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Ad Astra sees James Gray return to traversing emotional barriers between a father and his son after his under-loved The Lost City Of Z– a film set in the Amazon, to a space drama that is as expansive as it is intrinsic. It’s about a son voyaging through space to reach his distant father- his towering legacyContinue reading “Ad Astra”

The Invisible Man, whose presence and conduct made a very visible mental and physical impact on the protagonist and this viewer (chills down the spine after long), is a recontextualization of a popular DC monster from the 30s for the #MeToo era. It is a not-so-subtle commentary on gaslighting and the ignored female perspective; however,Continue reading “The Invisible Man”

The Golden Age of television has blessed us with great TV dramas like Barry, Atlanta, and Legion, to name a few. Killing Eve is one such byproduct of this ongoing renaissance and with good reason. Adapted from Luke Jennings’ novel Codename Villanelle by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Crashing), it is a Europe-set BBC America drama seriesContinue reading “Killing Eve (Season 1)”

I stumbled upon Lovesick after finishing up Crashing, the UK based Netflix series by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who is currently heading Killing Eve. Similar to Crashing, which has a frantic yet absorbing outlook to its proceedings plot-wise along with the is-it-or-is-it-not dynamic that faces its lead protagonists, Lovesick works the conventional rom-com angle, albeit using time-jumpsContinue reading “Lovesick (Netflix)”

Border, directed by Ali Abbasi is a film of narrative surprises with an air of genre-defiance. It demands of its viewers’ patience and an eye to look beyond the grotesque and into the subliminal. This film had been on my to-watch list for some time now. Never one to miss out on a premise centeredContinue reading “Border (2018)”

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