The Devil Wears Prada

Hearing favourite songs in a loop is a heard of thing but recently when I found my all-time favourite Meryl Streep starrer on Hotstar recently , I ended up watching twice in a loop ! And I still haven’t had enough . Such is the amazing charm of this iconic film. Two strong female protagonists […]

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Mystic River

Is a mystery drama that’s emotionally intense and goes way beyond the simple whodunnit. The present day crime might be linked to past and the emotions and scars run far and deep. Cast – Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon , Marcia Gay Harden Director – Clint Eastwood Plot The story opens to see life […]

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Maudie

Is an offbeat and beautiful biopic of an artist who found solace in colours and created bright colourful paintings in spite of a harsh life riddled with poverty and severe arthritic limitations. What sets this biopic apart is the positive light and cheerful tones with which her story had been depicted. Rather than tilting over […]

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Haunting Of The Hill House

Is a supernatural horror drama that is not only chillingly scary but has an equal dosage of psychological and emotional quotient besides having a format that’s almost like a jigsaw puzzle , pieces of which you keep trying to place together. It is loosely based on the famous book series by the same name by […]

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Girl, Interrupted

Is a film that’s based on the real life memoirs of Susanna Kaysen’s eighteen month stay at a mental asylum in 1960s. I would describe it as a psychological film that gives a peep into the disturbed psychological state of a young girl and shows how thin is the line between being confused /disturbed and […]

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PatAal Lok

Patal Lok is a dark and gritty crime thriller that is brilliantly written , directed and performed. It not only engages you in its mystery and chase but also absorbs you completely in its characters ,some black , some white but mostly all shades of grey ! While on one end , we see the […]

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A Beautiful Day in Neighbourhood

Is a biographical drama inspired by real life article by journalist Tom Junod published in Esquire about television personality and American icon Fred Rogers. It is a beautiful and touching story of a disgruntled and almost broken person getting influenced by the gentle but impactful personality of Mr.Rogers that is practically life changing for him […]

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Time Crimes

Is a Spanish mystery thriller based on time travel. But what sets this one apart is its absolutely mind bending concept of “time loop”that leaves you as twisted as the story is. Cast – Karra Elejalde , Nacho Vigalondo Director – Nacho Vigalondo Plot A middle aged man, Hector ( Karra ) sees a woman […]

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Self Made

Stories about inspiring women are always fascinating. And imagine how compelling would a story be, about a coloured woman who was the first self-made millionaire way back in the beginning of the 19th century. This mini-series of 4 episodes tell us a fictionalised depiction of biography of Hair Care Pioneer and Mogul Madam CJ Walker […]

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The Endless Trench

This extremely moving Spanish historical drama with the backdrop of Spanish civil war is the story of a man who spends 30 years hiding in extreme isolation to escape retribution from the ruling authorities. The film not only shines as a craft but is about a lot more things than just the story that it […]

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