Kalira Atita, On MUBI, Is An Immersive, Urgent Man Versus Nature Drama
What really keeps us intrigued is Panda’s brilliant staging of Gunu’s single-minded obsessive struggle
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Streaming Calendar: 35 Movies And Shows To Watch In August 2021
From Navarasa on Netflix to Shershaah on Amazon Prime Video, here are our picks of what’s releasing this month across platforms
Men Like Us: A Queer Reading Of First Cow
I was in no doubt that Otis and King-lu loved one another, even if they themselves never said so
First Cow Review: Old West and New
Kelly Reichardt brings her fine-grained mastery in this frontier tale of male friendship, streaming on Mubi from July 9
Princess Cyd, On MUBI, Is A Breezy Modern-Day Fairy Tale, With Strong Women
Princess Cyd is an exploration of how a fairy tale can be looked at in today’s times
Aani Maani Is A Tender But Tragic Film On Vigilante Cow Protection
At 90 minutes, the film is an immersive world building exercise that is designed to be unraveled
Shiva Baby Excels At And Owns Its Claustrophobic Setting
To merely label Shiva Baby “claustrophobic” would be an understatement when this is one of those very, very few films that actually leave you gasping for air. It owns the c-word.
Shiva Baby: Woman On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
What director Emma Seligman gives us is that tap on the head that makes us realise that as long as we have someone or something to fall back on, we can make it through rough times
10 Movies And Shows To Stream This Pride Month
LGBTQ films across streaming platforms that with affection and playful artifice bring out the queer experience of love, loss, sex and sensuality
Jerichow, On MUBI: Misguiding The Audience Successfully
Jerichow, is, in terms of genre, a most elliptical film. For the most part of its runtime, it’s a drama. It becomes a delightfully dark thriller by the time the final act gets going.
On Distance During The Pandemic: Alice Rohrwacher’s Four Roads
While other films that have been shot during the pandemic have relied heavily on the use of technological advancements, this film betrays all the 21st-century notions of temporalities
Juliette Binoche, In Let The Sunshine In, Captures Middle-Aged Desire
It is Binoche’s gift that gives us a character who feels vibrantly, exhilaratingly alive to the many coruscating possibilities of life and love
