Voir On Netflix Is Deeply Personal, And Often Insightful – But Is It Cinematic?
The only distinct stamp in Voir is that of being a Netflix product, shot and narrated in a certain way.
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Masculinity And The Quest for Validation In Father, Son And Holy War
Female bodies become battlefields for men to prove to the world, and perhaps even to themselves, that their masculinity is flourishing
Pradipta Bhattacharyya's Shikor is about a place and its people
The Films Division documentary paints a picture of a place through its people.
Murder In The Bayou, On Voot: An Interesting Series To Watch In The Chilly Winter
The issue of missing women who are forgotten, their cases ignored, resonates with audience all around the world. Murder in the Bayou revolves around the ‘human’ element of the crimes.
Cinema Cinema, A Cinephile’s Love Letter To Hindi Movies (My Lockdown Discovery)
Narrated by the top stars of the period – Hema Malini, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Zeenat Aman – Cinema Cinema traces the history of Indian cinema
In Circus of Books And A Secret Love, On Netflix, Love Overpowers Sexuality
Two recent Netflix documentaries, Circus of Books and A Secret Love, tell different stories concerning a singular theme, simultaneously echoing the changing perception towards homosexuality over decades
Asif Kapadia On Finding A Thrilling New Style Of Documentary Filmmaking With Senna, Amy...
The Oscar-winning filmmaker on why Diego Maradona is like a gangster film, and creating a cinematic experience combining archival footage and audio interviews
Anand Patwardhan’s Reason Highlights The Brilliant Minds Lost To Reckless Divisiv...
Questions abound in this crucial documentary, available on YouTube. But it also provides some answers, and with it some hope
Overcrowded Programme, Under-attended Screenings and Voices of Dissent – Notes fr...
With a state-of-the-art venue and big prize money at its disposal, the government-run Mumbai International Film Festival continues to be a waste of opportunity
What You Should Watch at the 15th Mumbai International Film Festival
It may not have the most cutting edge line-up, but here’s a list of documentaries, shorts and animation films we recommend you catch at the biennial film festival
