Happiest Season Puts a New Spin on Familiar Christmas Cheer, Exploring Queer Identity and Acceptance
Happiest Season is another entry in a long line of Christmas-themed romantic comedies. What makes it different, however, is that it’s about a lesbian couple who have to hide their relationship because one of them is still in the closet,…
Fargo Season Four is a Good Story that is Overshadowed by its Brilliant Predecessors
Fargo season four suffers from the misfortune of being the latest installation of the anthology. Taken on its own, it is a good story, with plenty of interesting elements. However, it is not bigger than the sum of its parts,…
Run is a Tense, Tightly-Directed Narrative of a Parasitic Mother-Daughter Relationship
Run is one of those movies that are easy to figure out, especially if you’re aware of Munchausen by proxy and have seen Sharp Objects or The Act. But it holds you glued to the screen, thanks to the tension…
Freaky is a Fun (and Predictable) Take on Body-Swapping and Slasher Movies
Freaky is another one of Blumhouse production’s horror hybrid mishmash, done by trusted Blumhouse collaborator, Christopher Langdon. He worked previously on the Happy Death Day movies, which married time loops to slashers. Freaky, on the other hand, mixes body swapping…
Sincerely Yours, Dhaka: a Metropolitan Saga, on its way to Oscars
The 2018 movie, Sincerely Yours, Dhaka (available on Netflix) is being considered for an Oscar Nomination, so I decided to revive an old piece for the occasion. The post-modern, metropolitan cinematic anthology about Dhaka city, “Sincerely Yours, Dhaka”, is a…
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story takes an In-Depth (and Addictive) Look into the Rise and Fall of a Charming Huckster
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story has made waves since it was released on Sony Liv in October. The web series chronicles the rise and fall of Harshad Mehta, labelled by financial publications as the “Raging Bull’ and “Big Bull”…
Love and Monsters is a Pleasing Take on the Young Adult Apocalypse Genre (Despite Taking Many Cues from Other Popular Stories)
Love and Monsters is a throwback to the family-friendly YA fares that were so frequent during the 80s and the 90s. A lovable (and self-deprecating) dork sets out in a dangerous world filled with large, deadly monsters to reunite with…
Ludo is an Entertaining Black Comedy that Blends Four Different Narratives to Great Effect
Ludo has all the hallmarks of a signature Anurag Basu production: loud color palettes, a almost whimsical brand of dark comedy and multiple intersecting narratives. This is Basu’s first film after Jagga Jasoos, which met mixed reactions. Over the course…
The Queen’s Gambit Weaves an Engaging Narrative around a Coming of Age Tale of a Chess Prodigy in the Sixties
The Queen’s Gambit starts with a young woman in Paris rising out of a bathtub in her hotel room, messily getting dressed and swallowing a few pills. She hurries downstairs to join a chess match with the current world champion.…
Blood of Zeus is a Violent, Original Take on Greek Mythology With A Lot of Potential (And A Lot of Room for Improvement)
Blood of Zeus uses a familiar conceit- that of greek mythology- and weaves its own narrative with it. The show introduces its story as a ‘lost’ oral story, which allows series creators Charley and Vlas Parlapanides (who also worked on…
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