Jay D

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Favorite films

  • Pyaasa
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Chungking Express

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  • Black Bag

    ★★★★

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • A Cat in Paris

    ★★★★½

  • Superboys of Malegaon

    ★★★

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  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★

    Steven Soderberg’s Black Bag is a smart espionage thriller that turns out to be a litmus test for a spy couple in the healthiest marriage (flagrant monogamy - as one of the characters says) I’ve ever seen. 

    Right from its opening tracking shot to the brilliantly illuminated dinner table scene to extreme close-ups to stunning wardrobes, Soderberg creates a slick, stylish, and sexy romantic spy thriller. David Koepp’s dialogue-heavy script keeps you engaged throughout & Soderberg amps up that tension with…

  • A Cat in Paris

    A Cat in Paris

    ★★★★½

    Dino, a black-striped cat, is a pet to 5-year-old Zoe by the day and becomes an accomplice to Nico, a jewel burglar, by night. A Cat in Paris is a wonderfully charming French animation film set on one eventful evening amidst the shadowy alleys and rooftops of Paris.

    With a runtime of just an hour, this film operates like a part Hitchcockian mystery, part noir, part heist comedy, part emotional movie about a fractured mother-daughter relationship, and above all a…

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  • Another Round

    Another Round

    ★★★★★

    There’s a scene in the film where Martin is having dinner with his friends where he feels like a total loser and you see his moist eyes, but he holds his tears and continues speaking about how sad and boring he is until a point where he actually breakdown and tears start flowing. That’s some incredible acting feat and only few actors like Mads Mikkelsen can perform like this. 

    There are several scenes throughout where Mads’ body language conveys his…

  • Madness in the Desert

    Madness in the Desert

    ★★★★★

    This is an absolute masterclass in “How to make films”

    Every film school student should watch this gem.