying to imitate the popular people and failing miserably.

JD is frequently portrayed as a villain or psychopath, as I have previously mentioned, but in reality he is a savior of this miserable hellhole as he attempts to stir the pot of children and adults who are too over themselves. Here is his petition as he prepares to blow up the school.

We, the students of Westerburg High will dieOur burnt bodies may finally get through to youYour society churns out slaves and blanks…

Overall, a fantastic movie. Both in terms of the subjects it explores and in terms of style.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Guy Ritchie | 2024

2011 | Tomas Alfredson | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Ikiru ( To Live )| Akira Kurosawa | 1957 Inspired by Tolstoy’s novella The Death of Ivan Iliych, Ikiru is one of those thought-provoking films that will leave viewers pause and reflect. Following the life of a widower government official who has spent his entire life working is confronted with the news of his inevitable death, the movie explores themes of mortality and existentialism. and to avoid wasting time waiting to begin living and doing it right away. It almost feels like a camera-seen, wide-eyed face shot of Mr. Wanatabe directly staring at the camera and pleading us the question,” What are we doing?”

I haven’t watched a film in recent time that is so simple and quiet in structure yet so enriched with layered narratives and the kind of emotions that it provokes. And naturally? What has his inner growth been like? He wonders what has he achieved in those years of working and saving? When Mr. Watanabe confides to him at the bar, he solemnly declares,” You discover the beauty of life only when confronted with death.” Watanabe recalls his 30 years of ”distinguished service” to the Public Affairs section, where nothing new ever happened and the next day is just like the last, after a night of repulsive camaraderie that is obviously a doomed attempt of denial.

The central theme that Ikiru explores is the purpose of a man’s life. After being educated at the restaurant and seated with a young and endearing woman- his subordinate at the office, Mr. Watanabe sets out to do exactly that. And Kurosawa reminds us that his heart will eventually find peace in the service of others, despite all the vanities and debaucheries that come so naturally to man. He expresses his envy for her youth and health and craves:” I want to be alive like you”.

The opening montage of ”department hopping” makes satirically explicit that the film is also a sharp commentary on the absurdly ineffective Japanese bureaucracy, but that is about it. Kurosawa tells us that all of his drunk accomplices ’ proclamations at his funeral about the revival of the department and those that were made straight to the shooting of a protesting officer who will silently take his seat when the time comes to act are fake. Although none of the actions portrayed came as a surprise, each action was predictable and laced with a sense of satire and hypocrisy, which Kurosawa managed to bring out with his excellent craftsmanship. Similar to the devoted Deputy Mayor, who didn’t as much share his junior’s decision to fund the construction of the new park as he did the beloved Deputy Mayor, who had more to gain from the upcoming Council elections.

There is no such thing as tomorrow, after all, because life is shortfall in love, maidens before the crimson blooms from your lips before the tides of passioncool within you. …~The Gondola Song

Nightcrawler | Dan Gilroy | 2014

Peter Greenaway, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, 1989

Tokyo Story | Yasujiro Ozu | 1953It is rare that one finds a movie that deeply moves something within the soul. You must watch it, I won’t say anything else. It basically follows an old couple and their travels to their children who live in Tokyo. Oh, also, 1.25 or 1.5x is recommended. Tokyo Story is a truly exquisite piece of art, in my opinion.

PS: IMPORTANT: This is the third film in the Noriko trilogy.

PPS: I’m really sick right now else I would have written more:/

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape | Lasse Hallstrom | 1993

Ship of Theseus | Anand Gandhi | 2012

Manthan | Shyam Benegal | 1976Manthan, literally meaning Churning, is a film by Shyam Benegal about the liberation of Indian milk producers as they setup their own cooperative society. The Indian farmers are entirely funded by crowd funding.

Watching Manthan elicited a lot of emotions throughout the movie, including those of cooperation, socialism, and the unending conflict of the good over the evil, which we as Indians so adore. But it is often too difficult to distinguish between the two. It depicted the somewhat heroic journey of a single man ( the Messiah trope ) who tirelessly worked to create a social revolution at the cost of his own life in a rural society that is deeply ingrained in caste politics.

I’m not sure how much of it will actually work or be true today, but I’m undoubtedly persuaded of the power of ideas, which is essentially what the White Revolution’s founders were also persuaded of. I think the fact that ideas and not men can bring about social change for the good is aptly portrayed in the movie after the Messiah and his wife is kicked out of the village and the village harijans rise up to continue the cooperative.

I don’t think such change is easily brought about ( the movie does take a few dramatic turns in trying to capture this, including the false accusations of rape against the Messiah ), but that shouldn’t stop us from beginning. In the end, it’s the idea that counts, and that’s what the movie is about, in my opinion.

Maqbool | Vishal Bhardwaj | 2004

The Seventh Seal | Ingmar Bergman | 1957

Orson Welles | 1941 Citizen Kane | Orson Welles|

Fleabag | Harry Bradbeer | 2016Fleabag was a refreshing break from the kind of monotonous braindump that plagues the webseries industry these days. In the series, Fleabag explores the joys and struggles of being a woman without any restrictions, staring the brilliant Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who describes herself as ”greedy, perverted, selfish, apathetic, cynical, depraved, mannish-looking, mannish-looking, morally bankrupt woman who can’t even call herself a feminist.”

The masterful writing and the sharp and effective dialogues are what really grabs one’s attention. I would not be too far to say that a lot of Fleabag’s character (yes, the central character is eponymously named after the series ) draws inspiration from Phoebe’s own experiences which is, indeed, a mirror of the kind of experiences every woman faces in modern society- hence, the appeal of the show. You can ignore it and watch Fleabag only for how brilliantly it uses breaking the fourth wall. There are plenty of examples of how not to do it, but this is just that good. If you enjoy making movies, you may undoubtedly pick up a few things about how to truly accomplish them.

Two conditions felt very brief, only to get to see more of Phoebe’s amazing creating and her insights into career.

A friend suggested I begin watching Game of Thrones | Multiple Managers| S01-S08A colleague. I immediately had a vehement streak, but I eventually managed to get it. Sigh.

House of the Dragon | S01-S02

Given the title, Sexual, Lies, and Videotapes by Steven Soderbergh isn’t really what I was anticipating, but it’s a actually insightful movie that explores a secret, frequently ignored area of human consciousness: the need to be loved by one person ( both physically and emotionally ).

It is a sophisticated matter and the video does an extremely good job of telling that account without wasting very far clip moment. The writing is lightweight and amazing, the dialogue is well-written and delivered, and the speaking is deity! Simply enjoy James and Andie talking in a Observe them during their joint discussion. It’s wonderful.

Wild | Jean-Marc Vallee | 2014Very similar to the” Into the Wild” and” On the Road” genres, but the protagonist is a woman who struggled to find herself after her mother passed away. It’s heartfelt and has some heart-pounding displays, but it still came off as general and one-dimensional.

A Pretty Long Engagment | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | 2004Based on a reserve by the same label, AVLE draws one into its own planet of well-written personas and an extremely restricted plot. And suddenly, the hues turn to troops natural, dark, and grey. One stays engaged long enough with the narrative. Yet, that analysis is given meaning and mass by the like that these star-crossed adolescent fans reveal. It is noteworthy how color has been used to transport the viewer from the agonizing war to the present peaceful ( and agonizing for Mathilda ) state. I adored the landscapes and the firing because it featured grayscale and hues in all shades. At its own, I think its a offense crisis as a significant part of the video is roughly Blyth investigating what happened to her fan. The way that it combines crime-drama and love was what I liked most about this film.

There were times when I tore up a minor, and there were times when I had to delay for a moment. There are still a few things vague but that’s because of the Flemish brand I think sheesh. Thus ok, a pretty well-made film. I enjoyed it.

Women On The Verge Of A Anxious Break| Pedro Almodovar | 1988Almodovar has been hailed as one of the best managers that came out of Spain since Luis Buneul- and for good reason. We follow Pepa for a next female with whom he intends to retreat to Stockholm after she was just dumped by her partner, who is already married to another female. The plot is basically Pepa’s two days-long desperate attempt to contact Ivan after his abrupt relationship with him ends. We follow Pepa navigating through her personal problems and assisting other women in her life ( Candela for example ) whilst herself gradually descending into the abyss of chaos ( hence, the title I guess ). Similar to Talk to Her, Almodovar is not hesitant to address a challenging issue, namely infidelity of men and its psychological impact on women. Unmistakably reminded of watching the work of a man who is firmly committed to his craft, whether one watches Talk to Her or this.

The cinematography is fresh and appealing. That is film. Or perhaps it’s when Pepa suddenly passes out in the studio and we can see her through her glasses as if we’re standing there helping her. It’s incredibly poetic. One can feel that urgency in the swaying of the camera when one watches a tracking shot of a woman’s heel across the floor as she is nervously waiting for someone.

Another aspect that becomes obvious is the use of colors. If you’re like me, you’ll probably notice how ”fake” everything looks. That also applies to the general mise-en-scene, where there is a lot of fakeness, the proportions are off, the props look fake, and it seems like we are far from reality, in a woman’s dream. Almodovar really goes overboard when he gives us the most delicious, eclectic, and vibrant colors, right from the dress Pepa wears at home. There is a story being told here as well. ( nightmare? ). I prefer this interpretation more, even if I’m putting too much pressure on it.

After Candela tries to jump off the terrace, Pepa and Candela exchange a message.

PEPA: Young people dont know how to fight for things. No, it’s not. You must endure a lot of suffering. You think life is all pleasure.

Nothing particularly important about Kingsman: The Secret Service | Matthew Vaughn | 2014 This is one of those mindless, entertaining films that is only enjoyable to watch.

The Witcher | Series 1, 2, and 3 | 2019-The one thing that they wanted you to take away from this series was not the contradictory deeds of the self-righteous Geralt of Rivia, or the heady and ambitious witch Yennefer or the powerful but lost girl, Ciri. The reason is that witches smell strongly. In every episode, I believe they made a point to remind us of that.

Or, the moment when Henry Cavill makes that Hmm face.

In Witcher, essentially, a group of elves, mages, and people compete for that one thing: power. Besides, Ciri also happens to be half-elf or elder blood, in my opinion. And that power is inside one little girl- Ciri- the so-called Child of Destiny. It gets confusing at one point.

An attempt to build suspense and make the show mildly entertaining, similar to any current NF generic high fantasy webseries. Watched it for the swordfights and ahem, Yennefer of Vengerberg played by the beautiful Anya Chalotra, who happens to be half-Indian and loves watching Bollywood movies wink wink

Watched this cherry-pie of a movie just two days before the start of my major exams, Qarib Qarib Singlle | Tanuja Chandra | 2017 Irrfan Khan, man, what a talented actor. Incredible performance.

I believe the script is fairly free-flowing, managing to avoid making the audience feel cringe, and overall maintains the viewer’s attention ( though this was less so in the second half ). Nice movie, glad I watched it. It’s one of those cute movies you cuddle up to watch when you’re not feeling well ( exactly what my state is right now ).

PS: I like the girl.

Silicon Valley | Series 2014-2019This show HAS to be designed specifically for me. I think there are two things that goes very well with this show. There are two things to like in the film: 1 ) the level of realism that they manage to capture in the narrative, particularly from the technical point of view; and 2 ) the general public’s subconscious education and their introduction to the” culture of Silicon Valley” as one could follow Richard from S01E01 and see him fight his way to realize his dream, and this show provides us with a window into that alternate and incredibly difficult reality. incredibly well done. I binged this right in the middle of my exams- I have one in less than 12 hours- so, you know how endearing this is to me.

Richard’s struggle to convince others to accept that what he is doing is actually genius and the uphill task of making other people realize that is his individual tech genius is one of his many.

It’s pretty difficult to change the world, not to mention that they ended on an incredibly realistic note.

Instances of realism that are just chef’s kiss:

1. The actual tip-to-tip efficiency paper
2. The girl’s github page is legitimate.
The songs were good.

2023

The Lives of Others | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | 2006

Woody Allen and Annie Hall, 1977

Gangs of Wasseypur | Anurag Kashyap | 2012

Schindler’s List | Steven Spielberg | 1993

V for Vendetta | V for Vendetta

Every Day | Micheal Suscy|

Dead Poets Society | Peter Wier|

Alfred Hithcock’s The Ring, 1927

The Whale | Darren Aronofsky | 2022

Full Metal Jacket | Stanley Kubrick|

The Lodger | Alfred Hithcock|

Walter Salles, On the Road, 2012

Hopscotch | Ronald Neame | 1980

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window

The Crime: The Story of a Crime | 1962| Fyodor Khitruk

The Snow Queen | | 1957

Nagisa Oshima | 1976 In the Realm of the Senses

A History of Violence | | 2005

The Royal Tenenbaums | Wes Anderson|

Vincent Gallo | Buffalo ’66|

Notting Hill | Roger Mitchell|

Masaan | Neeraj Ghaywan|

Vincent Gallo | The Brown Bunny|

Pawei Pawlikowski: Cold War | 2018

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | F. W. Munrau | 1922

Stanley Kubrick| Dr. Strangelove

There will be blood | P. T. Anderson|

Batman Returns | Tim Burton | 1992

Tim Burton and Edward Scissorhands

Martin Scorcese, 1976, Taxi Driver

Beetlejuice | Tim Burton|

Swordfish ||

Triangle of Sadness ||

Vanilla Sky ||

Hayao Miyazaki | Grave of the Fireflies ||

Richard Linklater’s Boyhood ||

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | Robert Weine | 1920

Nosferatu | F. W. Munrau | 1922

Pierrot Le Fou | Jean-Luc Godard|

Ali Soozandeh, Tehran Taboo, 2017

Oldboy | Park Chan-Wook | 2003

Patch Adams | Tom Shadyac | 1998

Arthur Penn | 1967 Bonnie and Clyde

1987 RoboCop | Paul Verhoeven

You Were Never Really Ok| Lynne Ramsay | 2017

Shakun Batra | Gehraiyaan | 2022

Stanley Kramer’s 1963 film It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Chinatown | Roman Polanski | 1974

Billy Wilder’s The House, 1960

Luc Besson, 1994, Leon: The Professional

Irma La Douce | Billy Wilder | 1963

Paolo Sorrentino’s 2013 film The Grand Beauty

1964 | George Cukor | My Fair Lady

Moonlight | Barry Jenkins | 2016

The Queen’s Gambit | Series | 2020

Chainsaw Man | 2022 Anime Series

Straightforward A | Does Gluck | 2010

Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | 2022

Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones and Monty Python’s The Holy Grail | 1975

Jaws | Steven Spielberg | 1975

Richard Curtis, 2013 About Day

Persuasion | Carrie Cracknell | 2022

The Notebook | Nick Cassavetes | 2004

Billy Wilder’s 1955 film The Seven Yr Ache.

Contempt | 1963 | Jean Luc-Godard

Captives| Denis Villenueve | 2013

Brian de Palma’s Mission Impossible 1 | 1996

John Woo | Mission Impossible 2 | 2000

Adore and Various Medicines| Edward Zwick | 2010

Woody Allen, Love and Death, 1975

Mission Difficult 3, 4, 5, 6, | Multiple managers| Numerous ages

Band of Newcomers| Jean Luc-Godard | 1964

Battle Royale | Kinji Fukasaku | 2000

Billy Wilder, Witness for the Prosecution, c/o 1957

Salo or the 120 Time of Sodom | Paolo Passolini | 1975

Jackie Brown | Quentin Tarantino | 1997

Josef Rusnak’s The Thirteenth Floor | 1999

Midnight in Paris | Woody Allen | 2011

Richard Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly, 2006

Alejandro Innaritu, 2014, Birdman or the Surprising Virtue of Ignorance.

Somebody Wants Some!! Richard Linklater, 2016

As Good As It Gets | James L. Brooks | 1997

Ashes and Diamonds | Andrzej Wajda | 1958

Quentin Tarantino and The Nasty Eight, 2015

Super Deluxe | 2019 Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Death Proof | Quentin Tarantino | 2007

2011 | Nicolas Winding Refn

The Circle | Jafar Panahi | 2000

Jafar Panahi’s The Circle is a muted Egyptian feminism movie

The Circle begins with the cries of a female in labor in a bloody scream. The test revealed that it was a son. The appears hit us before any imagery. However, the information had sucked her into the dark and caught her off guard. And the first chance features a vague, obviously 2000-looking image of a stressed-out elderly girl receiving news of the granddaughter’s delivery. She shows neglect of the info and asks ze nurse to check in apparent disbelief.

The Circle is a glaringly low-budget movie that almost feels professional in its selections and techniques, but it derives its success from the perception it imbibes. The Circle is a powerful lesbian movie that offers an amazingly nuanced view of the Egyptian treatment of women. Perhaps the everyday lives of women are fraught with disparities and visible cruelty and ironic norms. It brings the tyrannical masculine technique, which has justified and sustained the tyranny, to the Persian women’s suffering. The odd thing is that it doesn’t self-identify as one. The storyline follows a number of Egyptian people who seem to be nonchalantly going through their everyday existence and that IS what constitutes the persecution.

The Circle’s stanza recalls a time when technology was developed quickly, and it speaks to that time. But, I’m concerned that Iran’s strong and beautiful people may make for independence claims. The lens is itself a keyhole into a period much gone.

Micheal Haneke, The Piano Teacher, 2001

Coen Brothers | Inside Llwyn Davis | 2013

” Inside Llewyn Davis” is a pragmatist dramatic suburbanites drive

I realised things was wrong with the final Image montage when it first appeared. The exact format that started the movie ended it, but this time it was done in a different way, ending the circle by retelling what led to the opening series ( as most other movies do ) and positioning the exact same format as it did to the beginning series, which ended up being the final stop. The Coen brothers have a way of lending a unique touch to their characters and writing and an unabiding ending- take for example: No Country For Old Men when Anton Chirugh basically walks absent into extensive daylight without being captured or also Fargo with its dark and bloody ending in a movie with currently considerable bloodshed. Just to confirm this fact, I had to rewind. But then again, I’m not all that surprised. As the end credits started rolling, I was gripped by an easy but satisfying feeling that the plot has reached a resolution but uneasy because perhaps, the reconciliation hasn’t been in a way I had expected.

Llewyn Davis, the titular titular Llewyn, a bum unemployed, former sailor who makes a living by singing folk songs at The Gaslight, is the focus of ILD. And perhaps that is the reason it is so relatable. A modern man caught in the crossfire of his dreams and his livelihood, stuck up in metal cages to go for auditions that fail. A man with a strong opinion on how songs should be but not quite making it sound like one of the giants; a man with a vision but lacks the resources to carry those visions out. Llewyn is what I would consider to be a picture-perfect illustration of a failed man: he has no job, might have gotten a friend pregnant ( and must pay for her abortion ), has a dysfunctional relationship with his father, is unable to keep hold of a cat, is bad-tempered, and so on and on. The era is the 1960s so communism is still a hotbed of debate and discussion. And I believe we all have watched as the day goes on and been made to remain silent at some point. The narrative is poignant in a way because it is deeply rooted in reality; it’s a realist story.

Obvious comparison can be made with Whiplash and The Black Swan and the trope of the obssesive artist with Llewyn embodying the unwavering belief in his art. As Llewyn completes his comeback and accepts the sailor job he detests with such a resentment and when he tells Jean,” I’m tired,” With a significant difference, a comparison might also be drawn to Ryan Gosling’s” Drive,” but ILD is an anti-sigma male story. And yet, it differs.

With a commendable performance from Oscar Isaac ( seen this man from Star Wars to Drive ) and that cheeky Adam Driver doppelganger with Al Cody ( man from Marriage Story to Paterson ), I believe, if for nothing, I can return for the folk songs: )

Atonement | Joe Wright | 2007

The Fellowship of the Ring ( LOTR# 1 )| Peter Jackson | 2001

How to Lose a Guy in ten days | Donald Petrie | 2003

Sidney Lumet | 1957 | 12 Angry Men | Sidney Lumet | 1957

The Two Towers ( LOTR# 2 )| Peter Jackson | 2002

Peter Jackson, Return of the King ( LOTR# 3 ) | 2003

Andhadhun | Sriram Raghavan | 2018

Shaun of the dead | Edgar Wright | 2004

2006 The Departed | Martin Scorcese

1917 | Sam Mendes | 2019Critics differ on what 1917 hoped to accomplish and what it has accomplished. A cinematographical marvel executed with skilful technical prowess, 1917 is set during WW1 and tells the fictional story of two Allies corporals who have to relay command to halt attack at the frontline as the British suspect that the attack is preplanned and the Germans are prepared to execute a massacre.

The entire film appears to be an extended single shot, made possible by flawless camerawork that floats in the most unusual of ways ( through barbed wire and over lakes ). Mendes took the show-do n’t-tell philosophy to its extreme and created a grand vision with extensive props and mise-en-scenes that necessitated a tremendous amount of work and care to detail. As we track the characters through changing landscapes, one’s eyes cannot help but look around the scene and explore other elements- a torn doll, pictures of loved ones, a dead corpse’s head staring- it’s a gruesome war film after all. Although there have been some unintended effects, such as when the main character Schofield is unconscious or when he is going through tunnels ( just like Innaritu’s Birdman, another fantastic film ).

Because the editor only has so much time to produce single-shot movies, I find them amazing because they flow naturally and have a levitating perspective. In that sense, 1917 is a marvel.

2014 Paul King | Paddington

Paul King | 2017 | Paddington 2

Apocalypse Now| Francis Ford Coppola | 1979Apocalypse Now Redux is an extended version of the 1979 movie that was released in 2001. The new film totals 3 hr 22 min in total and has 49 minutes of additional footage.

Pi is Aronofsky’s feature directorial debut, starring Darren Aronofsky, on November 18, 1998. He stumbles on a 216 digit number which is supposedly embodies a pattern of the universe. I adored the film’s initial premise and thought it was only appropriate for ”actual” math peeps until I rolled my eyes and began to giggle as all the controversy surrounding Moses and High Priest starts quaking through the headphones. It also serves as a foreshadowing film of what was to come from Aronofsky’s mind. As I said, serrated. In consequence, he gets into trouble with organizations looking for that range, such as Jewish Rabbis and analytical organizations. A pathological loner who also suffered from a periodic brain condition that gives him splitting headaches ( oh, what a stereotype ). Just like all of Aronofsky’s works, aside from [ Requiem for a Dream ] and [Black Swan], which only leaves [ The Fountain]], I have seen. We follow a mathematician who, in his own moment, is a bioinformatics. Concussional, psychedelic, and serrated.

Let’s get to the filmmaking nowadays. I find Pi to be an amalgam of a person looking for his message. The manufacturing itself is very humble and peaceful. One important who is. It appears to be a low-budget movie. He attempts brave accomplishments and tests profusely. It is obvious that a gentleman wants to change the rules right away. There are ghostly events taking place, or at least the impression that they are caused by troubling images of presumably disparaged materials. A brains in a lake being eaten by bees? Quite risky visual expressions are made of the psychological’s situation. Substance abuse/consumption seems to be a theme that keeps repeating itself in Aronofsky’s writings. Just like all individuals. Or at least one’s album. There are pictures of pursuit and signature snorricam photos( just like in Requiem for a Dream|Requiem] ), where he perfected them. There’s the delightful open-spill-pop-close medley chance of taking a medication. Some inspires, and some heroes.

How far he has traveled since [[ The Whale ]], is interesting.

Apocalypse Nowadays Redux | Francis Ford Coppola | 1979Apocalypse Nowadays Redux is an expanded variant of the 1979 flick that was released in 2001. The new film totals 3 human 22 mini in total and has 49 days of additional film.

A social drama that masquerades as a battle movie is AN. The scenario is more aggravated in warfare- a more violent variation of the same issue. I was unable to trust Martin Sheen’s ( Willard ) to tell his son what he stood for because of how untrue his methods were. And so when finally Col. Kurtz ( Marlon Brando ) emailed Capt. And that is so because just like in all people wars, it is deviously difficult to ascertain the information and to attribute the tasks of ”oppressor” and ”oppressed”. Please take note that I’m not certain what the expression”anti-war” means.

An exploration into the primordial human feelings of passion, heart, and strength is an emotive and visible journey through the atrocities of Vietnam. But as Willard gets to know the person more prying through his documents and staring at his photos, he is starstruck. Kurtz ultimately chose to become killed by Willard over Kurtz, even if it was not Willard who did it. I could see the fear in his vision even in the finish as he rises from the ocean with the hatchet in his finger and the resolve in his brain. Told in an prose file with the comforting speech of Martin Sheen booming through the speakers, we are told of the warfare from his view, his escape from the frantic hotel room to the centre of mud and napalm in a man hunt for a famous officer gone scoundrel and given orders to ”terminate him with extraordinary prejudice”.

Coppola keeps his narrative brief and accurate with every chance and composition ( not to mention the good use of fadeouts :P). I enjoyed how he incorporated elections into like a artistically optimistic combat movie. I loved his description of eroticism and passionate stress amidst conflict. I adored his decision of songs, as well as Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries.

The Princess BrideRob Reiner | 1987Lolo nocie and low-budget but really sweet.

Roman Holiday | William Wyler | 1953I really gotta suggest two points:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. That final scanning picture.
Nonlinear story is mastered in 21 Grams.

A darker and horrible tale that leaves very little to appraise between right and wrong, between good and evil and leaves us with a very special and melancholy taste of life- a cacophony of contradictions unwinding around us, independent of our presence or awareness.

What I expected Qala to be very different from, it turned out to be. Qala is a dark and celebratory story about an ill-fated girl in search of acceptance, in contrast to the lyrical and brilliant assortment of acoustic delight that is the soundtrack to the film. My first introduction to]] Swastika Mukherjee] ] as]]Urmila Manjushree]], a descendant from a line of musical maestros. The image of Urmila holding her newborn daughter[[ Qala- Character | Qala] ] with a pillow intended for her twin brother has a gloomy exposition. Her twin brother was born with a broken heart. As the movie progresses, this desire only aggravates and turns pretty ugly. Simply put, I won’t alter it. Despite the consequences, Qala must look for ways to please her mother despite a childhood filled with constant denigration and disapproval from her mother.

But honestly, I didn’t like the movie apart from the exquisite scene design set in 1940s Calcutta ( that shot of the Howrah Bridge tho ). What I might want to say is that the plot seems too one-dimensional to me, with hardly any active ”inputs” from the characters. There is a lot of unnecessary dramatization, which might be what Indians are looking for but doesn’t compare to anything I’ve seen in the likes of [ Franco Coppola]], [ Quentin Tarantino ] and others. It seems like the characters in the script are too constrained to have a voice of their own.

Bollywood is still far behind what the rest of the world is up to.

The visuals are oof.

Incredible artwork and colors. It seems like they are simply recycling tropes at this point, which is funny because there aren’t many right? However, the narrative is rather marvel-like, predictable, and a little boring.

Brief Encounter is a heart-wrenching romance between two souls who find each other’s companionship by serendipity and yet are forced to part ways due to societal constructs and circumstances.

The woman who is a married woman and mother of two is the literal embodiment of the narrative. The final scene is difficult to watch. And we can relate to the sheer terror and excitement and doubt and anxiety that the entry of the man ( married and father ) has had on her life. Her heart is breaking for us. The entire movie has her voice over, giving it an antiquated feel.

Damn wow.

Loved how it leaves us with no conclusive information but still shows how a certain lie can wreak havoc on a family.

A stunning coming-of-age tale follows Moonee, an eighteen, in TFP? year old kid growing up in the suburbs in Florida in a pay-in motel under the custody of a teenage girl ( her ”mom” ) who is trying to make ends meet somehow.

TFP captures the stark contrast between the life that the adults are attempting to sustain and the unaware, innocent children who want to live. TFP touches on individual choices, poor living conditions at these motels, and poverty. Yet, there’s that rain-drenching screen where both have the most endearing play. When you’re just trying to live inside the movie, there’s fun and careless stuff going on, and there’s beautiful scenery that almost seems like visual poetry before all of a sudden there’s serious stuff happening on screen. Both are perfectly captured in the film. TFP has that multitude of emotion that it portrays and makes you feel. TFP is pretty serious because Hally ( the ”mom” ) begins making money off of herself before being arrested and having Moonee imprisoned.

Cinematography is just so awful. Ah, good stuff. That image of Moonee making comments about eating food at the hotel is so endearing because of its static wide shots and tracking shots of kids running through corridors. It’s obvious that you’re going to fall in love with Florida because it effortlessly finds beauty in the most repulsive and benign of locations.

A Brighter Summer Day| Edward Yang | 1991

Boogie Nights | Paul Thomas Anderson | 1997

” Happiness only lasts when it is shared.”

I didn’t realise this was based on real life. And significantly different from what I anticipated. A good watch.

Also, loved the literature references to Thoreau ( It seems like that generation of explorers and adventurers were raised on this text ), Jack London, Tolstoy, etc.

In what appears to be a remote Central Asian nation, which is likely home to some terrorist organization, is a terrifying slow-paced montage of young boys being shaved with a trimmer in the opening scene. All to Radiohead’s You And Whose Army’s magical, melancholy tune? ( wow )

In a civil war shuttling between the present day and flashbacks, it then moves on to tell the story of a family that was caught up in the crossfire of extremist and nationalist groups. Each chapter, which is broken down into chapters, reveals a new, more gruesome aspect of the story and reveals some mystery until we are left with an exceptionally strong resolution.

In this film, Villeneuve latches onto the idea of an anti-war films and exploits it to orchestrate a gruesome picture of a filial history affected by the war unfolding through generations. At one point, I thought this was a feminist movie ( which it is at some point ), but boy was I wrong.

The most recent season of Sex Education is straight on the face in an effort to impress everyone. Let me tell you why I feel so strongly for the series’s last ( thankfully ) instalment.

incorrect perception

SexEd began as a distinctive and odd television series that followed the sexual and personal lives of teenagers from a fictional town called Moordale. That was nice and welcomed by everyone. The story was very dense with moving parts, but it quietly included sexual knowledge and raised some norms and issues relating to gender.

And then it really got worse. By the end of a very inadequate period 3 finale, it was obvious that the narrative had hit a roof and that the only direction was upwards. I’m not even going to touch the storyline and the many plots.

And that is what year 4 is all about. In its attempt to appear accommodating and welcoming, SE goes on blabbering. The ignorant ( or haughty ) person who created the jumbled and perplexing mess. writers who reject the idea that a internet sequence would be able to get the full spectrum of human gender.

Untrue sociable description

The OG cluster of dangerous youngsters who have been relocated to Cavendish College, a radical left-leaning institution with the largest diversity of people on earth, in SE. And that is disturbing. That’s never a accurate depiction of how animal groupings exist. This is the first time SE has taken a step back from real. Violence and conflict can break out even in groups of the same kind ( causing horrifying ghettoise ). You might say that these conflicts were shown later in the series but my point is that such massive differences, mainly based on a vulnerable measurement like genital identity, will rarely allow like communities to exist in the first place. Additionally, these individuals apparently manage to coexist in a pleasant and joint surroundings. No like location is present on Earth.

Recurring trends

This time, SE takes its title to practically. Through S1, S2, and S3, did you find Otis to be a intercourse counselor? Two intercourse therapists! This openly obvious style of addressing people’s intimate and cultural issues runs through the entire season. Eric and Otto were close friends in the past, but Eric apparently confided to Abbi. Observe how pupils just magically communicate in their buddies who they have actually simply met. Suppose what you’ll acquire this winter? Hell? Why is this series so deliberately trying to be unrealistic ( or is it trying to be funny? ) As an added bonus, you have to follow five similar narratives simultaneously.

And then there’s a potentially life-changing function, such as a discussion or a passing of a person, where everyone just miraculously comprehends and everything is both right and bloomy once more. Yay!

Conscious and useless

This simply talk about the description of United adolescents in the set, don’t get me wrong, we’re talking about sexual personalities. Was it trying to remain consciously indifferent? It’s obvious that a typical teenager lives ( or wastes ) in that manner. The collection depicts wealthy, useless youth in an environment that the majority of us find ourselves in is obviously not the same as the series ’ powerful consumerist sentiment. This is just quite dangerous.

Oh, and what’s up with the pages and Dolly? Severely? I think they overdid the intensifying university and ventured into openly drivel for this one. Like when you’re in class, do you hang a personalized social media app from your chest constantly?

Thank goodness, it’s around.

I get that Sexual Education is practically love-making training but it all merely seems also on the face. Which is the worst, in my opinion, is the best? There is no nuance. At best, it’s condescending, at worst, it’s reckless.

L. A. Confidential | Curtis Hanson | 1997

Ordet | Carl T. Dreyer | 1934

Bangalore Times| Anjali Menon | 2014

Wes Anderson’s The Beautiful Story of Henry Sugar, 2023

Stardust | Matthew Vaughn | 2007

Fair Play | Chlor Domont | 2023

Roland Emmerich | White House Down | 2013

YJHD is perhaps my decade’s DDLJ. It has a lot of drama and love, which may make it a swoon-worthy serious Bollywood movie to watch on the weekends with the home. YJHD just opts to steer clear of the story’s core problems, which is resolved in a way that the majority of the current era would approve of.

At the core, YJHD is the narrative of finding enjoy at the incorrect place and time and trying to cope with it- a design that has been comprehensively explored on monitor both worldwide and nationwide. However, in YJHD, the child sacrifices his vision, which is an exaggeration and more akin to his society’s singular goal of staying with the lady. Problem is fixed, isn’t it? No!

Why was the child required to give up his aspirations? However, at the end of the film, we encounter a brand-new Bunny, a transformed Bunny. Therefore, a functional Bunny, low, a logical Bunny may watch compassion and connection as a purely contextual affair, something not to be muddled with life’s dream. Going to Paris would have given Bunny more opportunities to experience, and he would undoubtedly never feel lonely. In fact, underscoring his unjustified choice is the promotion of an unpopular notion among today’s teenagers: the concept of a” soul mate” or” true love.” Bunny’s choice to let go of his future, a future he had spent every waking second of his life making and every sleeping second dreaming of, is simply absurd and unexplained.

Which brings me to character arc development, which is completely detached from reality. How wonderful to know that Naina ends up defeating a number of goons in Manali after a day with Bunny and Co. Nonsense! What makes Naina’s transition from being an introvert to opening up to a total stranger during a vacation really interesting. Naturally, YJHD follows the development of its ensemble cast, particularly Bunny and Naina, the two main characters. As any introvert would tell you, this is an extremely romanticised form of writing that has no resemblance to the cruelty of reality. In reality, these transformations are incredibly uncommon, if ever, and introverts live in a completely different lifestyle that most people simply have to deal with.

The film continues the theme of impossible things by showing an excess of wealth and abundance: Bunny manages to finance a friend’s Manali trek in just eight years, and Aditi manages to organize a big-ticket Indian wedding in Udaipur. Which means that these activities are not as spaced out in time as they should be in reality which projects a completely false image of how people live and behave. Because they are similar in other areas, this creates an implicit guilt mechanism that explains why not prosper is a personal deficiency. Unfortunately, money is a powerful deterrent to all of these activities! This, as spelled out here, is of course, absurd but wouldn’t appear so to someone” just watching” the film. This causes anxiety, stress, and a terrible sense of lowness. The viewer is implicitly put under psychological strain if they try to identify with the characters onscreen based on a number of factors, including ethnicity, nationality, ability to feel love, etc. but fail in the prosperity department. Something I referred to as incomplete fulfillment of expectations on the basis of commonality.

Having to say that there are too many Bollywood songs, I didn’t like them! Wake up to reality please! Another major cringe is that Bunny’s” I want to run, fly, and fall but not stop.” Although some of the songs are timeless, it’s just ugh. The dialogues get pretty pretentious at points.

When it comes to filmmaking, I frequently refer to things like the” Indian style” and the” Non-Indian style.” Aditi is performing her pheras at her wedding. Thankfully, that didn’t happen in YJHD. However, I found a clear example in YJHD. He’s undoubtedly considering getting married to Naina. Right? Right? Traditional Bollywood would introduce an imaginary shot of Bunny and Naina actually performing the pheras, completely destroying the chance to express something without displaying the cleverness of the moviemaking process. I have always found it difficult to show what I really mean. A love-struck Bunny is staring at the two couples who live close to the wedding venue, and his eyes sparkle.

Passengers Morten Tyldum | 2016

No Hard Feelings | Gene Stupnitsky | 2023

Adrian Lyne’s 1993 Indecent Proposal

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 | Christopher McQuarrie | 2023

Based on the play” The Front Page” by Ben Hecht et. His Girl Friday is an examination of the media’s corrupt and depraved world. Additionally, it is a love story. It’s just right. And I particularly like how it seamlessly ties both of these stories together without coming off as pretentious.

The writing is excellent, right from Walter Burns right down to Joe Pettibone, and each character manages to give the film a taste that sits pretty agreeably on every level.

The play is actually a comedy but starts off at a grim junction namely the hanging of a convicted murderer. There are many characters who change, and their individual, self-motivated actions create many comedic and layered dynamics, which should not come as a shock because it was adapted from one. Despite this, something seems skunky. The film then follows the chain of events that culminates in the convict, Earl Williams, as being freed. Hildy Johnson, the female lead, learns after an investigation that the accused is actually innocent and was hanged just to serve the mayor who wants to be elected governor. One more thing is that the limited number of locations, which is where the majority of the film was shot inside the prison’s criminal court room, confirm that it is an adaptation.

Great movie. Undoubtedly, you can revisit.

1988 Die Hard | John McTiernan

La Haine | Matthieu Kassovitz | 1995

Adore Basically| Richard Curtis | 2003

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | George Roy Hill | 1969

Queen | Vikas Bahl | 2013

Uprising | Steven S. DeKnight| 2018| Pacific Rim

Kabir Singh | Sandeep Reddy Vanga | 2019

The Girl Next Door | Luke Greenfield | 2004

Oppenheimer | Christopher Nolan | 2023

Hacksaw Ridge | Mel Gibson | 2016

Broklynn 99 | Telly Series | 2013-2021

Madan Senki Ryukendo | TV Series | 2006

1983 Scarface | Brian De Palma|

Salaam Bombay| Mira Nair | 1988

Zoya Akhtar’s directing comeback is a lighthearted but powerful walk peak into the inner workings of the Bollywood movie industry itself, covering everything from the disinterest of the ultra-rich singer to the countless aspirations who only want that ”one possibility.” Although it isn’t as complex as Truffaut’s Day for Night, it does capture the paradox and continual conflict that every professional( or amateur comedian) experiences in the town of dreams.

One item that you would certainly discover is the naughty cameos of almost everyone we see or love to see on screen and then, people who make films an outstanding experience.

After pause, LBC makes a dramatic switch, turning from a lighthearted comedy to a reliable priest of life lessons.

All things considered, this is one top-notch album that explores intimates themes of conflict, dreams, enjoy, and personal relationships. Really Zoya Akhtar in soul particularly in what what to occur.

The Last of Us | Hdtv Series | 2023

Sairat paints a harsh portrait of caste India.

Nagraj’s Sairat is a aesthetically stunning 3 minute long journey holding a reflection at the hatred of untouchability in the modern American world. It follows a woman of top class who falls in love with a child of lower class and is forced to bear the stigma of believing in that adore to the detriment of society itself.

It becomes evident from the first exposition that Nagraj didn’t settle for the typical and created a self-confident and self-assured character for the girl. Specifically if that one happens to be from a ”lower caste”. On the other hand, the youngster is a straightforward individual. The film brilliantly captures the difficulties, tears, and problem of loving one, but it seems too brief for us to read these words and understand what happens in the history.

Why the devil did you mess with the higher race individuals? What purpose does learning serve?

One’s beliefs are not always true at the time the faith appears to be true but rather when it starts to look fake. She is truly a Sairat or as the film headline translates to in English, brave, a non-conformist, exotic. Just like when the lady had to recognize the hunger and slum life and assume in her choice.

The film is ambitious because it combines untouchability and young enjoy in India and uses both to mush them up. Although, I felt that dozen characters were underdeveloped just as there was more period given to the hero and his woman- an unwanted evil of Indian cinema and the Hindu craving for drama. Oh, and there were also a some music included to make the film singable in India. It makes the right decision to talk about one topic and do so nicely.

That last killed of the infant person walking away from the dead bodies of his parents leaving scarlet imprints on the floor is a terrible picture that is sure to stay with me for a long, lengthy time. In that one killed, Sairat made the decision to put an end to his talking and let the photographs do the chatting. That is excellent.

PS: I professionally may think the kind of prejudice and internal thought-processes for someone who is brought up in such a scattered nation. I had the good fortune to be kept safe from such sentiments.

PPS: I can’t make this kind of art, so I want to scream and howl.

It’s easy to mistake Machines as a black and white documentary for the dirt and blackness of the miserable working conditions of the factory makes it hard to make out any vibrancy as such.

What can you expect from a documentary about a Gujarati textile dye factory? That is correct. Miserable working conditions, poor and emancipated workers working in outrageously dangerous conditions and silently enduring the exploitation, fat business owners sitting in air-conditioned offices far away from the toxic factory floors and so on and on. Before I hit the play button on Rahul Jain’s cheesy documentary Machines, this was my mental preconditioning.

However, Machines is much more than just a story of the poor and a startling reminder of the stark injustices we face and ignore. Rahul takes the creative decision to keep himself out of the frame at all times, visually as well as vocally. The Machines ’ gentle humming and raw noises replaced everything. A general quality of such documentaries is that there aren’t many voiceovers and testimonials. What stood out for me is the masterful composition of each shot coupled by poetic sequences that weave a story without the utterance of a single word.

Even so, I noticed two things: first, the sheer synergy between man and machine at this factory. In fact, Jain has always believed in revealing rather than telling. So many of them! They appear to be best friends, supporting one another without a qualms. And of course, faces! Starkly staring at the camera with innocence and helplessness, almost as if Jain wanted us to lament the despondent future of these poor souls. Second, the contrast between the audience’s gawking eyes and gaping mouths looking at every movement and every machine with surprise and curiosity, where the workers are completely unaware of their surroundings. White fiber being produced with no one contacting them to inquire about the conditions of the labor or the origin of the products.

PS: Studying textile engineering and watching the” theory” applied in real-life was such a moving experience for me personally.

Martin Campbell’s 1998 film The Mask of Zorro.

Men in Black | Barry Sonnenfield | 1997

Thor: Love and Thunder | Taika Waititi | 2022

Squaring the Circle | Anton Corbijn | 2022 Hipgnosis: The Story of Hipgnosis

Alfred Hitchcock and The Birds, 1963

Past Lives | Celine Song | 2023

2022

Wong Kar-Wai’s distinctive style is perfected and strengthened in Fallen Angels, which he introduced in Chungking Express. a sophisticated and distinctive film. Fallen Angels is among one of the most stylized films I have watched till date. From the steadicam camerawork ( something Gaspar Noe took to the last second ) to the jittery, grainy compositions with midway colors that are dreamy and trippy, no photos are left out.

Fallen Angels follows a variety of Hong Kong residents from various walks of life, and how their paths intersect unexpectedly. It’s delightful to hit play on any Wong Kar-Wai and let our minds drift into his world. The stop-motion bounty murder sequences were funny, perky, and… Revisitable ( an exception to this sequence is the Plutonium theft sequence in The Man Who Stole the Sun ). It advances that premise in a dreamy movie.

( first watch: 14 December, 2022 )

Once Upon a Time… They end up getting into a number of internal and external conflicts, including career issues, fights with the hippies, and other things. They happen to be neighbors to Roman Polanski and Shannon Tate ( played by Margot Robbie ). Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, starring Quentin Tarantino, is set in Hollywood in the 1960s and follows Cliff Booth, a fictional actor, as well as his fictional stuntman.

The movie is a portrayal of the bourgeois Hollywood circles and a social commentary on the good ol ’ have and have-nots. With” Bruce Lee,” we have everything, from food to fight scenes. All were shot in the traditional Tarantino manner. Car drives form a large portion in the first half and peculiar hovering bird-eye view shots too. And then, of course, the confrontation and finale at Rick’s house. And a special mention should go to Margot Robbie, Oof:P!

I like how the film mingles the real life and the film life. gave me a lot of Day For Night vibes from Truffaut. Overall, a good watch for a sluggish Saturday evening.

( first watch: 10 December, 2022 )

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion | Elio Petri | 1970Augusta Terzi ( Florinda Bolkan ), a beautiful woman who had a severe rape-and-murder fetish, was the subject of the investigation. One must pay close attention to the dialogues because they are filled with irony and fear. We can study each muscle twitch of the face. We must have complete control over everything. The movie also makes a comment about a man’s psychological transition, which he is given a lot of power to exercise. Fantastically executed. We must know everything, so perhaps the one dialogue sums up the state’s attitude. Even more intriguingly, the police decide to ignore the evidence and postpone the investigation simply because the perpetrator is a powerful man. Indeed, the chief exclaims ( multiple times )-” I represent power, Augusta! You can commit any crime you want, says Terzi, and we are left to wonder:” Who will watch the watchmen?” As the investigation into a youth-led communist uprising challenging the state’s dominance is being examined, the movie poses questions of state authority and machismo, which is most brilliantly illustrated by one of the most potent scenes, the plumber’s questioning. Interesting: The commander doesn’t try to cover up his songs, but rather places evidence so that the policeman is find out who killed him. It’s one of the most intriguing marches of the power of express specialist and a starking picture of the theme of the movie. It’s up close and personal, captured in romantic full-face photos. He circumcesses the customers lighting and escapes with it.

Coming to implementation, Investigation has some of the finest cinematography I have seen. I adore the flashbacks. The cameras motion is elegant as they sway around a field while creating tension. The works are fantastic. I don’t know much about Italian cinema ( I’m reminded of Life is Beautiful ) but I suppose this will be up there. Adding to the ”humorous” rhythm trail.

( First watch date: November 28, 2022 )

Pan’s Labyrinth | Guillermo del Toro | 2006Oh. My. And of course, the CGI. Beautifully picture, the light are incredible, the color palette, and the photography. There is a lot of gore, bloodshed, dying, wonder, elves, and unearth. Unbelievable expertise A quite Alice in Wonderful-like storyline but nothing like it. God. A stunning, eerie current magical stories story is Pan’s Labyrinth. But don’t assume”fairy stories” means all unicorns and miraculous spells- although, Pan’s Labyrinth doesn’t lacking in imagination- there are more twists and moments of heightened suspense than in any typical flick.

It follows a young female who discovers she is a mysterious lady and has fulfill three obligations to demonstrate her fairy status in the Spanish civil war. I’ll just left the storyline for you to examine instead of spoiling it for you: )

( first watch: 27 November, 2022 )

What is Dogtooth | Yorgos Lanthimos | 2009? Martin, the youngster using caretaker’s scissors to gorge out the cat’s guts with a dumbell to acquire her dogtooth out, is later told she would be able to walk beyond and face the challenges of the world outside. It’s a movie that contains several obvious scenes of assault, gore, and blood. Is there a deeply embedded and deep communication in the video or are we just left to our gadgets to discover one where nothing exists? The climax is endless as the eldest child escapes in her husband’s automobile and discovers the hidden world of sits her relatives have spread, but we don’t really know what happens to her afterward. It is set in a sprawling Parasite-esque home with all the amenities that the families have used to brainwash their three babies into limiting them to the home. To be honest, I don’t realize. The final photo is a lengthy photo of her husband’s backcabin. Is it a masterpiece of talent or merely another author’s fare? But after we look deeper, we find darker points going on in the apartment. These figures are moving slowly and calculated methods, the devices are focusing on dynamic pictures, and it’s kind of humorous given the clean, unspoiled culture they live in. And that’s pretty much all I want to state about Dogtooth. Weird-ass Greek video. It is challenging to state. They attempt to recreate their own absurd nephew by pretending to be their hypothetical brother by a bad thing called the” cat,” reinventing thoughts and changing their interpretations. Themes of surrender are freely analyzes throughout the video along with pedophilia and sexuality.

( First watch date: November 26, 2022 )

In a feel-good movie based on the encounters of passion and beyond, Stuck in Love | Josh Boone | 2012Stuck in Love combines relationship and books. It ends on a content notice so there’s that. It follows a powerful author father’s home, who has been separated for three centuries but finds it difficult to walk on. His two children, a timid teen teenager who likes Stephen King and is uncomfortable politically uncomfortable, and his promiscuous kid who merely refuses to accept love and dating because of the wounds her parents ’ detachment left behind. Loved the writing references such as id to” What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Craver where he ends, It’s a history where characters later get comprehending, perception, and quality that the meaning of love is different for everyone.

My heart was beating, I could hear it. Raymond Craver:” What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” I could hear the human noise that we made while sat there, but no one in the room even heard when the room became dark. I could hear everyone’s heart.

Wow.

And how American author and essayist FlanneryO’Connor said that the rest of a writer’s creative output will be influenced by their first 20 years of writing. I adore this so much.

PS: It had Jennifer Connelly in it. gasp

( First watch date: November 25, 2022 )

Napoleon Dynamite | Jared Hess | 2004Hmm, how do I describe Napoleon Dynamite? Given the movie’s title, the characters actually appear to be in a semi-sleep-deprived state ironic. Although it sounds absurd, wacky, and makes no sense, once you see it, you realize how beautiful it is. It’s a funky movie set in the middle of nowhere of Idaho and follows the titular character of Napoleon Dynamite who is far, far away from being anything close to a dynamite. With clever writing and a slapstick-like comedy style, NB manages to annoy some laughs and certainly some chuckles with very little action and little action.

It’s a story with compelling characters and compelling plots. It’s a hilarious movie and worth watching just for the sake of Napoleon and the kind of ( mis ) adventures he is a part of. Finding love beyond borders ( The hilarious Lawfunduh and Kip tale ) and praising oneself as the undervalued, neglected underdog who rises when the time is right is ( The hilarious Lawfunduh and Kip tale ).

Additionally, they created an animated six-episode series out of this.

( first watch: 24 November, 2022 )

A meek science teacher at his school accidentally blows an atomic bomb in his apartment, in the words of The Man Who Stole the Sun, Kazuhiko Hasegawa, in a dark humoristic Japanese comedy. Essentially, this brings the entire Tokyo state police to its knees. There are many plot twists and thought-provoking events in this intensely engaging film. With some wacky and interesting editing, the stop-motion theft of plutonium from the reactor sequence comes to mind, the shot composition, and the overall cinematography in this film is top-notch.

This 150-minute long movie features a lot of everything: action rushes, car chases, murder, gore, romance, comedy, and music. ””? At the same time, we get a glimpse into the destituted and utterly inept condition of state authority as they try in vain to nab the perpretrator. What good is it for us to rest our trust for security in a state institution like this, we are made to ask ourselves. When Inspector Yamashita yells,” That’s who you really want to kill-it’s you! That’s who you really want to kill!” in the final scene, who wouldn’t sympathise with Mr. Kido AKA the A-bomb man, #9, and Bubblegum? TMWSTS explores two very different themes- the anguish and determination in the life of a lonely young man.

I adored the music in this film. It was beautifully executed and layered. Whatever be the case, right out there with the likes of Akira and Spirited Away, TMWSTS is a classic Japanese flick that is an eye-candy to watch. And the shots, oh.

PS: This recently discovered YT channel called The Kino Corner made me aware of this rather obscure movie ( as well as many others ). Check out their video too! ( First watch date: November 22, 2022 )

An American neo-noir thriller called Double Indemnity, directed by Billy Wilder, is full of twists in the plot, subplots, complex characters, and odd-ass 50s dialogue and acting. Double Indemnity, at its heart, is a tale of trust and deceit. Characters develop trust and end up both being betrayed and being betrayed at the same time. Billy Wilder’s crazy attempt to make a cinematic film that would entice audiences and establish him as a pioneer in the American film landscape is what led to his bizarre experiment. Signature Wilder with his cocky weird-ass jokes that would be better received by an audience of the 50s, I guess. A good deal of 50s American slang that occasionally becomes too mentally jarring.

Overall, a nice continuation of exploring Wilder’s creations.

( first watch: 19 November, 2022 )

The Truman Show is a work of avant-garde cinematic writing, written by Peter Weir, from 1998. Questions of morality, personal freedom, the television, the internet, voyeurism, tracking, social engineering, illusion, facade, and so much more just pour out of the premise itself. I’m sure, something new will come out of TTS everytime one sits to watch it and it will lead to a healthy amount of debate and discussion everytime. In a harmless disguise, it asks deep questions. ( first watch: November 12, 2022 ) That combined with sneaky writing about the events and plotline adds more suspense since we were initially unsure of where something was going but couldn’t really put it. And, it is a most wholesome of the so-called ”happy endings”. TTS does a fantastic job of evoking that suspense in a satisfying way. I adored the unconventional voyeuristic camerawork that carefully conveyed the presence of watch. There are many clever references as treats for the inquisitive ones.

An American drama/noir film called Sunset Boulevard, starring Billy Wilder, and released in 1950, has the highest level of perfection. A special mention should be given to Ms. Desmond’s home, which is a stunning example of a mise-en-scene. It follows Norma Desmond, an old artist from Gloria Swanson, who has a sense of self-worth and admiration for her associates in her own clever fantasy. The interior discord of these personas form an fascinating fluid throughout the picture and presents several real-world dilemmas through it. I think SB deserves it’s own merits in addition to all the praise it has received. It asks serious inquiries of the heroes’ lives and invites us to comprehend their suffering. The personas are pretty well-developed and presented. The movie is interesting and gripping, but it’s not horrifying. He is attempting to accept his disappointment with departure and coming to terms with his failure to ”make it major.” The development and subsequent collapse of her intellectual soul makes up the core storyline for the film. On the other hand, we have a struggling writer who stumbles upon her house of solitude and ends up becoming a follower/submissive.

As seen in Some Like It Hot, the idea of a dashing cracked men hero becoming the subject of passion for a number of attractive women or the other way around ( seems to be a well-known tale gadget of the 1950s ). Here too, we see Betty Shaefer and Norma Desmond fall for our charming little gentleman, Joe Gillis. In fact, I didn’t find much misogynistic commentary or dialogue in Some Like It Hot, which strikes me as a testament to the time rather than the director’s own.

( First watch date: November 8, 2022 )

1. Some Like It Hot | Billy Wilder | 1959
2. The Usual Suspects | Byran Singer | 1995
3. Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 film Spirited Away is available online.
4. Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 1991 film The Double Life of Veronique
The Coen brothers ’ apparent departure from their element in The Big Lebowski | Coen Brothers | 1998TBL is apparent, but it still maintains the same quality as a Coen production. But things go awry when two rogues come and piss on his rug, mistaking him for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a namesake and a more accomplished individual with considerable reputation and a hot-chick wife who is in debt from a Mr. Jackie Treehorn. And that is basically it: a million dollars in ransom, a wife kidnapped, and a search for her. Our Jeff, or” Dude,” as he prefers to be called, is gradually entangled in a series of different cacophonies. It is a comedy-drama that follows a Jeffrey Lebowski ( Jeff Bridges ), a pot-bellied, failed bum, who joins his friends, Donny and Walter, in bowling tournaments diligently ( and pretty much nothing else ).

TBL stands out for its very well-written characters, neat cinematography, and compelling plot development. Every character in every scene creates a humorous atmosphere, which is why they all have their own charm. Walter Sobchak is a truly eccentric character, a short-tempered good-for-nothing who manages to fail in everything and bring the Vietnam war into every conversation. Walter is just one instance of a memorable and eccentric character, a man who loves rules and becomes extremely upset when people break them. This is a departure from the typical Coen characters ( Anton Chigurh from No country for old men ), which has a chilling vibe on screen.

Enjoyed it. And Julianne Moore, too. And that slow-motion chef’s kiss opening bowling game scene.

( first watch: 21 October, 2022 )

Punch Drunk Love | P. T. Anderson| 2002Hmm. Because nothing appeared to be happening, I can recall starting the movie backward and leaving it around the 30-minute mark. Now, that was quite naive of me but on a second attempt, I understood that those first 30 minutes in a 90 minute film does tell the story by not telling any.

A straightforward and heartfelt tale of love and finding love is Punch Drunk Love. Small brother with seven sisters, shy around people, anxious about social gatherings, and wearing a suit at 8am (! ), ), everything seems strange about him. At her sister’s birthday, he frequently loses his temper and kicks and smashes the glass. He’s heckling a customer service representative about how their frequent flyer offer overvalues the product’s price financially. We meet Barry, our protagonist and immediately figure that something is off. It’s executed so beautifully. It is essentially a brilliantly told story about character transformation. Some really cool shots worth mentioning are the piano stealing scene and the three cut shots of Barry looking down at the piano from three sides. Once more, brilliantly done. He discusses with his brother-in-law how” I sometimes don’t like myself,”” I don’t have someone I can talk to about things,” and” I occasionally cry a lot for no reason.” Now, these are serious issues and very much real in today’s society. A stunning image of Barry with a droopy head is captured in a camera movement that Anderson makes to the left to reveal a conversational table at a table where close friends often converse, which shows how lonely he is. Everyone would be there and I’d get a little tense and I wouldn’t act like myself, and that’s where I broke a little inside. Anderson is talking about real condition of real men in the real world. A crying problem and a lonely, adulterable man are Barry.

Let’s talk about the agent who caused Barry’s transformation, as much as it is a story about him. It’s not so much as telling the guy but telling himself. The woman in the red dress, Linda Leonard. She accepted him as something he needed the more she got to know him. No more the timid, hesistant, and awkward Barry. Have I already touched on the film’s single most memorable scene, though? He has been wanting to listen to that, and he has now heard it. It blew my mind really. After falling in love with Lena, he is caught in the wrong company by a phone-sex line gang, and travels all the way to Utah from L.A. Yes! The Hawaiian rendezvous! The body language, the composition, the framing, and more importantly, omg! He derives his newfound power from this. just to tell the guy that he’s not afraid of anything because he has someone who loves him.

PS: I watched this movie in a StudioBinder video on YouTube and was reminded to leave it midway. So here we are.

Steven Spielberg’s 2002 film Minority Report: A Movie of Ideas So, when John Ardenton ( Tom Cruise ), the officer in Precrime gets to know he’s gonna murder someone, he starts a chain of events that with the intention of preventing that event, will inevitable lead him to it. The Pre-cogs don’t show what you intend to do but what you are going to do, as someone else pointed out. We are introduced to the Department of Precrime, whose job it is to stop criminals before they commit the crime, on the basis of a Philip K. Dick short story (yes, this guy seems to supply most of our sci-fi plots ). They are able to do this with the help of three” Pre-cogs\ However, life is good for Alex, a pitiful parent, Basil, his canine reptile for business, and songs, particularly Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which he consequently adores. It might not be forwards of us to consider of Alex as Kubrick’s unique toys, a auto he yields to affect our sentiments at will. A bad, youthful man who seems a little lost. We start to detest Alex at the very least because of beating up slobs on the street, breaking into homes to assault fiance’s in front of their husbands, assault, and every liberal offense so terrible and inciting in characteristics. He is tortured and manhandled in the tissue and the cruelty of captivity living quickly makes us symphathise with our bad Alex. They set out on risky weekly legal corporations with three collaborators, Pete, Dim, and Georgie, and become financially successful both financially and financially. Alex simply receives a 14-year prison sentence for the untimely death of the prey after a tried theft and accidental crime.

THE LUDIVICO TREATMENT

The oppressive and impulsive Alex is transformed into a submissive, meek, subordinate through a brutal fourteen-day regime of brainwashing, chemically conditioned repulsion for violence and ( accidentally ) music, particularly Ninth Symphony, which so poignantly accompanied the Holocaust and Nazis as they were shown to Alex with eyelid-locked apparatus. An realized Orwellian dream. Therefore, the much-lauded hypnosis strategy is reduced to a masquerading process to move the masses into obedient, much cattle. A completely different person emerged from this, a who didn’t accept the traditional” good in-out” on a seductive dressed girl and goes so far as to kiss the oppressor’s heel on request. And this is the point at which we begin to question the justifiability and usefulness of the strategy employed by the government. For technique, if conducted en bulk with the dedication and resources readily available to the state, had certainly pave the way for a totalitarian, state-controlled regime with no dissent against the dictator. Alex is legally bound to reject crime and violence, but where has the status given him the authority to choose? You might have guessed where Kubrick is going with this. He might not be the earliest to launch a struggle but what is alarming is the realisation that he won’t be able to justify himself if he finds himself in one.

PLOT AGREEMED

But oh, I digress a lot from our nice old’ Alex, who is long denied the pleasures of the Ninth. An understanding is reached between the two as ”friends” and we are left to ponder the meaning of it all as a wild rape fantasy pops into Alex’s head making us ask the question,” What changed? The meet was unpleasant. He does, though. And we know it. Revolution does have a price. He lies on his doctor sleep with cracked legs, only to be visited by the Interior Minister, the mastermind behind the Ludivico methodology. Alex reasons that owing to his beak helmet at the time of murder, the man won’t be unable to discover him right away. And Alex, who has been abandoned, finds himself at the opulent writer’s comfortable home whose spouse he had wronged, who is also left to his own authority. Particularly impressed by Kubrick’s ability to maintain the tension in this picture. And it is shown most powerfully by his reunion with his older partners, Dim and Georgie, who have now assumed the article of police-officers, fresh and abrasive, just how the Government would like the law-enforcers to get. Alex makes a death try after being locked in a chamber and tortured by the Ninth, a remote-control, a frailty the condition purposefully introduced. The ancient stability textbooks have been resolved.

Topics AND Patterns

Orange attempts to represent and reply on a range of designs with ambition. The remarkable and amazing use of audio to supplement grosteque scenes of murder and abuse is once more extremely Kubrick-esque, with classic music adorning the background score of a larger portion of the film. The first thing that I noticed was the usage of a unique diction, a oddity that is closer to joy just by the sound characteristics of the appears. Returning to the mise-en-scene, perhaps the most visually eye-catching feature, The most stirring theme, though not a particularly strong one, is Kubrick’s obsession with bare female skin ( Eyes Wide Shut unmistakably comes to mind ) and the need to explicitly display it, as a celebration of the female form or just a perverted downslide, that we may never know. The brilliant usage of bright and saturated colors along with patterns and motifs goes a long way in consolidating the images in the viewer’s head a long time after the movie is over, something Kubrick knew and exploited to his advantage well. The residence of Mr. DeLarge and the entrancing Korova Milk Bar are both in the same league. Let’s now begin to unravel the numerous motifs and references, something to always anticipate in a Kubrick. There is general consensus as to the importance that Kubrick associates with his set design, props, and lighting. The quirky and modernist house of the rebellious author is a timeless example of interior design.

And take a look at this conversation between Alex and an old roadside bum:

Bum: It’s no world for an old man any longer. What kind of a place is that at all? …to the obedient rule of the present. Men on the moon. Men spin around the globe. And there isn’t any lack of attention…

Nothing the usage of the Cockney English, delight for the ears to listen but not much practical. This is the way the entire script is written in. There isn’t anything in the movie that goes along this line, the regurgitated rant of the old against the new world order, to put it another way.

CONCLUSION

Ah, so much analysis but are we left with anything more than what we came here with? Or will it make sense to” cure” them more effectively? Is punishing the offenders morally acceptable or even beneficial? Perhaps not. The highly potent Ludivico technique is ( thankfully ) fictional, but does this indicate the absence of a supposedly effective alternative method available to so-called law enforcement? But who cares if the film is good, really? ACO asks a lot of questions or maybe none at all.

PS: Kind of ironic that I’m writing this while listening to Van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

PPS: Basil is Alex’s pet snake. I’m immortalised in a Kubrick film. Do you think that’s possible? LOL. Still feels unreal man.

The controversy and squabble that surrounded the release of this film was justified. Irrationally enough, in a film that depicted the Kashmiri Pandit exodus as nothing less than the Holocaust, I can safely say that the film is a propaganda film intended to create discord and animosity in society rather than narrating a fair history. TKF is a hard polarising movie if consumed without context or history and thus, a conveniently dangerous trigger for the impulsive youths. Facts are frequently altered, sometimes even adapted to fit the biased narrative Agnihotri tried to spread in this film.

The narrative of Kashmiri Pandits is told in a manner that clocks at a whooping 170 minutes of runtime, in which the sympathy only rests with the Pandits. Suboptimal acting by the protag made me cringe but it is Bollywood after all and we cannot escape drama. The presentation of Kashmir’s legacy, lore, and myths appeared more amusing than informative than to give the impression that they were unaware of an important aspect of the country’s legacy. Yes, it’s a representation of Agnihotri’s fetishized reality. A wobbly plot, lame writing, and an incoherent presentation of information makes for a jarring watch if only countered by impressive performances by a relatively star-studded cast. Anupam Kher as a irritable Kashmiri Pandit comes to mind. Again, the goal appeared to be to instigate a new generation of youth into cornering a particular section of society as malicious rather than to provide context for an ”unbiased” telling of the history ( which, of course, was absent ). There is considerable gore and blood shown with explicit scenes of assault and murder.

In spite of the controversy, Faiz’s poetry Hum Dekhenge is conveniently distorted by using traditional Islamist fundamentalist viewpoints and somehow managing to interpret the poetry in that context. Agnihotri captures the Valley in his rallying efforts to unite with the plight of Kashmiri Pandits in a more bloodbathed portrait of the place than it truly is.

In conclusion, my original advice of consuming his movie with considerable perspective and context is essential to sift facts from fiction. or to completely avoid watching this movie.

( First watch: October 5, 2022 )

Moonrise Kingdom | Wes Anderson| 2012Unlike other Wes Anderson movies, Moonrise Kingdom is a profound inquiry into the psychological tendencies of young children. The message is conveyed, but it is a little subtly meaningless. It explores the themes of disturbed childhood and orphans. But of course, it raises these serious issues in Anderson’s light-hearted, peculiarly comical manner. We understand Anderson’s advice, but we don’t become too overwhelmed.

We follow Mr. Sam Shakusky, an orphaned 12-year-old Boy Scout who resigns from his position in order to meet his love interest, Ms. Suzy Bishop, a 12-year-old girl who Sam had the opportunity to enjoy at a performance where she played, conveniently, the raven. With Sam’s exceptional Scout-boy skills and Suzy’s considerable inventory, they spend time on Mile 3. 25 Tidal Inlet AKA the” Moonrise Kingdom,” only to be split up by Suzy’s kids and Hunter learn Ward in the future. Their departure was hardly unexpected but engaged an intimate and extensive letter via letters that presently, Mr. and Ms. Bishop, victims of a failing wedding themselves, as Suzy spots her mother secretly spending time with Captain Sharp, the localized Island police, have found and call for a search. The tale gets more complex, but ultimately they finally come again along.

It’s a nice and endearing son’s film, but there is a little too much child-friendly content. Indeed, books are an integral part of the film as Suzy loves to read books about female leads ( that she stole from the library, haha ) to Sam. The elation, alienation, and discomfort. The publications themselves don’t have a robust or authentic feel, but they do have that adornmental ”doll-house” superior that’s so prevalent in Anderson movies. While at the same time commenting on the mental condition of an orphan who is sent to foster parents who send him to Boy Scout ( And who later disown him after they hear that he’s a runaway ), and a twelve-year old girl who finds a book titled” Coping with the very troubled child” with her parents. It depicts the ridiculous enjoyment of initial enjoy and receiving a kiss for the first time. In its own manner, it is lovely and profound.

We see two children, undamaged by the malpractices of the world still, who identify with one another and choose to treat each other just as properly. He honors the transitory, stupid years of our life as children. We encounter Anderson in Moonrise Kingdom in a completely new way.

( first watch: 4 October, 2022 )

Tom Ford’s 2016 mental drama Nocturnal Animals is intriguing. A guy found his wife and daughter raped and afterwards murdered on the way to Texas after losing them to a group of flunkies. But, yeah, sort of a mindfuck. It tells the tale of a wealthy and successful skill director who receives a duplicate of her ex-husband’s recent publication because he was less idealistic. It’s a wonderful amusement part in general. At the end, she tries to unlock her error by trying to patch things with her ex-husband as her present marraige is failing and she’s fairly certain her husband is sleeping with different woman. Before he kills himself, they collaborate with a diseased police officer to identify the perpetrators of the murders. As she begins to feel depressed as she reads the entire story ( which is also visually narrated to us ) and realizes how bad she was. The amazing use of noise and atmosphere to create an atmosphere of increasing tension and despair is remarkable. Two parallel commentaries, and the revolutionary switching between them is intriguing.

( First watch: October 3, 2022 )

The Flemish Dispatch | Wes Anderson | 2021

An comedic eye-candy from The French Dispatch

Wes Anderson is a producer whose works may be enjoyable for the viewers when subjected to several viewings. Simply because of the sheer amount of details in each landscape and picture. Wes Anderson has developed a very exclusive style, one that is certainly his personal, that borderes on the verge of absurdity, most of which is hilarious, and rarely darkish, along with an expansive mise-en-scene and a peculiar camera style.

PLOT

In his most recent book, The European Dispatch, he introduces us to the struggles and tales that led to the publication of the last problem of a regular product for the Liberty, Kansas Dark Sun. He takes the idea of” show don’t tell” and conveniently turns it around into” show and tell”. Then, we are told how” The Concrete Masterpiece,” a chronicle of a brilliant artist imprisoned in a prison, came about, followed by” Revisions to a Manifesto,” a peculiar account of a student uprising and its first-hand account by Mrs. Krementz. We come to an end with Mr. Howitzer’s tombstone, of lessons, the author and director of The European Dispatch, who passed away from a soul attack. We kick off with” The Cycling Reporter\ One of the features that stood out to me was the claustrophobic shots, as well as the intriguing camera work that produced various effects on screen ( superimming the human face on the moon, one of the most famous cinematic images ) and the unusual composition of the shots.

Another fascinating workout, as I was led to believe online, is an understanding of ATTTM. They ”invaded” the sun and uninvitedly crashed into the moon’s inhabitants. Meiles criticizes guy as a cause of panic and highlights the dangerous nature of man as the most widely accepted theory. We may choose to admire these boys on Earth for their achievement and courage, but as soon as photos of the moustacheod professor/astronaut spanking moon-residents with his overcoat punches in as they disappear in a puff of smoke, we are led to reassess our devotion. We are led to wonder what they truly accomplished after the 15 days as we gaze upon the large memorial of the cosmonaut.

A banks robbery gone wrong, according to Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 series Reservoir Dogs. In Tarantino property. Men in black, a car tree image, generous amounts of blood and murder, body, bloodstream, blood, gunshots, distrust, and cyclic narration are recognizable motifs.

A light gemstone attack is being pulled by six ragtags men, but the plan is foiled by the authorities. Sandwiched between these conversations which generally unfolds in a storehouse storage, Quentin tells the story of these warriors. Quentin demonstrates how producing quality movies doesn’t demand intricate pieces or a sizable funds. The plot proceeds from this point on, where the heroes debate, reflect, and argue about the presence and personality of an undercover police officer among themselves. Disdain, concern, and tension are held in these moments properly, in their meticulously crafted dialogues to their behaviours.

And, OMG, that finale.

( First watch: September 27, 2022 )

Four Lions | Chris Morris | 2010Four Lions is a European black comic sarcasm commenting on the state of Islamic extremism in the UK, their notion by the public masses, and the renowned risk they pose today. How well-researched and ingeniously written this movie is hardly begin to describe how ingeniously written it is. I had a challenging laugh at times.

The plot shows four ( five actually ) Muslims in London who are wannabe extremists and how they want the nation to rise up, their disdain for sexuality, collective anger towards conformist, capitalist Western traditions, and on and on. It’s a must-watch, but I don’t want to ruin it for you. It succeeds in producing a strong concept in a funny and playful bundle about a contentious and delicate subject.

Sample this:” Just because I’m a Muslim, you thought it was authentic”?

( First watch: September 26, 2022 )

Fantastic Mr. Fox | Wes Anderson | 2009A quite odd sensory approach was used by Wes Anderson to recreate 3D stop-motion using cement designs.

Once in a while, it is uplifting to view videos like Mr. Fox, within which you can find lost and take a break. A retelling of the Icarus personality episode, endearing portrayals, and the physical aesthetic. That is what I recall.

Oh, and this :P

Boggis and Bunce and Bean, one muscular, one small, and one overweight. Nevertheless, we were cruel as well. These hideous fraudsters, but various in appearances. ( First watch: September 24, 2022 )

Psycho | Alfred Hithcock | 1960

Psycho: An inspection of cruel and hatred

The lonely owner of Bates Motel, a remote motel off the highway, and Marion Crane ( Janet Leigh ) decides to spend the night there after stealing$ 40,000 from her boss, notes Norman Bates ( Anthony Perkins ). Marion discovered herself stealing and betraying her 10-year-old director for a living just for some wealth. I think this discourse summarizes Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock’s pivotal 1960 operate investigating the human desire to wiggle towards bad and malice. Hitchcock combines our most visceral doubts with them and presents them to us in a surprising and mesmerizing package. I’ll say that we all have a similarity to Mrs. Bate in common ( if you know what I mean ), and that this relation is what has given Psycho like a strong following about 60 years after its release. A depressed, young man who is something of a goof ( or atleast that was our first impression of him ). Bates is a fascinating protagonist to study. The northern oddity of the movie is, of course, Bates ’ mummy. With sturdy the-boy-next-door emotions, he lightly puts his hands in his trousers, shows genuine concern for his clients, and emanates that infectious laugh all about.

CINEMATOGRAPHY

One of the most memorable shots in cinema history is the rain death picture, and for a cause, in fact. The heart pours down the drain as a result of the hop cuts, the wail, Marion’s grimacing encounter, the knife’s glimmer, and the bloodstream. The usage of backward forecast to provide us the notion of Argobast falling down the stairs. By involving the crowd in the action ( a concept that Hitchcock was a major supporter of ). Hitchcock enjoyed trying out the use of avant-garde cinematic techniques (unmistakably comes to mind The CGI of Vertigo ). A surprising selection that simply intrigues us more. It demonstrated how steps may be captured on film. It was done with such care. The subsequent death of the private policeman Argobast, is great in itself, a bird-eye chance of the occasion captured in its remainder, fluidity and all. When Hitchcock kills the film’s lady one-third of the manner through, there are some glass-ceiling breaking instances in Psycho.

ART AND CINEMA

A passing mention of the Bates residence, an infrastructure inspired by Edward Hopper’s 1925 House by the Rail, a cold structural similar depiction of the owner of the house. The final impact of Psycho on our psyche is one that is never left unfulfilled, all added up. Hitchcock put a lot of effort into creating a highly detailed and almost flawless mise-en-scene.

HITCHCOCK AND VOYEURISM

Hitchcock’s fetish for voyeurism is another theme that merits attention. A beautiful creature, Taxidermy being the ”obvious” other, that a half-naked Marion stripping, arouses Bates ’ desire and initiates the plot in motion. Or, Bates peeping into Cabin 1 through a hole in the wall ( suggesting peeping into his customer’s lives is one of his pasttimes. Whether it is the camera sifting through the Phoenix skyline to a hotel room where Marion and Loomis are having an unrequited romantic relationship,

AN IMPORTANT OVERKILL

One tiny rant: I think the explanation at the climax by the psychatrist was an overkill and unnecessary. However, it could have been Hitchcock’s paranoia about the general public not understanding his film, which is a constant paranoia for artists, I suppose. If Hitchcock had decided to let the audience decide for themselves by simply giving them enough suspense for thought in a movie that relies so heavily on suspense and cliffhangers, it would have made more sense. Premise felt similar to Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap. And, the plot of Marion finally coming to terms with her error of stealing money resembles too much the short story Rattrap by Selma Lagerlorf, a subject I can recall from my elementary school curriculum.

” Sometimes, we all get a little crazy.” Yes, and Psycho confronts and celebrates that upfront and close.

An American thriller called ”blue Velvet” is produced by David Lynch in 1986. We are introduced to a potentially unstable masochist singer Dorothy Vallens ( Isabella Rossellini ) via the main character, Jeffrey, who has recently returned to town and has conveniently begun dating the neighborhood detective’s daughter ( Laura Dern ). Frank has made a sexual slave out of Dorothy by blackmailing her about her kidnapped husband and son. There is a murder in Frank. Dorothy and her son unite again, and Jeffrey and Sandy are a thing. With the romance of Jeffrey and Sandy forming a distracting side-plot, Lynch tells the story of Dorothy and Frank,” a very sick and dangerous man\ A classic? I won’t go so far ( That would be Mulholland Drive if anything ).

The movie’s” It’s a peculiar globe” is a frequently used liner. Everything that we can all share, I suppose. It really is. I believe the film is Lynch’s appearance of his agony over finding himself in a weird earth and counting on the arrival of the Robins.

( First watch: September 23, 2022 )

Loves of a Blonde | Milos Forman | 1965Loves of a Blonde is Forman’s issues vocalised about an Eastern Czechoslovakia that is lagging behind its contemporaneous American rivals. However, Andula, the protagonist, is rebelling and deciding to engage in sexual activity herself ( a presumably questionable idea at the time ). Being a fan of music, he points out that while Beatlemania was raging in Western coalitions, Slovaks were still using traditional music in rooms( It was the 1960s, after all ). He employs a number of aspects to present that anxiety. We catch her in a courageous, separate woman in a nearly nude lateral shot that is colorful and brilliant. He discusses how physical relationships are perceived in fashionable Czech, how they are perceived in the future, their concerns and doubts, and how sex practices have become antiquated.

I like to suppose it was Forman discreetly talking about the next technology of Czechs waking up from their isolated philosophies to their American peers and gently coming to quickness with the modern world. And of course, despite being a function, there is no serious storyline or character transformation. Total, a soft introduction to Bohemian film for me.

( first watch: 19th September, 2022 )

The story of a modern man: Paterson | Jim Jarmusch | 2016If I had to sum up this film in one line, it would be” The story of a modern man.” He loves his wife, loves his employment, enjoys chatting with passengers on the vehicle, and draws motivation from all around him. He’s a artist, after all. He walks his dog for a move in the club, cuddles his spouse in the sleep, and wakes up at previous six. This film follows a bus driver named Paterson ( Adam driver ) in Paterson, New Jersey, the eponymous city. A child calls him,” A vehicle drivers that likes Emily Dickinson”. That may seem uninspired and straightforward, but it isn’t. He is a writer and uses his” surprise notebook” to write in free-verse. There doesn’t seem to be something incorrect with his career and next you realise that is exactly what is incorrect with his existence. He never smiles or laughs, and when he does, he’s watchful to bring again. Perhaps it’s grief or just difficult communication with individuals.

His family has great aspirations. Or maybe not. But that’s not the stage. The tiny gets that earn. It’s a film that likely challenge one to consider a lot of things. wants to become a state sun, makes$ 286 from baking muffins that are popular in her neighborhood, and does so. Relishes in the prosperous background and identity of his metropolis.

( First watch: September 20, 2022 )

Waking Living by Richard Linklater, 2001A profound and insightful film that both examines and discusses mortal life in general. ”. Linklater discusses raw human emotions like hunger, frustration, and anger as well as what they lead to, such as murders, bombings, and conflict. He also discusses ethics, development, nihilism, the thoughts, politics, democracy ( or lack thereof ). The movie’s rate is slower, but it works well when it’s 1.5x or actually 2x, just to preserve one on their fingers. There is no tale as such and little” progresses ”in a standard way. The hero is having a dream and speaking to a number of people who are sermonizing him on a range of subjects, profound intellectual inquiries that casually attempt to answer,” What are we?” There are two photographs, one of a guy talking to the hero on a street and the other of a apparently innocent conversation between two friends in a cafe, which escalated into both shooting at each other.

Linklater is known for creating immersive experiences out of human conversations ( Before Sunset ) and he does that here as well. I think the judgement to recreate the film was a wise one because it would give the viewer more creative ways to express the dreamlike concept behind how the history develops. The filmmaker group deserves a lot of praise. That had an beautiful influence on me personally. Of course, discussing this film without bringing up the distinctive visible design is pointless. I adored those perturbing swings in the setting, particularly the floating structures and plants.

My second impact was: Cool-ass video where citizens ask profound intellectual inquiries. That continues to hold up.

( First watch: September 17, 2022 )

Vantage Point | Pete Travis | 2008A rejuvenating novel thought. The movie is effectively a reimagining of the execution of the POTUS at a peacefulness conference in Spain, from a variety of angles, you could say. It can be interpreted as an inventive style of story, which was undoubtedly what kept me entertained until the very conclusion. This value of an uncertain source of truth has usually hastened reviewers to pull similarities with Kurosawa’s Rashomon but I suppose that is too premature and ill-founded. Through these person’s eyes, Pete skillfully presents innovative data, kind of like how no a system’s agents have all the details about an occasion but rather are distributed. The Rashomon impact was referred to as the lack of assurance in any narrator’s bill of an occurrence. With a little believe, it can be seen that Vantage Point is not the same as the different vantage point merely divulges more and clear information about the reality that is usually agreed upon.

( First watch: September 16, 2022 )

Based on the real history of a toddler’s partnership, MSG, which he covered on his website, was a smash hit in Korea when it first came out. With a relation in trouble, come simply say it’s things I needed at this point. It also succeeds in overturning common preconceptions about the nation from that time. It is heartwarming, funny, and offbeat. And then, when I have watched it, I can see why.

PS: Extra details for the decision at the end and the car travel field.

My entry to the Asian New Wave, please!

( First watch: September 16, 2022 )

North By Northwest | Alfred Hitchcock | A household name. However, what really stood out to me was Hitchcock’s delicate patriarchy and depiction of women in his films: it was a great history that was applauded by Hitchcock’s decision to switch to the video medium rather than the opposite. A gripping riddle, a warrior chase, wonderful heroine in distress, ample dollops of misogyny, engaging rhythm, artistic cinematography.

I’m a huge woman, Eve. Yes, and in the appropriate areas, very.

WTF?

Or this,

Eve: Perhaps this was the first occasion anyone had ever wanted to help me with everything beneficial.

( First watch: September 13, 2022 )

Call Me By Your Name | Luca Guagagnino |CMBYN is a love story told in the span of a summer between a teenage boy and a researcher who is spending the summer with the boy’s father, an anthropology ( linguistics? ) a teacher. It does a admirable job of capturing the hesitations and anxieties of a second passion knowledge that is juvenile. I liked that feature. From the setting to the displays, the movie is beautifully done.

Elio, the unpleasant, nerve lover-boy, is the star of the film. PS: At one level, he is told to ”grow up”. He scribbles tunes, reads a lot of books, swims, doesn’t listen well to requests for enjoy, doesze off after jerking off, is exceedingly thirsty, does crazy things when he’s around a enthusiast, and, to put it mildly, is a schoolboy.

On a different statement, Esther Garrel’s Marzia. Oh. My. Frigging. God.

I don’t have a taste for sluggish travel, but I suppose it was intentional. I genuinely finished it presently after skipping a while backwards.

” Is it better to speak or to perish”?

( First watch: September 10, 2022 )

Satoshi Kon, Tokyo Godfathers | This has been a long-running item on my wish list. All Kon videos are wonderful from his initiatives in going that extra hour for the personalities, to wholesome tales, and filmmaking. Kon is an expert in his field.

In Tokyo Godfathers, he makes the case of three poor people who are somehow manage to stay together: a heterosexual, clingy guy, a queer, and a resolute student who fled house after she stabbed her father. The narrative chronicles their quest through Tokyo of trying to find the mummy of an abandoned youngster on Christmas and how they ultimately the toddler’s elites.

One only accepts the style of mother’s love when Kon explores it at its climax because it is so delicate and brief. And I believe that is clever and a great means to stand out from the crowd, where the theme of ”mother’s like” is glaring in front and center, a factual death by boredom. Mari keeps us so properly distracted in all the happenings, the colorful characters, the motion, the stunning twists to stealthily flower the theme in place.

Kon moreover takes the independence to preach about enjoy, career, and persons through the figures. I adored it! Nevertheless, compared to his earlier performs like Ideal Blue, Millenium Actress, or Paprika, he lets his alchemist border take a back-seat. He chooses to put that front and center because the story is top-notch and authentic.

( First watch date: September 9, 2022 )

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Mulholland Drive| David Lynch | My first encounter with David Lynch. And boy, boy, boy, boy, how amazing is it. Horror, anticipation, ambiance, setting, warm direct actresses, mind-bending thriller. A fantastic earliest view of Lynch. Really gave me chills. Let me be sincere: I have been stalled by this producer for a while, just to see one of his magnates masterpiece on a relentless binge. All the buzz I heard about MD being able to create efficiently one of the most dramatic environment is, in fact, genuine. Next up is Blue Velvet ( first watch: September 5, 2022 ).

A young girl is followed by Vivre sa vie | Jean Luc-Godard |Vivre sa vie ( My life to live ), which follows her into the prostitution business. This film is a product of the French New Wave phenomenon and it is evident from the unorthodox camera movements, avant-garde cuts ( cue in the ingenious gun shot scene with Nana in the cafe and Raoul outside ). Vivre sa vie became a famous New Wave film thanks to tracking shots, gyrating shots, extreme bird view tracking shots, and static, almost fixated close-ups ( often without any establishing shots ). Twelve motifs(scenes but more time and space apart ) are used to tell the story. The science and tumultous relation between Godard and Anna Karina cannot be overlooked in any discussion involving the New Wave simply because of her inventive impact on Godard in the creation of the new design.

She uses body language, facial expressions, and tone to convey the fears of a Parisian lady who is struggling to make ends meet in Vivre Sa fight. The 11th vignettes was a talk I professionally enjoyed with the scientist. An artwork movie. A movie about love and life. The final tableaux are reminiscent of” Breathless” ( the parallel will be obvious to those who have watched it; I will leave it to others to discover ).

( first watch: 4th September, 2022 )

A phase episode about George the next reigning in 1700s England is Barry Lyndon | Stanley Kubrick | Barry Lyndon. An unidentified young, ambitious man who, through his cunning and braggadocio, succeeds and just as rapidly loses anything, as guys frequently turn foolish and despondent after a certain amount of money and wealth is made.

The video is a great starting place to study texture in movies. When and when to apply a move ago is become studied to comprehend how well they are used. The pull-back chance is typically used to uncover a character’s area and/or function as the setting shots, which is a hallmark of this movie. The sophisticated options, the wigs, the decorations, the pose- Lenin shows his meticule and attention to detail. I adored it.

( First watch date: August 28, 2022 )

Liberal Arts | Josh Radnor |Saw a post on Instagram about the” We really hug” picture from this film and I quickly knew that I had to view it. The film explores the concepts of accepting change, adult, and growing off. It follows the life of a frightened assistant who revisits his alma mater and grabs the attention of a freshman in school while soaking in his own sentimentality for college life and battling the tingling realization of the irrecoverable past. Outstanding composing. The discussions are restaurant’s kisses. Because I’m in school, I may possibly relate more to this film, but those conversations are awful.

” You was move up to everyone here and declare,’ I’m a poet’, and no one will blow you in the face”.

You can read publications all day and engage in fantastic thought-provoking interactions.

People outside the universe aren’t actually doing that.

And many more. I likewise let out how gorgeous I think the movie’s name is. ought to have attended an art class.

( first watch: 23rd August, 2022 )

Vertigo | Alfred Hithcock| 1958I understand why this film is listed among the ”greatest films ever made” and is a part of every budding filmmaker’s situation investigation. For the first time in a while, this film did something different. Introduced innovative cinematic methods ( such as the ”dolly” photo) that became the standard in every author’s kit. In some ways, it was one of the movies that influenced how movies may be produced and how movies have been for a long time. The movie has a distinctly 1950s figure and style that is still present. Pioneered system graphic utilization in movies.

Film, which was a comparatively new form of articulation, is evident. The final scene, which follows the sister who discovers two neighbors in the bell-tower roof, extremely effectively portrays this. So out of area, it made me laugh. Activities occasionally merely experience”empty.” from the beginning to the end. Camerawork, although ground-breaking, was still not total. The idea of ”getting into a personality” was still being developed but was ambiguous. Even though Hitchcock had polished the ability to tell a story through a collection of pictures, it was still lacking.

Loved the anticipation. I adored the audio and the architecture. This film demonstrates how it is carried out. The melodies were magnificent. Hitchcock was a king at creating anticipation.

( First watch date: August 18, 2022 )

Vol. 1 of Kill Bill. 2 | Quentin Tarantino | 2004Ditto Vol. 1. Tarantino movies are hugely rewatchable not only from the pleasure view which makes them available to the untrained but also serve as analyze material for the budding filmmakers. ( First watch date: August 15, 2022 )

Vol. 1 of Kill Bill. 1 | Quentin Tarantino | 2003Wacky. Authentic Tarantino design. Food, foot, and a new kind of photography are the ingredients. Coupled with impressive shots and supporting narrative.

( First watch date: August 14, 2022 )

Who is frightened of Virginia Woolf? | Mike Nichols| 1966 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? While making comments on additional existential problems like facing reality and the nature of lays and idea, it explores the dysfunctional wedding of a past teacher and his asexual, tumoultous spouse. is Edward Albee’s screen-adapted adaptation of an United musical work.

The play is set largely in George and Martha’s home where they receive a younger, newly-wed few, Nick, who is a teacher in the Biology Department, and Honey, his” slim-hipped” family after a party hosted by Martha’s dad and mind of Institute. The conversation between these two couples and a number of vile, heartbreaking, and vicious events that followed transform the night into a despicable hell-hole. The characters are complex and multi-layered, making them interesting to look at for a long time, and they offer plenty of discussion material.

The central piece of the play is George and Martha’s marriage and the hundred ways they cannot survive each other and yet surprisingly have stuck together for so long. Marta chooses to hide the childless marriage by conjuring a 16-year-old son from the past. It is the least bit painful to watch, to say the least. George eventually breaks the reality to Martha that is, that they have no children, a fact that seem to finally cap the excited, nymphous middle-aged woman. George once had a wild childhood and failed to succeed in life, a fact Martha cruelly points out and seems to like to take pride in. He was an ambitious young man who had a wild childhood and has a rough childhood. Words turn into acid that dissolves any affection, and gestures become horrifying and murderous. Out of frustration, the couple lacerates each other and their guests in multiple avenues through the night.

When George confesses her love for him in one of her spontaneous fits, there is love between George and Martha in a very moving and heartfelt monologue.

Whom I will not pardon because I have laid wreaths on Martha.

For having seen me and having said” Yes, this will do”.

Who made the insulting, the hurting error of loving me?

And it must be punished.

~ Who’s Afriad of Virginia Woolf?, Edward Albee

Virginia Woolf portrayed a woman who preferred to face reality rather than to live in illusion. The play’s title is appropriate, and Martha’s choice is stronger when she says,” I am.” I am ”in her closing lines. It makes us wonder if Virginia Woolf is also present in our lives. Who is afriad of facing realities? is the play’s curious title eventually translates to.

( first watch: 13th August, 2022 )

The 400 Blows, a classic that gave the French New Wave its foot in the door, is a classic. I adored the narrative and the cinematography. Loved it really. It’s a movie that celebrates childhood, Paris, and the audacity of not listening.

Irreversible | Gaspar Noe | 2002Gaspar Noe is known for making comments on sensitive subjects in deeply experimental, avant-garde movies. The camera movement seems forced and annoying compelling us to empathise with the fact that all is not well in Marcus’s life and suddenly, the movements start to feel like poetic. He’s the epitome of violence and aggression: he’s punching, kicking, and hitting people’s heads. Noe attempts to convey his world collapsing by swirling his camera all over the subject and beyond as the frames capture raw emotions, a disjointed Marcus as Noe attempts to convey his world collapsing. We meet Marcus, wild and aggressive, who seems on the verge of a mental collapse, running across the city chasing someone by the name of Tenia. His friend Pierre, who accompanies him through the ominous night, is the only source of calm. In” Irreversible,” he takes on the task of telling the story of a cruel and miserable night in a couple’s life in reverse chronological order.

Marcus ’ girlfriend, Alex, was raped and killed in the subway while Marcus and Pierre were at a party. The Cannes visitors was shaken by the harrowing and terrifying 9-minute assault field in 2002. And however, it is so unnerving and horrific to appreciate that this is how it happens when it does. She was advised to take the subway because it was” safer” to cross the road. A intoxicated Marcus had left Alex for his own, leaving him alone.

The drama takes a quiet switch in the minute third as Gaspar elucidates the marriage between Alex and Marcus. The second half of Marcus ’ journey is a well-written balance between the plains of Paris, through disgusting sex venues, through perverted hearts, and through smashing heads. When she said,” It’s always the lady who decides,” everything really broke in my brain. The grin of a person who prides herself in the techniques she keeps. When Alex vehemently opposes being treated like an image men can go around or when she smirks at Pierre, her fiance when asked about her gender lifestyle with Marcus, their bathroom landscape is so loaded with irony.

Gaspar Noe studied everyone in drama class, only to discover that he rarely uses it. We see topics in flashes. I mentioned how the lens was spherical in storage like a ghost. Palatte is the hue black. There is a noisy crying noise in the background at all times.

PS: Weighty assault, blood, and erotic information. You can decide what to observe. Highly disturbing ( like all Noe movies ).

( First watch date: August 4, 2022 )

La nuit Americaine ( Day for Night ) | Francois Truffaut | 1973Day for Night opens with what resembles a conductor arranging an arrangement. Day for Night, which borrows its name from a film approach that is used to capture nighttime moments in daylight, is a picture about films by the acclaimed French New Wave producer, Francois Truffaut. reduces to a buzzing, incendiary Parisian lane in the morning as the lens follows and slaps another male as they enter. CUT!! and we snap back to reality- a picture was shot.

This physical narrative that resembles the conceptual portrait of making movies itself demonstrates the rich French lifestyle of appreciation of films as works of art. We follow director Ferrand ( Francois Truffuat ) through a series of personal and professional issues involving himself, the cast, and the crew to produce the film” Meet Pamela,” an adulterous story about the hero’s fiancee falling in love with his father.

In a voice he philosophically asks:” What is a chairman? The movie wonderfully captures the variety of things going wrong, including taking unexpected becomes, improvisations, cast whims, cast breakdowns, personnel administration, logistics, the supplier, the theater, and what not. Someone who has a ton of queries about everything. and goes on to prove the validity of his truth. Any budding cinematographer may watch this movie, in my opinion, at least once.

What I liked was the fact that Truffaut still manages to snooze in the imagined, dream-like superior of film despite all obstacles. During the capture, he improvises phrases spoken by the direct performer during her specific malfunction and introduced them as discussions for her persona! He prides himself in his paintings, just like he does in his own. or when he steals a violet bowl from the lodge because it would look fantastic in the image. Be it the package of publication on cinematography he got in buy or montages of shooting set in gorgeous structure accompanied by beautiful cheerful music by composer Georges Delerue. A little crazy, a little mischeivous. Since it’s difficult to say where Ferrand ends and where Truffaut begins, let’s be honest. Ferrand’s a restless detective, drawing inspiration from even the mundanities of existence.

Making movies is a challenging job, and perhaps the director’s job is the hardest as well. This film is a great place to learn more about that.

” A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant, and a bastard”.

.. Billy Wender

PS: Next up is P.S. The 400 Blows

( first watch: August 3rd, 2022 )

Playtime | Jacques Tati | 1967Read more about it here.

Rashomon | Akira Kurosawa | 1950My introduction to Kurosawa. PS: A more critical piece is in the pipeline. The cinephile will enjoy that iconic ”woodcutter walking into the forest” scene. And I suppose there has been enough analysis and analysis regarding the significance of the plot, the mystery surrounding the” true” murderer, and the relationship between objective truth and human psychology itself. Loved it for the vivid emotions and the residual influence of silent films. Akira Kurosawa introduces us to a world that is almost mystic and supernatural in 88 minutes, and he demonstrates the power of cunning cinematography, camera movements, and cunning editing. One of his works, Rashomon is a fairly accessible piece.

( first watch: Jul 27th, 2022 )

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | 2011This | Zoya Akhtar. Movie. Kerouac’s On the Road made me feel this way too. Rewatchable without a doubt! I adored the locales, the drama, and the poetry. Is. A. Vibe. Amazing writing and exquisite direction. One of those few pieces of art that makes you want to leave everything behind, pack your bags, and just head out.

( First watch date: Jul 23rd, 2022 )

In contrast to the widely regarded opinion of the opening chapter, which is still excellent, this is a Tarantino film all the way down ( the skillfully directed strudel scene with Landa and Shoshanna in a confrontational ballet ). But let that not fool you from the exceptional cinematography and brilliant shots and compositions that once again proves Tarantino as a master of his art ( Cue in the shot of a hesitant Shoshanna resting against a huge window ). Basterds lacked the chaotic harmony of Pulp Fiction, where Tarantino skillfully combined a variety of plots and plots into a single entity. In that regard, Basterds is a less ambitious ordeal. Great anti-war story with humour but I presume that is only to counter the explicit gore and violence that is one of Tarantino’s regular motifs. It is divided into chapters and follows the fictional story of a Jewish-American-Italian rebel group that terrorizes French occupied France and is pursued by Herr Hans Landa, an SS officer and the film’s main antagonist. Landa and Adolf Hilter himself are reminiscent of Taika Waititi’s other excellent film, Jojo Rabbit, and they were written in their incredulously funny and stupid-witted manner.

( first watch: Jul 21st, 2022 )

Arrival | Dennis Villeneuve | 2016Arrival is Ted Chiang’s novella ”Story of your life” adapted for the screen. Coherent and wholesome. ( first watch: Jul 21st, 2022 ) And indeed, the movie explores the themes of determinism, free-will, and eventually Cassandra complex in the behaviour of its protagonist, Louise. She talks in ”You’d” and ”I’ll” as if she’s already aware of what will happen. Amazing perfomances by Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner (playing Dr. Ian Donnelly) alongwith brilliant direction from Villeneuve who is known for masterfully directing thrillers. There is ample food for thought to the budding linguists in the language and its consequent decipherment of the ”Heptapods” – the creatures who arrived. Told in a non-linear chronological order by a Dr. Louise Banks, an accomplished linguist as she recalls events of the past and yet something of her manner of talking is disconcerting.

Reynolds Woodcock, the successful fashion designer who is also a pain in the ass, is the subject of Phantom Thread | P. T. Anderson | 2017 The plot follows him and Alma Elson, an indomitable local waitress as they fall in love despite their differences and is beautifully told. This movie features some creative camera shots. He is the opposite of what he projects on the outside when he is alone, a man who lost his mother when he was a young child and misses so much.

( first watch: Jul 20th, 2022 )

Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness | Sam Riami| 2022I anticipate MCU to produce monotonous, stick-to-the-wall, feel-good films, and it never disappoints. Great for when I need to” switch off” my brain. Also, WTF Wanda?

( First watch date: Jul 19th, 2022 )

What is the name of the 1999 film LMFAO, but I’m The Cheerleader? Very cringey writing, humorous and memorable characters. In essence, a group of homosexuals are sent to a therapy school called” True Directions” that is led by a fiery ( read: humorous ) headmistress Mary Brown ( Cathy Moriarty ), who believes in the simple ”five step” treatment of homosexuality as if it were a disease. Overall, a funny film. It’s so weird and cringey and unfinished.

( First watch date: 2022 Jul 18 )

District 9 | Neill Blomkamp | 2009Entertaining Contains strong graphic violence. The character arc was a hit.

Abdellatif Kechiche | 2013Ok | Blue is the Warmest Color. I can understand now what the protests were all about when this came out 9 years ago. Other than that, I believe it to be a great movie nonetheless, albeit a little too long. The male director does seem to have a fetish for lesbians.

PS: I Follow Rivers is such an earworm, OMG! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are so many memorable lines in Little Women by Greta Gerwig. And then you have,” Writing doesn’t confer importance, it reflects it”. I want to be great, or nothing, which is a very clever phrase. Joyful of a movie. I really should have read the book :P They mean well when they say read the classics. Love the conflict in Jo March’s person. Definitely watchable with children nearby. Each sister is so well developed as a character and Alcott diversifed so well that every teenage girl, irrespective of their era, would be able to identify themselves with one of them. As the March aunts go about running their company, one may actually want to sit with them.

( first watch: Jul 10th, 2022 )

Another timeless off my listing, I suppose? :P But it’s a funny and touching flick. I cried so loudly at the false Sally climax in the cafe landscape.

Pitch Perfect | Jason Moore| 2012A modern-day melodic based on the A Capella style of music producing. Watched it with a buddy, and I discovered a lot of A cappella terminology. Liked the clever dialogue and the droll, occasionally darkish humor. Character loops were obvious and it was fun to explore contemporaneous songs in an A tufts building. A-ca-awesome (! ) ( First watch date: 2022 Jul.

United Psycho | Mary Harron| 2000American Psycho is a open-ended, symbolic analyze of the British neoliberal perspective. How fast Harron was able to rise circumstances is what makes this film so incredibly provocative to enjoy. But, is Bateman the symbolic equivalent of the overclocked American worker who has lost his way due to anxiety and anxiety, or is he the symbolic equivalent of the British affluent doggy who is above law and order and can get away with any murder, no matter how terrible? We see that inspector Kimball was unable to hyperlink any of the deaths ago to Bateman and just to add to your anger, none of the ”murders” committed by Patrick were seen by various folks on monitor. It extends the concept of the traditional Wall Street banker to its extreme. His presence in the frame itself is terrifying, and mastery of the craft is required to achieve such a result. I admit that the ending is ambigous. The drama, the suspense, the sheer terror of it all, the persistent pinging question of the fate of the next character Patrick Bateman would encounter, are all enthralling. Without a doubt, this film belongs among the best of contemporary cult classics. We never know if it was Bateman’s imagination or for real but I think that makes sense because in the high-class, ultra-rich American bourgeois circles, it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. The best villains like Anton Chigurh, John Doe, and Hannibal Lecter are a few of the characters who Bateman is in. I watched this with a friend, and I really liked it. Brilliant cinematography for eg: the casual shot of Bateman opening his refrigerator door to reveal a severed female head wrapped in plastic or the stored dead female bodies in his closet.

Review 2 for the college newsletter that I wrote:

The metaphorical study of the American capitalist mindset is American Psycho. It explores the limits of the psychological derangement of the quintessential Wall Street banker. In addition to Anton Chigurh ( No Country for Old Men ), John Doe ( Se7en ), and Hannibal Lecter ( Silence of the Lambs ), Baceman shares the stage with some of the greatest villains of all time. The viewers are kept on their toes by the enthralling question of the fate of the next encounter Patrick Bateman ( Christian Bale ).

Bale’s calm and cold demeanor lends a chilling edge to his character. We never know whether the events depicted were fictional or actual, which is consistent with the blurring between fact and fiction in aloof aristocratic circles, whether or not they were American. We can see that Detective Kimball was unable to connect any of the murders to Bateman, and that none of the ”murders” committed by Patrick were ever seen on screen by anyone other than him.

Is Bateman the representation of the opulent, entitled American who can get away with any crime, regardless of how heinous it is, or the overclocked American workman driven to insanity by anxiety and tension?

As Bateman opens his refrigerator to casually reveal severed female heads wrapped in plastic, he sermonizes his victims to the music of” Huey Lewis and the News” or Whitney Houston in one scene and axes them in the next. Without a doubt, Psycho justifies itself as a contemporary cult classic.

( first watch: July 2nd 2022 )

The 2015 action-packed Mad Max: Fury Road film is George Miller’s definition. Of course, fantastic writing and editing. No breakthorughs in terms of technique or cinematography but exceptional usage of existing ones. I now understand the purpose of the hype. I once more had trouble taking my eyes off it (! ) ( first watch: July 2nd, 2022 ) Loved it. can watch again at any time. Fantastic film in every way.

Lost and Delirious | Leo Pool | 2001The story follows two teenager girls who are in love with each other but then one decides to act on the ”log kya kahenge” narrative which leaves the other girl distraught. Because the lyrics are so depressing, I couldn’t find translation for them because they are unnamed. PPS: Yes, this is me celebrating pride month at the conclusion because exams are coming up. I can imagine that it must have been ”blasphemous” for a 2K1 audience for it does have few ”bold” scenes. Yes, I’m going to start reading Macbeth now. Also, I must mention the Indian song/composition by Yves Chamberland, which seems so out of place. The movie essentially explores the intense disheaval and delirium that the lose of a lover can bring.

Heat| Micheal Mann | 1995Set in Los Angeles, Heat is a timeless police-and-theif chase story with a heart. Follows Neil McCauley ( Robert de Niro ) as he creates master plans to rob banks, extort dissidents, manage a personal life, etc. ( first watch: Jun 27, 2022 ). with Vincent Hanna ( Al Pacino ), a LAPD Homicide officer on his tail. Up until 3: 30 AM ( LOL), it managed to keep me on the edge of my seat. Excellent acting, cinematography, and writing. Great movie for a Saturday night with friends. On so many levels, it’s a fantastic movie.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | Edgar Wright | 2010How do I even begin to describe this cherry of a movie? There are seven of Ramona’s exes, and Mary Elizabeth’s Ramona is so hot ( LOL ). And that is really the best kind of weird. But he must defeat every member of the League of Evil Exes to get to be with her. And, the characters, OMG! PPS: This film should be seen by at least one teenager! PPPS: And why only teenagers? ( OK, I’m too excited, but it’s a good movie, I can’t help it. ) It’s a boy-meet-girl, fall-in-love, ca n’t-be-together, fight-against-all-odds, now-together, happy ending that has been reimagined. So, the story follows this skinny Canadian boy called Scott Pilgrim who’s reeling from past breakup and own problems when he meets Ramona Flowers, an American hipster and instantly falls in love with her. But in a good way. This film speaks for something more than its time, in terms of the plot, execution, brilliant cinematography, and creative editing ( which I highly recommend ). It’s a weird movie, no doubt. Bye, bye ) ( first watch: Jun 26, 2022 ) Imagine a person who combines video games, rock music, and a love story.

A stunning movie from beginning to end, Badlands | Terence Mallick | 1973 From the writing down to each individual shot, it exudes a sense of artistic appreciation in the executor. ( First watch: Jun 23, 2022 ) Overall, justifies being on Ebert’s Best Movies list. Pleasant and well-balanced story, difficult to understand Southern accent ( lol ), nice soundtrack, and excellent dialogue.

The Platform | Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia | 2019A deeply metaphorical, introspective study of capitalism, exisiting societal structures, and the human nature. A fascinating and worthwhile watch. Has a quasi-religious undertone to it ( first watch: Jun 20, 20222 ).

Millenium Actress | Satoshi Kon| 2001Holy cow! Kon tells a romance story in his style, bringing drama, love, poignance, piquing our interest, and keeping us entangled in his disorienting whirlwind. Although there is chaos, it doesn’t seem chaotic. The blurry line between reality and imagination is a recurring theme in all of Kon’s works and in this, it outshines. I feel bad for putting off this wonderful of a film for so long. We are forced to reconsider the origin of our affection, as Chiyoko says at the end,” What I really love is the pursuit of him.” ( first watch: Jun 12, 2022 )

What’s such a big deal, Jean Luc-Godard? Oh. Wait. Wow, WTF, this is genius! ( First watch date: Jun 07, 2022 )

One Day | Lone Scherfig | 2011Had to force myself to stop so I could finish the book first. One of Anne Hathaway’s outstanding performances. but it’s worth it in its entirety. ( first watch: Jun 02, 2022 ) And loved that cockney accent.

Chris Columbus ’ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was released in 2001 ( stop with the shocked looks, okay! ). This was exactly in line with the bill. Hence. The atmosphere at Diagon Alley was fantastic. I was actually supposed to read something first, but time was a problem. Been going through some shit myself and needed somewhere to escape. Then, Emma Watson ( first watch: May 20th, 2022 ).

Everything Everywhere All At Once | Kwan and Scheinert | 2022Nice idea, but I find it to be poorly executed. Sick editing and mind-boggling cinematography. ( First watch date: May 19th, 2022 )

2012Typical James Bond film, Skyfall | Sam Mendes| Post-minor fallout. ( First watch date: May 13, 2022 )

Greta Gerwig| 2017Funny, balanced, and mature. The story of this typical teenager girl from Sacramento who pushes through a financially unsound household, relationship, college, and just existence in general. I enjoyed it. ( First watch date: May 2, 2022 )

Fargo | Coen Brothers | 1996Fargo is an Oscar-winning” comedy crime thriller”. Superb storytelling, that Minnesota accent, the stark white settings, and Mike Yanagita makes this a movie truly deserving of being included in many ”Best movies of all times” lists. Directed by the brilliant Coen brothers, it’s a fictional story of a inept car sales manager who pays a couple of henchmen to kidnap his wife in order to exhort money from his miser father-in-law. There are also subtle many subtle references to Alfred Htitchcock and Stanley Kubrick among others. (first watch: Apr 30th, 2022) However, things go awry and end up pretty badly for everyone.

Zodiac | David Fincher | 2007Yet another Fincher classic. Much to be learned from Fincher. Suspenseful right from the first shot up until the end. (first watch: Apr 14th, 2022) Leaves the viewer pondering, with that lingering aftertaste of an incomplete, yet perfectly told story.

Sen Yasamaya Bak (In Good Hands) | Ketche | 2022I guess this was my first exploration of Turkish cinema. Okay. (first watch: Apr 2nd, 2022)

Chungking Express | Wong Kar-wai | 1994Someone rightfully said on an online review that ”You will like Chungking Express if you like films.” Loved the cinematography especially those artsy shots. Also, the soundtrack is nice. (first watch: Mar 31, 2021)

In the Mood for Love | Wong Kar-wai | 2000After I finished the movie, I had this intense want to re-watch the movie again. (first watch: Mar 30th, 2022) It’s that good. Great story, brilliant cinematography, acting op, soundtrack. I think it all fits in quite well.

Spider Man: No way Home | Jon Watts | 2021Great post-production. (first watch: Mar 28th, 2022) Digged the action sequences. Storyline sets the backdrop for Multiverse of Madness.

Licorice Pizza | P. T. Anderson | 2021LP is a coming-of-age love story set in the 80s. It chronicles the ups and downs in the relationship of a 25yr old girl with a 15yr old boy and follows both as they seek out their meaning and place in life, the boy involved in petty teenage activities while the girl matured and more pragmatic in her approach to life. (first watch: Mar 12th, 2022) Their huge age difference formed a major factor as to how they approached their relationship and most of the movie revolved how they ”worked it out”. Relatively sparse, quirky events, and a tad bit long, I felt it was a movie designed to pass time.

A Walk to Remember | Adam Shankman | 2002Just timepass. Okay. I need to diversify my list! (first watch: Mar 5th, 2022)

Endless Love | Shana Feste | 2014I think I just needed some pre-majors cinematic recharge and this movie fitted the bill perfectly. The kind of romantic mushy love-found-lost-found teenage love story that makes you excessively giddy. No excessive mental overhead, no complex characters to analyse, or exceptional plots. Yeah, cute story. (first watch: Mar 3rd, 2022)

The Worst Person in the World | Joachim Trier | 2021Stunning Norway! Had a great time. And then, the superb writing and the performances by Renate Reinsve and Anders Danielsen. Each frame is so well-crafted. (first watch: Feb 18th, 2022)

Deep Throat | Gerard Damiano | 1972My eyes. My eyes! MY EYES!! What a terrible day to have eyes. (first watch: Feb 16, 2022)

Sex Education | Season 3| 2021Highly entertaining and thoughtful. Felt like a drag at places. But it ended on another cliffhanger :/

Damage | Louis Malle | 1992A tale of unbridled passion on the part of an ultra-rich minister coerces him to lose everything he had. Watched it only for Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche ❤️. Frankly, the plot was too single dimensional and lacking dynamics. (first watch: Feb 10, 2022)

Friends: The reunion | 2021It was everything I expected it to be and more. It was hilarious to know these funny, little trivia and BTSs. And nostalgic, of course. (first watch: Feb 5th, 2022)

Paris vu par (Six in Paris) | | 1965I have taken to French cinema lately and it has been a rewarding experience so far. ❤️ (first watch: Feb 3rd, 2022) Worth rewatching just for the Parisian shots and the language. Stories of love, deceit, drama, humor, and even death. The movie at hand is an amalgamation of six different stories directed by six different directors, all capturing the spirit of the beautiful city of Paris. The plots are varied and wholesome.

Won’t You be my Neighbor? Mr. Rogers’ incredible understanding of child psychology coupled with his minsiterial training allowed him to present really sensitive issues like death, validation, and even divorce to young children. I really, really enjoyed getting to know this ambitious and noble man. PS: This was on my list for a very long time. I really needed to hear that right now. (first watch: Feb 1st, 2022) Rogers’ Neighborhood”, a TV program directed at young children. This is a documentary about Fred Rogers, a minister-to-be from Pittsburg, who by a turn of events got into television which was booming in the 60s. He wrote, produced, and directed ”Mr. | Morgan Neville | 2018”Always know that you’re loved and are capable of loving”.

Sex Education | Season 2 | 2021It is what it says on the tin but in a manner that is appealing to today’s teenagers. It breaks the tradition, cliched (and cringed?) pedagogy of sex education and educates us subtly while concealing behind a teenage drama. Impressive and ingenious. Looking forward to season 3.

Special Ops | Season 1Watched with wingmates in hostel. Entertaining.

Life in a Day | Ridley Scott and Kevin McDonald | 2010Part of a course assignment but really heart-touching movie. (first watch: Jan 23rd, 2022) People were asked to record a day of their lives in 2010 to record for posterity what it felt like to be alive in 2010. Found it slightly voyeuristic which is part of the appeal I guess. Novel idea. They also did 2020. It hits different the second time you watch it.

Paprika | Satoshi Kon | 2006It’s obvious that I’m a fan of Satoshi Kon’s works. Yaaay! PS: OMG, Susumu Hirasawa’s OST is so addicting! I should have watched this waaay before but anyway. (first watch: Jan 22nd 2022) I want to expand my cinematic knowledge to other cultures. Recommended by a friend. BTW, there’s a 2021 documentary commemorating Kon’s works.

Sex Education | Season 1 | 2021Netflix production. Is it only me or does Emma Mackey has an uncanny resemblance to Margot Robbie? Good selection of songs, and pop culture refs. And now, I have made a sizeable addition to my British vocabulary :P. Anyway, I liked how teenage school dramas are becoming more inclusive.

Gladiator | Ridley Scott | 2000Story of sacrifices, gallantry, bravery, and courage. Thought I could pause midway but it was too riveting. Signature Ridley Scott. Majestic soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and co. Incredible performance by Russell Crowe. Watched till 6 in the morning. (first watch: Jan 21st, 2022)

Friends | S10All I can say is ”Wow”. It has been an epic journey full of love and laughter. I learned so much and found so much. It has been an incredible experience.

Her | Spike Jonze | 2013Explores the extremes of what it means to love someone. (first watch: Jan 18th, 2022) Didn’t disappoint. Found myself drawing haunting similarities with my life. Asks interesting questions. Brilliant cinematography and incredible performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlet Johannson.

Edge of Tomorrow | Doug Liman | 2014Post midnight movie with friends in the hostel. Interesting premise but solely for entertainment. (first watch: Jan 16th 2022)

Frances Ha | Noam Baumbach | 2012Just the kind of movie you want to begin your year with. I loved every aspect of it, really. An innocent, ”undateable” Frances, an indescribable friendship, artist’s apartment in New York ❤️, ”All I have to show are my mistakes”, and Frances’ expectation out of a relationship monologue.

(first watch: Jan 10th, 2022)

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