Beautiful Boy

BY Pihu Pathania Felix Van Groeningen directed his impactful English-language debut with Beautiful Boy. As known to have the ‘dark horrors’ of life being showcased in his films, this movie hits closer to home with the representation of the recently spoken of problem on Counter Narcotics, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on…

The Kominsky Method

BY: Sumedha Batra The Golden Globe 2019 winner for the Best television Series- music or comedy, The Kominsky Method, is a series based on the two friends- Sandy Kominsky and Norman Newlander. It revolves around their ways of tackling with life at their later years of life. The odd couple of Kominsky and Norman is…

Black Panther

By: Srishti Mittal Black panther, the first film in the Marvel cinematic universe to exhibit a superhero of colour, is not only a sci-fi thriller, but also a manifestation of women and black superheroes as main characters, rather than as mere sidekicks.  The plot depicts five African tribes fight over a meteorite containing vibranium, a…

Bohemian Rhapsody

BY: Sanya Gupta “Bohemian  Rhapsody”  was one of my most anticipated films to be released last year. As you might assume based on the title, Bohemian Rhapsody is the story of Queen and Freddie Mercury. Freddie is portrayed as kind of a tortured soul and is mostly kind, and humble even in his larger than…

Crazy Rich Asians

By: Erende Sangma Being the first major Hollywood movie to feature an all-Asian cast in more than 20 years ever since “The Joy Luck Club” in 1993, “Crazy Rich Asians” signifies a cultural milestone and representation in a white dominant industry. Based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan, the movie is directed by Jon M. Chu…

Bodyguard

By: Shreya Ghosh Bodyguard is not only what it seems at first, which is a crime and conspiracy thriller, full of suspense and action. It begins in an extensively dramatic manner, with Police Sergeant David Budd successfully preventing a suicide bombing episode on a train full of passengers including his two children. This scene is…

A Star is Born

BY Jhilam Gangopadhyay Ever since the trailer of this movie hit the internet, I’ve been dying to watch it. It’s not just the storyline- which most of us are quite familiar with (*cough* Aashiqui 2 *cough*, sigh) but the lead actors whose personal lives I believe have just as much to contribute to the beauty…

Homecoming

BY: Garima Agarwal PSA: Contains Spoilers! Homecoming revolves around a counsellor Heidi Bergman, who starts the first job of her life at The Homecoming- a centre where soldiers are being helped back into their civilian lives. Heidi tries to do everything as demanded by her coordinator, even if it goes against what she thinks is…

A Quiet Place

BY: Taralika Singh People who have watched A Quiet Place can immediately find a strong connection between this film and the recent Netflix Original, Birdbox, not only in terms of the thriller/horror genre but both of them also have characters that focus on surviving in particularly horrifying conditions. A Quiet Place talks about a family…