Movie

Kul Bhushan writes about the extraordinary experience of watching this new movie which is presented entirely as an animated painting.

When the showing of the movie Loving Vincent ended, the audience started clapping. Such was the impact of this unique movie, and especially its production, that the rapturous applause at the House Full in New Delhi was very much a spontaneous response, even though neither producers nor actors were present.

Sneha reviews the recently released documentary about Thich Nhat Hanh and his Plum Village located near Bordeaux in southwest France, the first monastic community founded by him in the West.

One of the things Thich Nhat Hanh keeps repeating in his talks and lectures is:

“Touch life deeply in the Now.“

This wonderful documentary is essentially a meditation, and touched me deeply.

A new movie directed by renowned Mira Neir shows a real life family action about a chess prodigy from Uganda’s slums. Kul Bhushan wrote the review.

Here is a memorable quote from The Queen of Katwe, a new movie directed by Uganda-based Mira Nair.

This chess rule implies that even a small person, making steady and right moves, can rise to the top.

That’s what exactly happens to an unknown, neglected ten-year old slum girl, Phiona (Madina Nalwanga). Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende (David Oyelowo) at a social welfare project.

Navyo reviews Paolo Sorrentino’s new television drama series: “It’s a must see.”

Compelling is an understatement when watching Jude Law play the young Pope Pius XIII in Paolo Sorrentino’s HBO mini-series, The Young Pope. At times cruel, at times compassionate and at times heart-wrenchingly tender, he plays a pope that is not only human, but divinely so.

Navyo reviews Paolo Sorrentino’s new film: “A gem!”

This film is about age, not just youth. Although the point is – at least for the characters in the film – youth becomes a prominent thought and desire as the body declines. It’s set in the context of a friendship – a composer (Michael Caine) and screenwriter (Harvey Keitel), friends since childhood – as they try to regain health, and maybe youth, in a spa in Switzerland.

Kul Bhushan reviews the movie ‘Rebellious Flower’, released on January 15, 2016 in India.

The film was launched in India in mid-January and is available to rent (Hindi with English sub-titles) from rebelliousflower.vhx.tv – the site can be accessed from all countries.

Madhuri’s review of Bart Layton’s 2018 docudrama: “I won’t tell you what happens in the end – but the film is worth watching.”

American Animals
2018, drama/crime
1 hour 56 minutes
Cast: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abraham
Director: Bart Layton
Trailer on imdb.com
Available on amazon.com

When John J Audubon was young, he spent time in debtors’ prison. When he was released, he took off into the wilderness carrying a gun, paints, and paper; determined to paint all the birds in America.

Ghoshen reviews the film about a blind Sufi mystic who, guided by his young granddaughter, Ishtar, is on his way to a grand gathering of Sufis that takes place only once every 30 years.

Sarita reviews a timeless film from the late nineties.

Dangerous Beauty
Starring: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, and Oliver Plat
Directed by: Marshall Herskovitz
Released: 1998
Warner Bros.

This film was released in 1998 but is actually timeless in it’s content and message. It is a masterpiece! The film is based on a ‘true story’ as detailed in the book called The Honest Courtesan by Margaret Rosenthal.

Madhuri reviews a film that came out in January this year; the story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program.