Choice of the week Macbeth’s tragedy Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth. Photograph: Alison Rosa / Apple TV For his first film without a collaborator / brother Ethan, Joel Coen delivered a confident and elegant take on Shakespeare’s murderous Scottish play. Denzel Washington is a beautifully brooding Macbeth, whileRead More →
Much like James Bond, a number of Hollywood stars have taken on the role of Batman over the years. Most recently, Ben Affleck played the Dark Knight in three films (Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice; Justice League; Suicide Squad), before being replaced by Robert Pattinson. In the 1980s andRead More →
Fall films are bursting with color; winter films quietly glow in icy white tones. If you’re looking for something to watch while you wait for the temperatures to rise, here are a handful of entertaining movies that take place during the colder seasons. (I’m leaving out the more obvious choicesRead More →
James Bond is known the world over for his daring antics, taking on the world’s meanest men in the name of the Queen and the country. Currently played by Daniel Craig, Bond travels the world, confronting his enemies and seducing beautiful women along the way. In the film Specter, Craig’sRead More →
On our way to buy another ton of Quality Street this week, my wife and I took the end of a radio talk about Christmas movies. They wondered if Love Actually portrayed women as sex pawns, eternally trapped in a perverse, patriarchal male gaze. A good question, I say. I’mRead More →
2021 is coming to an end and this year too there was a good variety of films. Here is Galatta’s list of the 10 best Tamil movies of 2021 that have touched the masses extensively. Please note that this list is not ranked on any basis and that the filmsRead More →
The KENDAL Mountain Festival will tour the UK with a selection of inspiring speakers and talks. Each tour date will be an evening of films and lectures celebrating the adventure of some of the most spectacular places on the planet. Audiences will be guided through a curation of stories fromRead More →
Considering that oil and gas have been the primary fuel for much of the world for over 100 years, it’s no surprise that the industry has been the subject of many big movies. Expectations are already high for Amazon Prime’s offshore thriller “The Rig”, which is being filmed in ScotlandRead More →
Netflix’s “red notification” has been hugely popular since its release, and having names like Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot certainly didn’t hurt. Is the film good? I mean, yeah, it’s a perfectly acceptable action comedy. Nothing to write home about, but it’s still not a bad way toRead More →
More and more recent films portray the social realities of rural India Directors from Southern States and Bengal are favorites By Papri Sri Raman There is something new about the quicksand of Indian cinema. Finally, he began to show rural realities, diversity, art forms and injustices. Mani Ratnam’s new filmRead More →