Tara Alex

Tara Alex

Cinema is escapism. I live for a good escapism.

Favorite films

  • Phantom Thread
  • Bramayugam
  • Trainspotting
  • American Beauty

Recent likes

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  • Delicatessen
  • The Substance
  • The Apprentice
  • Conclave

Recent reviews

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  • Life Is Beautiful

    Life Is Beautiful

    ★★★★★

    This movie has been on my watchlist for a while and I’m beyond glad that I finally watched it with my parents. Sometimes, the viewing experience is elevated with the right company. A tale about family deserves to be seen with your family.

    Skepticism never escapes me until I’m convinced otherwise. I do a fair share of reading reviews here on Letterboxd and Reddit just to get a grip on the good and bad to be expected. I was concerned…

  • Rockstar

    Rockstar

    ★★★

    Hailed popularly as one of the best-loved Hindi films in the past decade, I was intrigued by the appeal of the movie from afar through the brilliant, heavenly soundtrack of Rockstar.
    I was expecting clichés that Bollywood can never get enough, as usual. The first half was mildly entertaining. Ranbir Kapoor is just good at anything he does honestly - charismatic, expressive and hard to miss. His performance combined with A.R Rahman's musical genius makes up the good bits.
    Narghis…