2023 kicked off with “Barbie vs. Oppenheimer” fever, but beyond the spectacle, smaller stories waited to steal the show. “The Blackening” exploded with unapologetic hilarity, skewering stereotypes with infectious laughter. Gerwig’s “Barbie” dazzled with subversive wit, proving it’s not just a toy but a feminist manifesto in candy-coated glee. Get ready for 10 films that prove movies can be both wildly imaginative and deeply human, from steampunk satire in “Poor Things” to the heartfelt farewell of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” Buckle up, cinephiles, it’s a wild ride.
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Animal (2023): A Case Study of Savarna Violent Toxic Masculinity
The film “Animal” (2023), directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, tells the story of a young man’s transformation as he seeks vengeance for the perceived wrongs done to him and his family. While the film might appear as a typical revenge narrative, a closer examination reveals how it perpetuates harmful stereotypes…
You Hurt My Feelings- Film Review
You Hurt My Feelings is a new comedy-drama film about a woman named Beth who is a writer. She just finished writing her second book, but she’s not sure if it’s any good. Her husband, Don, tells her that he loves the book, but Beth overhears him telling someone else…
Biosphere- A Post Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Film About Gender, Reproduction and Survival
Biosphere is a new sci-fi comedy about two best friends, Ray and Billy, who are the last known survivors of a world-ending disaster. They live in a biosphere, a self-contained ecosystem designed and built by Ray. One day, the only female fish in the biosphere dies, and things start to…
The Banshees of Inisherin- Film Review
The Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as the two friends, Pádraic and Colm. Pádraic is a simple, good-natured guy, while Colm is a more serious and introspective musician. One day, Colm suddenly tells Pádraic that he doesn’t want to be friends anymore. Pádraic is confused and…
11 Christmas Movies to binge on this Christmas
Christmas is around the corner and we are already feeling the holiday vibes. What is better than watching a nice Christmas movie with a cozy blanket and sipping on hot chocolate? Set the right tone for holidays with this list of must-watch Christmas movies which will lighten up your spirits…
Dhamaka movie review: Hits and misses of the Netflix released thriller
Dhamaka is loosely based on the 2013 Korean movie ‘The Terror Live’. It is a film made shot in a single location, a format which has been used in several movies and helped in delivering so many great movies, be it Buried directed by Rodrigo Cortés, starring Ryan Reynold’s or…
Tip Tip barsa paani: the secret of Akshay’s timeless youth and Raveena’s old age…
Recently released film Sooryavanshi has remade the very famous ‘Tip Tip Barsa Paani’, a song which has not only become iconic but is considered one of the biggest hit songs of the actors featuring it: Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon. It will not be wrong to say that the song…
Sooryavanshi- A film so high on testosterone it could have been named Shilajeet
Sooryavanshi is filled with so many cliches, it felt like I was watching a movie again even though I was watching it for the first time. The standard Bollywood masala movie template, full of misogyny and islamophobia. The movie starts with a montage and monologue which explains a very long…
Dune Review: A Visual Masterpiece.
Has Denis Villeneuve broken the curse? Frank Herbert’s novel ‘Dune’ was earlier made into a movie in 1984 by one of the greatest filmmakers of our time David Lynch and it was a disaster. Some even called it the biggest disappointment or the Stinker of 1984. Even before Lynch, several…
Review: Sanya Malhotra and Abhimanyu Dassani starrer Meenakshi Sundareshwar
The film starts with two stereotypical upper caste south Indian families looking for a match for their children. It kickstarts with the portrayal of the whole ‘arranged marriage’ system, where parents look for a suitable match for their children. Needless to say in reality, the whole system of arranged marriages…