The Last Days of American Crime takes place in a fascist America. It showcases a dystopian world where the government has implemented a system designed to detect and eliminate crime, much like Minority Report, but without Steven Spielberg. Poorly written and ineptly directed, the only thing notable about The Last Days of American Crime is that it made it […]
Most Anurag Kashyap films derive their power through a distinct voice. Sometimes it’s literal: dialogue, songs, background score. Sometimes metaphorical: postmodernist whims, absurd humor, gore. His films are feverish and busy, always up for a trick or two. His latest release is Choked is now streaming on Netflix. The film is definitely an outlier. 1. […]
Unflinching and well-informed Ana DuVernay’s documentary charts the meteoric rise of criminals incarcerated in the US and links it to the end of slavery. It looks back at the historical 13th Amendment, which on paper abolished slavery but in-fact, turned it into a lucrative legal business. From the end of the Civil War to the […]
There are few musicians who can claim to stand on equal terms with Garth Brooks. The best-selling American solo artist of all time has built quite a career for himself through hard work and more than a little luck, and now he’s telling his story in the latest Biography documentary, Garth Brooks: The Road I’m […]
The anime Baki has raked up a huge audience within the community of Shounen fans. The fact that it has had a whopping 75 million volumes in circulation by 2018 is a strong testament to its status and popularity. The anime features lots of violence and destruction while also educating you on the numerous martial […]
Ryan Murphy brings together a cast of fresh faces and actors he has previously worked with to paint a City of Dreams that Hollywood neither was nor is. The aspiring actors and filmmakers are willing to do anything to make their dreams come true. But apart from having to ‘pimp’ themselves out for the established […]
This documentary from Netflix is a real heart-soother. Directed with tremendous sensitivity and intimacy by Chris Bolan, it is a love story about two women now in their 90s. A Secret Love tells the stories of two women, Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel, who have been together since the 1940s. 1. Quick Review For decades, […]
The anime Danganronpa has managed to accumulate quite a formidable fan base among the community of gamers and otakus. The unique premise of the story, is one of the main reasons for its popularity. Interspersed with elements of murder mystery and survival horror, the anime does a brilliant job of highlighting the thrill and excitement […]
The Trial or Il Processo has all the necessary ingredients to churn out a well-cooked courtroom drama. It starts with a promising premise with a teenage murder at its center. It offers us an impartial glimpse inside the Italian Judicial System. But the second half of the series loses the realistic grim atmosphere it had […]
Ellie Chu is a small-town Cyrano, but with a twist. Netflix’s acclaimed original The Half of It could well be the most literary high school movie to come along to its adolescent audience. Not just because writer-director Alice Wu was inspired by a 19th-century French play, but because it loves language. It relishes reading, respects writing, and […]
The anime Fairy Tail has been received well all over the globe and enjoys overwhelming popularity. It has won numerous accolades, nominations, and distinctions not just in its home country Japan but outside Japan too. In fact, in the Southeast Asian region, Fairy Tail was awarded the “Anime of the Year” Award by Animax Asia in 2010. Even […]
Everybody’s got secrets. We keep them hidden away in the deepest corners of our hearts, always cautious that they don’t come to light. The Stranger is a gripping thriller that focuses on the aftermath of secrets coming out and the effects of lies. With multiple story lines that take too long to converge and some […]
