Category: English

On paper, the story of The Shape of Water would look like a really difficult idea to convince the viewer. I would say The Shape of Water is a great example of how a fine enough story can be elevated to a fabulous movie by sheer directorial quality. This beauty and the beast concept get… Continue reading The Shape Of Water

Character arcs can add so much to storytelling on a cinematic level. Usually stories set up characters and maintain the assigned characteristics throughout the narrative. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri becomes a fascinating experience because of the way these characters are shaped up in the entire process. The way this movie transforms from being a… Continue reading Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Black Panther feels more of a political film when compared to the other superhero films in the Marvel cinematic universe. The way it demolishes the sexism and racism by taking culture along with it is quite a wonderful site. Marvel has managed to restructure the superhero franchise that has been facing the burn out issue… Continue reading Black Panther

Phantom Thread is a multi dimensional film in my opinion. This 130 minutes long movie doesn’t reveal its conflict that easily. It takes time and an effort from our end to identify the crisis here and what you get at the end is a mysterious and fascinating love story. The characters in this movie aren’t… Continue reading Phantom Thread

Looking at Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour as Winston Churchill and then trying to remember his face as inspector Gordon or Sirius Black (two characters people of my generation would easily remember) can really shock you. The flawless prosthetic makeup and the amazing acting display of Gary Oldman are the best things about Joe Wright’s… Continue reading Darkest Hour

The present day seems like a time where sincere journalism needs to show some guts to bring out the truth. At a time where we are flooded by news channels and news papers that aren’t bold enough to take a stand against the irregularities of the state which covers its mistakes using patriotic sentiments, Steven… Continue reading The Post

The beginning and the ending of the movie The Greatest Showman has some fabulously well choreographed musical set pieces with lyrics that have energy and inspiration to its credit. But this story about PT Barnum that happens in between these isn’t really that inspiring. The hurried narrative takes away the charm considerably from this film.… Continue reading The Greatest Showman

When you have Jack Black and Kevin Hart portraying 2 important characters in a story about a four member gang, the fun factor will be definitely there. Jumanji: Welcome to the jungle is that package. It has hilarious moments powered by the performance of its actors and you don’t tend to be that bothered about… Continue reading Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle