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  A Complete Unknown 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 18 Feb 2025

  Fictional yet memoir of “THE BOB DYLAN”

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  All We Imagine as Light 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 28 Jan 2025

  All We Imagine as Light is a cinematic dream—a hauntingly minimalistic yet profoundly realistic portrayal of the lives of three women. The film takes its time unraveling their interconnected stories, gently pulling the audience into its delicate emotional world.

  The choice of color gradient is a masterstroke, perfectly complementing the film’s tone and narrative depth. Its muted palette mirrors the subtleties of the characters’ emotions and the understated beauty of their lives. Each frame feels intentional, almost like a painting,…

Popular reviews

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  Sharmaji Namkeen 2022

  ★★★ Watched 31 Mar 2022

  It marks the end of an era of Indian cinema and maybe the beginning of many good things.
  
  Sharmaji Namkeen was halfway through production when Rishi Kapoor suddenly passed away due to cancer. The film’s makers found an innovative way around the problem, they added Paresh Rawal to the cast and offered two Sharmajis for the price of one.

  The situational humour is tinged with the poignancy of an elderly man attempting to reinvent himself on his own terms. Despite…

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  Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva 2022

  ★★½ Watched 09 Sep 2022

  'Brahmastra' manages to infuse a very Indian concept with western sensibilities of filmmaking. The result is a convoluted plot with stunning modern technology to back it up.
  
  Written by Ayan Mukerji and dialogues by Hussain Dalal, the film takes inspiration from the Harry Potter series and Marvel Cinematic Universe to create a story that is very Indian at heart. The result is middling as the story remains extremely convoluted and lacks coherence on several occasions. The first half, when films…

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