Category: Movies
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21. Brief Encounter (1945)
One of the world’s premier directors, David Lean is well-known for his critically acclaimed hits such as The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957), Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1962). Brief Encounter is one of his earlier movies, when he was not yet an established name. Running at just 86 minutes, it is…
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18. Witness For The Prosecution (1957)
What happens when the queen of mystery meets one of the most versatile directors of classic Hollywood? The result is an engrossing courtroom drama featuring witty dialogues with a touch of humor, a shocking testimony and the quintessential twist at the end. Agatha Christie is well-known to readers all over the world for her detective…
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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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15. Ma Nuit Che Maud (My Night At Maud’s) (1969)
There is a famous quote attributed to to Eleanor Roosevelt – “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” This theme of great minds discussing ideas is evident in the French director Eric Rohmer’s brilliant movie “My Night At Maud’s”. Mr. Rohmer who is an influential name of the ‘French New…
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14. Beasts Of No Nation (2015)
*This review contains mild spoilers and description of violence* The two decades following the World War II saw the release of several war movies that are now considered classics. The Guns Of Navarone (1961), The Great Escape (1963), The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Where Eagles Dare (1968) are a few examples where the underlying theme celebrates the heroic acts of…
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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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