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NOMADLAND | Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Frances McDormand | Film Companion

Posted on April 2, 2021April 5, 2021
by Anupama Chopra

Director Chloé Zhao constructs Nomadland like a mournful, sublime poem. The film stars Oscar-winning actor Frances McDormand who acts alongside real-life nomads who were featured in Bruder’s book, who play…

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Sundance 2020: Message marries form in Broken Orchestra, a whimsically clever short doc...

Posted on January 25, 2020April 27, 2020
by Rahul Desai

Over 400 people from various walks of life launch a project called Symphony for a Broken Orchestra after the art budget of Philadelphia schools is slashed

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Sundance 2020: Exil Digs Deep To Expose The Unseen Dimensions of Everyday Racism

Posted on January 25, 2020April 27, 2020
by Rahul Desai

Director Visar Morina designs Exil as a film that is supposed to play on the viewer’s perception of the underdog-immigrant syndrome

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Your Review On FC: Kalank

Posted on April 25, 2019May 20, 2020
by Team FC

We asked you to send us your reviews of Abhishek Varman’s film. Here’s the winning entry

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Chumbak Marathi Movie Review: Boy And The World

Posted on July 27, 2018May 2, 2020
by Sankhayan Ghosh

A sincere, good-natured film that lacks the kind of dreaminess that makes a coming-of-age tale memorable

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Meri Nimmo Movie Review: Sweet, Even When It Gets Repetitive

Posted on April 30, 2018May 8, 2020
by Rahul Desai

The pre-teen protagonist’s love for his older neighbour is not a “plot” as much as it is a tidy page in the book of personal evolution

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Avengers: Infinity War Movie Review – A Giant, Unending Battle Sequence

Posted on April 27, 2018May 6, 2020
by Anupama Chopra

This film directed by the Russo brothers is, by its very design, a nearly impossible task. But manage expectations and you’ll be just fine

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Mercury Movie Review: A Daring Subversion Of The Supernatural Revenge Template

Posted on April 13, 2018May 6, 2020
by Rahul Desai

The Karthik Subbaraj film, which stars Prabhu Deva and Sananth Reddy, remains scary because the actual ghosts are never seen, but only ever heard about

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Missing Movie Review: A Thriller So Poorly Written That It Feels Like A Comedy

Posted on April 6, 2018May 8, 2020
by Anupama Chopra

A thriller about a missing child in which composer M. M. Kreem’s background score is as unsubtle as lead actor Manoj Bajpayee’s acting

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Blackmail Movie Review: Narrative Is Too Long To Hold Interest

Posted on April 6, 2018May 8, 2020
by Anupama Chopra

Director Abhinay Deo clearly has a keen eye for the darkness and absurdity of daily life but the film isn’t sparkling enough to sustain interest

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Blackmail Movie Review: A Dark Comedy That Loses Steam By The End

Posted on April 6, 2018May 8, 2020
by Rahul Desai

Director Abhinay Deo attempts to revisit the “formula” of his film Delhi Belly through Blackmail, and through the restrained elasticity of Irrfan Khan

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Rangasthalam Movie Review: A Generic Narrative That Isn’t Entirely Satisfying

Posted on March 31, 2018May 4, 2020
by Baradwaj Rangan

An overlong, yet interestingly narrated tale starring Ram Charan and Samantha and directed by Sukumar, that makes for unusual masala movie

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