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Presented virtually, Arlin Golden finishes his coverage of the documentaries that premiered at this year’s San Francisco International Film Festival.
While Godzilla vs. Kong is by far the best installment of this rebooted franchise, the MonsterVerse could still learn a few lessons from its forerunners.
Donkey in a Brahmin Village is deserving of its cult status in Indian cinema as it dared to expose the hideous aspects of religion and society.
Legend of the Berlindale Film Festival, Satyajit Ray’s award-winning 1966 Indian drama The Hero (Nayak) showcases the filmmaker’s talents.
The tragedy in The Music Room, is that he believes in a world where elitism, patriarchy, and status are of equal value to the spiritual advancement of art.
Cargo fails on its promise to meld the concepts of science fiction, fantasy and Hinduism, and ends up feeling muddled.
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi displays well the difficult position of Ranibai of Jhansi, with a respect for her cleverness and leadership while acknowledging her faults and mistakes.
In the September Bollywood Inquiry, Musanna Ahmed covers new Bollywood releases Chhichhore, Dream Girl and The Zoya Factor.
Musanna Ahmed takes a look at two July Bollywood releases: Super 30 and Judgementall Hai Kya.
Musanna Ahmed covers some of June’s Bollywood releases: Bharat, Game Over, Kabir Singh and Article 15.
While Photograph is frequently too slow to engross yourself in, it’s unique and intriguing enough to carry interest.
Despite few releases due to Avengers and politics, cinemagoers were served with two major Bollywood releases this month: Romeo Akbar Walter and Kalank.
Film Inquiry’s Musanna Ahmed looks at the biggest Bollywood releases of March 2019 in his first Bollywood Inquiry column.
While Dev Patel brings the best performance possible, it’s hard to root for any characters in The Wedding Guest, with a story that never really knows what it wants to be.