Review: Paul Etheredgeโs ‘The Other’
“‘The Other’ is a massive technical achievement with some real heart, and Etheredge fortunately avoids bland metaphors about racism.”
“‘The Other’ is a massive technical achievement with some real heart, and Etheredge fortunately avoids bland metaphors about racism.”
โAlappuzha Gymkhanaโ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Khalid Rahman.
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“Rejection is the purest form of rebellion. Bogarde was never embraced by Hollywood in large part because ambivalence is not a bankable asset. He left too many questions unanswered.”
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“Cinematic productions like ‘The Time It Takes’ show that theatrical movies can have a profound effect on people who want to know more about the medium and the craft of filmmaking.”
“Weard’s anthology series is shaping up to be one of the decadeโs most impactful queer texts.”
‘Crazxyโ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Girish Kohli.
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“‘Consecration’ is a disjointed affair with sparks of interest scattered throughout that nonetheless ends up as a middling entry into the newly popular religious horror sub-genre.”
“Some minor continuity issues in ‘A Photographic Memory’ point to the first-time director’s lack of experience, yet they oddly work in favor of the established mood and tone via the (mostly) outstanding editing.”
“Byrne paces ‘Dangerous Animals’ perfectly, hitting all the scariest beats with the requisite care and attention to detail…”
โThe Elysian Fieldโ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Pradip Kurbah.
“Nabili’s ‘The Sealed Soil’ can be seen as a precursor of the minimalist styles that came to define so much of modern Iranian cinema.”
“‘Knock Out Blonde’ isnโt the kind of documentary that wants to paint a complicated picture of its subject — which, paradoxically, would be the kind of boundary-pushing representation we need now.”
“‘All Happy Families’ is a warm family drama. What the film lacks in originality, it makes up for in sincerity.”
“Perry fully (and successfully) commits to various comedic bits in ‘Pavements’ while documenting Pavementโs 1999 break-up and eventual 2022 reunion.”
“In ‘I Love You Forever,’ David and Kalani have their fingers firmly on the pulse of the current zeitgeist, injecting a much-needed youthful zest into a well-worn genre with an artful eye and incisive wit.”
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