ovishake

ovishake

Cinema is my succour, my secret-keeper , my dream-mate and a part of my breathing.

Favorite films

  • Apocalypse Now
  • Cinema Paradiso
  • Road to Perdition
  • Persona

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  • The Substance

    ★★★★★

  • Lucky Baskhar

    ★★★★★

  • Kishkindha Kaandam

    ★★★★½

  • Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!

    ★★★★½

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★★

    Imagine being Demi Moore and still being unsecured about your looks!!!!

    When you mix sci-fi/dystopia with human emotions - you either hit the abyss or you end up creating a masterwork. This one exhibits a proclivity towards the latter. Minimal cast and each of the performer can be hell bent on. Extraordinary screenplay and brilliant cinematography. Someone needs to laud the people who designed the sets and makeups. This one is surely clinching some Oscars.

  • Lucky Baskhar

    Lucky Baskhar

    ★★★★★

    Damn don't talk to me if you don't shout out loud each time Dalquer has a close-up and he proves why he's the badass guy down there !!!

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  • Turtles Can Fly

    Turtles Can Fly

    ★★★★★

    It is a tale of devastation with some tiny elements of frisky anecdotes scattered over it. But it still tastes like blood , like gunpowder, like saline teardrops.
    I was shocked and flabbergasted at the same time when I saw that this movie is actually a collaboration between Iraq and Iran , two countries which have been mired with rivalry and belligerence. That is the best thing about art , that it overrules everything and creates something out from the…

  • The Disciple

    The Disciple

    ★★★★½

    The aspiration to be in the top of the arc, in the pinnacle of success and fame is a basic human tendency. Nobody ever calculates his path to be preceded by someone else. The Disciple is that story set in the frame of Indian classical music. Aditya Modak plays the role of Sharad Nerulkar, a classical music exponent who has devoted his entire life in perseverance and practice of music. Being guided by a mythical artist called Maai or Sindubai…