“Gradually, the Sex/Dreams/Love trilogy redefines queerness as a process of self-discovery which can always evolve, rather than an ill-fitting label you’re stuck with after a single formative experience.”
‘Victoria’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Sivaranjini J.
“‘Oh, Hi!’ positions Gordon as the next Lena Dunham, Greta Gerwig or maybe — to quote Will Ferrell’s Frank from ‘Old School’ (2003) — ‘something really cool that I don’t even know about.'”
“‘The Other’ is a massive technical achievement with some real heart, and Etheredge fortunately avoids bland metaphors about racism.”
‘Alappuzha Gymkhana’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Khalid Rahman.
“Gunn’s first ‘Superman’ outing makes the grade.”
“There’s a madcap charm to ‘Hotspring Sharkattack,’ a real sense of DIY ingenuity and, crucially, fun, which makes the film impossible to resist.”
“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.”
‘Kaisi Ye Paheli’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Ananyabrata Chakravorty.
“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 decade’s most impactful queer texts.”
‘Crazxy’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Girish Kohli.
“‘The Cat Man Eshete’ is more of a psychological character study — one worthy of repeat viewings, especially for immigrants — than a traditional documentary short about trauma and redemption.”
“‘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…”
‘The Elysian Field’ 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’ isn’t 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.”