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Movie Review: Mumbai Police (2013)
Today, we will look at another hidden gem of Indian Cinema, particularly Malayalam Cinema. I have expressed my admiration for Malayalam and Bengali cinema in the past, and I will spare you the details this time. “Mumbai Police” is a landmark, not just in Malayalam Cinema but in the annals of Indian Cinema itself. If Read more
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Movie Review: Chorabali (2016)
It’s time again to review yet another hidden gem and yet another Bengali whodunit. “Chorabali” (Quicksand) is a murder mystery adapted from Agatha Christie’s “Cards on the Table”. It is set in modern-day Calcutta, at a time when mobile phones, the internet, and cable media are ubiquitous. There will always be those among us who Read more
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Movie Review : Munnariyippu (2014)
Having made allusions to the greatness of the Malayalam/Kerala film industry in my earlier posts, it is high time I reviewed a Malayalam movie. I am more than delighted that “Munnariyippu” (The Warning) will be the first Malayalam movie I review. I stated earlier that Kerala’s Malayalam film industry and the Bengali movie industry are Read more
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Movie Review: Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
One of the best things to emerge from the Film Noir Era is the Neo-Noir style of filmmaking. (I will devote a new post entirely to this subject.) Neo-Noir movies push the boundaries of Noir in terms of plot, characters, and geography. While this novel is set in 1940s LA like many film noir movies, Read more
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Movie Review: Chotushkone (2014)
If there is one thing that can be said about Bengali movies, it is that they celebrate intellectualism. This gem of a movie is a testimony to that statement. There are two movie industries within India that stand out for their consistency in producing quality content: the southern Malayalam movie industry of Kerala and the Read more
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Movie Review: LA Confidential (1997)
LA Confidential is one of the best Noir movies with one of the tightest plots in recent memory. What makes the story work, is that it pits three cops with completely different personas against one anothe,r but at one point forces them to form alliances to solve a puzzling conspiracy. The screenplay is based on Read more
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