No Redeeming Features: In the British TV series, Fleabag, the protagonist says this of herself, “I have a horrible feeling that I’m a greedy, perverted, selfish, apathetic, cynical, depraved, morally bankrupt woman who can’t…

Brooding Bachchan: On the occasion of Amitabh Bachchan’s 80th birthday, a look at Parwana (1971), an early film, in which his brooding intensity was on full display: Two years before…

Dancing Queen: Here’s another film competing in the wokeness race, and stumbling right after the starter pistol goes off.  Maja Ma, directed by Anand Tiwari from Sumit Bhateja’s script (streaming on Amazon…

Crowd Pleaser: The Malayalam film, Lucifer, on which the Telugu film Godfather is based (a Hindi dubbed version has also been released) was directed by star Prithviraj Sukumaran. It was a deft blend…

Those Were The Days: It is possible that many of the young audiences below the age of 40, watching D For Drama’s  Golden Jubliee have no idea what the term…

Tragedy Queen: This year marked the sixtieth anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, and because it is still shrouded in mystery, there has always been a ghoulish interest in the events…

Montana Mayhem: CJ Box writes books set in the great outdoors and Big Sky based on his Highway series is set in the vast wilderness of Montana. In the first two seasons, of the…

The Odd Couple: In a youth-obsessed age, older actors, particularly women, find themselves almost put out to pasture. So, it is delightful to watch a series Darby And Joan, starring veterans…

There are two minor miracles here: one that The Woman King, a film with a predominantly Black female cast was greenlit by a Hollywood studio, and two that it has opened to terrific box-office response.…

Haryana Hurricane: Madhur Bhandarkar has the knack for picking up unusual subjects and characters for his films, and also making the female lead the centre of the story. Having done…