Movie Review: Kill
On sheer quantity alone, the beats of Indian action movies can grow very tiresome if the action isn’t great. Some giant quasi superhero movie star …
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Movie Review: Kalki 2898 AD
New genres means new opportunities. I’ve watched some of the bigger Tollywood/Bollywood releases over the last few years, and none of them have been set …
Movie Review: Monkey Man
You know who should direct Mumbai’s John Wick? The Slumdog Millionaire kid. Dev Patel has come a long way since Skins and his Oscar winning …
Movie Review: Jawan
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being …
Movie Review: Pathaan
Just what the doctor ordered. An unholy combination of a 1980’s Schwarzenegger movie with a Fast and Furious movie, Pathaan comes roaring into theaters attempting …
Movie Review: Laal Singh Chaddha
There are plenty of movies that should be adapted into other cultures. Die Hard would do well in any language. Before Sunrise too. The opposite …
Movie Review: RRR
The US makes something like 700 films a year. That’s an impressive feat for sure…until you realize Bollywood is a better machine, churning out 1500-2000 …
Movie Review: Skater Girl
When someone says Rajasthan India, what’s the first thing that comes to you mind? Say it with me. 1. 2. 3. SKATEBOARDING! You thought I …
Movie Review: The White Tiger
For people of the west, the only glimpses into Indian Culture are from Slumdog Millionaire. While that tale is fun, it is told from an …
Covid Classics: Look to the East
Americans tend to only get a distinctly Western view of movies, with superheroes, Oscar season, and the occasional British romcom. However, if they looked across …