Movie Reviews
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Movie Review: Black Swan (2001)
Directed by Darren Aronofsky and based on a screenplay by Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz, and John McLaughlin, Black Swan is a psychological thriller-drama adapted from a story written by Heinz. Unwittingly, I seem to have a knack for picking movies that blur the line between reality and illusion—in this case, hallucination—and I’ve done so again… Read more
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Movies based on Plays – II
Here is the second installment of my series of articles on movies based on plays. I suggest that my readers read the first part of this series, where I cover the pros and cons of adapting a play to the big screen or TV. The Letter (1940) This adaptation of ‘The Letter,’ a play by… Read more
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Movie Review: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Ever since the dawn of history, there have been numerous historic and mythical tales of a small group of people holding fort against an overwhelming army. Such stories are ubiquitous all over the world. We have seen this enacted on screen in movies like “300,” “The Alamo,” and more. In this post, we will examine… Read more
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Movie Review : Joji (2021)
The Tragedy of Macbeth, one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, has been adapted in its original form several times now. There have also been other interesting adaptations where the play has been improvised and set in other universes, with different backdrops, and with characters modified, added, or removed from the original version. Japanese director Akira… Read more
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Movie Review: Mr. Arkadin (1955)
Orson Welles is among the most original and innovative moviemakers of his time, unafraid to explore new themes and take risks. In this post, we look at a one-of-a-kind movie, ‘Mr. Arkadin’, or ‘Confidential Report’, as it was titled when released in Britain, that only Welles could envision. A French-Spanish-Swiss joint venture, the movie, written… Read more
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Movie Review: Jagratha (1989)
Mammootty reprises his role as the calm and collected Tamil Brahmin sleuth, Sethuraman Iyer. “Jagratha” is the second movie in the Malayalam CBI movie series and a sequel to “Oru CBI Diary Kurippu”. Like its predecessor, “Jagratha” is a slow-burn whodunit thriller that sharply focuses on the crime investigation without irrelevant subplots. Iyer returns in… Read more
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