Cinemascope
My movie viewing journal since May 2008
Friday, 14 February 2020
Little Women [2019]
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Going by Lady Bird , Greta Gerwig’s previous directorial venture, Little Women seemed a dramatic departure; yet, on closer look, they are...
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Paterson [2016]
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Most movies aim for the dramatic, the out of the ordinary, the attention-grabbing – formally, thematically or plot-wise; Jim Jarmusch, for...
Sunday, 9 February 2020
Norte, the End of History [2013]
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Lav Diaz’s mammoth and magnificent Norte, the End of History – ironically, the Filipino master’s shortest film despite its staggering 4-h...
Saturday, 8 February 2020
Carnal Knowledge [1971]
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Mike Nichols, who’d made one of the most emblematic movies of the 60s with The Graduate , turned edgy and courted controversy – in sync wi...
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Elena [2011]
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Bristling and volatile familial dynamics, perhaps mirroring the sociopolitical landscape of modern day Russia, has been a crucial theme fo...
Tuesday, 4 February 2020
Bombshell [2019]
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The powerful, albeit short-lived, #MeToo movement had emphatically raised the topic of sexual harassment and abuse (especially in workplac...
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