Category: 2020s
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23. Vaalvi (Termite) (2023)
*This review contains mild spoilers and depiction of suicide / murder* It is often said that making a comedy is one of the biggest challenges faced by a movie director. The process of creating a scene that tickles the audience’s funnybone starts with great writers. They conjure up the situation and write it into the screenplay while advising the…
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17. The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022)
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ is at once a petty and profound film. I say petty because the plot is relatively simple – two best friends reach a crossroads in their lives when one of them (Colm Doherty) abruptly terminates their lifelong friendship. The movie focuses on the other friend’s (Pádraic) attempts to salvage their friendship…
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13. CODA (2021)
The chirping of birds, the hearty laugh of a loved one, raindrops on the window or a favorite song – almost all of us have felt a certain comfort in these and many such sounds throughout our lives. But imagine a world without any of them. A world full of nothing but silence, which would…
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10. The White Lotus : Season 1 (2021)
HBO is not known for its comedies even though it is home to some of the finest. Think “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “Veep”, “Barry” and you’ll straightaway notice the flavor of these comedies. They are often filled with mean, cringeworthy, dark and quirky characters. And did I mention mean? Essentially, they are definitely NOT what you…
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9. The Lord Of The Rings – The Rings Of Power : Season 1 (2022)
*This review does not contain any spoilers* If you have been an ardent fan of “The Lord Of The Rings” anthology and movie series for as long as I have, I bet you can’t have enough of the mythical world created by J. R. R. Tolkein. For most of us, the books piqued our interest and fueled our imagination of Middle…
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