‘Kuntilanak’ (2018) – An Indonesian Horror Film
The Indonesian horror film ‘Kuntilanak’ follows five orphans who plan to go on an adventure inside a nearby haunted house driven by their wish to win a reality show contest. Once they visit the house to prove that the story of an evil entity is real, they soon find themselves hunted by some ancient ghost […]
“Apostle” (2018) – An unsettling tale of a cult following
Netflix’s horror film “Apostle” narrates an early 20th-century story of a religious cult and the heroics of an opium addict Thomas Richardson (Dan Stevens), who sneaks into a remotely located island cult to rescue his sister but uncovers many evil secrets. Writer and director of “The Raid” franchise, Gareth Evans brings this classic horror piece […]
‘Karwaan’ (2018) – A journey of self-discovery (Review)
‘Karwaan’ (कारवाँ) in the Hindi language means a group of people on a journey. The film very aptly justifies this name by introducing and following three characters, who are completely unique in their nature, but they are together on a journey of self-discovery. The film directed by Akarsh Khurana, who was directing his second feature […]
RIPHAGEN: THE UNTOUCHABLE (2016) – A traitor who betrayed Jews
Pieter Kuijpers’ World War II biographical drama RIPHAGEN: THE UNTOUCHABLE follows one of the most infamous characters in Dutch history – Andries Riphagen, who helped Nazis in finding Jews thereby betraying his own countrymen. Soon after I watched the Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac starrer OPERATION FINALE and another Dutch movie THE RESISTANCE BANKER, this […]
OPERATION FINALE – To Capture Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann
OPERATION FINALE is a true story based on the 1960 covert operation by the Israel intelligence agency to track down one of the notorious Nazis – Adolf Eichmann. The film, starring Oscar Isaac and Sir Ben Kingsley, is emotional, gripping, and true to the core when we think about Holocaust, and Israel and the Jewish […]
THE RESISTANCE BANKER I Review I A Real Account in Nazi-occupied Netherlands
THE RESISTANCE BANKER is set in the troublesome time of World War II and in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. The film follows the real-life accounts of Dutch banker brothers Walraven and Gijs van Hall who decided to fund the Dutch Resistance by defrauding the central bank. This heart-wrenching story is now Netherlands’ entry for the foreign-language Oscar […]
DARK PLACES (2015) – Movie Review
The reason for me watching DARK PLACES is Charlize Theron and the little description I read on Netflix. Honestly, I never heard of this movie, until I saw it on Netflix, so it was kind of refreshing without much expectation. This movie is also available on multiple streaming platforms, including Amazon Prime, and if you […]
“A Prayer Before Dawn” (2018): Brutal, Honest, Realistic
A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN, directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, started out unsettlingly similar to any other prison drama. But when we get used to the tone, we see just how cruel and realistic this movie is. Yes, it is based on the real-life experiences of young English boxer Billy Moore. Based on the memoir by English […]
CARGO (2018) – A Character-Driven Zombie Movie
This Australian post-apocalyptic thriller CARGO is a good addition to the zombie genre with an interesting concept and a fairly moving storyline. While the film is set in a zombie-infested region, as a result of a global pandemic, it has its tender moments as it captures the journey of a father to save his daughter. […]
THE DUEL (2016) – Harrelson Shines As An Evil Preacher
Woody Harrelson in company with Liam Hemsworth shines in this Kieran Darcy-Smith-directed Western-like drama THE DUEL. A revenge thriller sort, the film has not been a critics’ favorite, but the performance of Harrelson as a cult leader has been praiseworthy. In 1846 the United States engaged in a bloody war with Mexico over the newly […]