Anthony Hopkins’ ‘The Virtuoso’: A Tale That Needs to Be Tuned
Photo: ‘The Virtuoso’/Lionsgate I know one thing for certain: this movie is an experience and a perplexing experience at that. While watching the film, I kept asking myself: is this real? Is this really the movie? And it is, all of it, the good and the bad, because...
Visionary Director Roy Anderssons Masterful Au Revoir to Film, ‘About Endlessness’
Photo: ‘About Endlessness’ Filmmaker Roy Andersson could likely be the greatest director you’ve never heard of. Weighing heavily on the philosophic, Andersson is able to convey some extraordinarily poignant subtext in just a short vignette style of filmmaking....
‘Percy Vs Goliath’: A Small Town Farmer Fights Against Controversial GMO Company Monsanto
Photo: ‘Percy Vs Goliath’/Amazon ‘Percy Vs Goliath’ is a live adaptation of the true story of a court case involving a small-town farmer and the giant GMO company, Monsanto. It revolves around Percy Schmeiser, played by Academy Award winner Christopher Walken. Roberta...
Alfonso Cuaron and Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’: The Beauty and Burden of Indian Classical Music
Photo: ‘The Disciple’/Netflix From the first moments, Chaitanya Tamhane’s deeply felt film ‘The Disciple’ lets us know its protagonist, a devoted aspiring Northern Indian Classical singer, is someone who spends a lot of his time blending in. A concert is going on, a...
