MASSEY SAHIB (Dir. Pradip Krishen, 1986, India)
Filmmaker and environmentalist Pradip Krishen only ever directed three full length feature films in what was a significant but short-lived filmmaking career (although Krishen has directed numerous short films) that … Continue reading
VICEROY’S HOUSE (Dir. Gurinder Chadha, UK, 2017)
Where to start with Gurinder Chadha’s Viceroy’s House? It is a film that is likely to polarize audiences. Fatima Bhutto wrote a dismissive opinion piece for The Guardian on the … Continue reading
NOTES ON INDIAN CINEMA #1 2017
THE KARMA KILLINGS dir. Ram Devineni, 2016 However suspect Netflix may be in plugging the distribution-exhibition blind spot when it comes alternative, independent Indian cinema, Indian documentaries are certainly a … Continue reading
REVELATIONS (Dir. Vijay Jayapal, 2016, India)
Revelations is about the inadequacies and vulnerabilities of relationships. Writer and director Vijay Jayapal crafts four memorable characters and appreciatively gives them time to grow. In doing so the director … Continue reading
