Movie

Ghoshen reviews the latest film by Martin Scorsese, with Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson as actors.

Martin Scorsese has made three films of a religious and/or spiritual nature, The Last Temptation of Christ, Kundun (about the Dalai Lama) and now Silence. I was deeply impressed by the first, entertained by the second, and somewhat flummoxed by the third, which is the subject of this review.

Bhagawati reviews John Pilger’s 60th documentary, which presents an urgent wake-up call to humanity.

This documentary is not for the faint-hearted – or maybe just so. It is an alarming call to humanity to become fully aware of the destructive power of nuclear explosions.

The movie was filmed over two years in the Marshall Islands, Japan, Korea, China and the US, revealing the build-up of US military in the Pacific. A comprehensive selection of archive footage and several interviews show and explain dire events hardly anybody outside the region knows about.

Bhagawati reviews a gripping and haunting movie that shows much to reflect on.

Ghoshen’s review: “Film of the year!”

In 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit stunned New York and the world by secretly and illicitly stringing a wire rope between the tops of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and walking back and forth between them 400 metres above the ground. The Walk is a dramatic reconstruction of this based on Petit’s own book, To Reach the Clouds (2002), about his life and his planning and execution of this most audacious event. An award-winning documentary film, Man on Wire, released in 2008 covered much of the same material.

Ghoshen talks about the TV series ‘Sacred Journeys’ and the film ‘The Way’ – and about pilgrimage in various cultures.

Bhagawati reviews Michael Almereyda’s movie (based on a true story) starring Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder.

Navyo reviews a film based on a true story directed by Tom Hooper.

Deftly directed by Tom Hooper, The Danish Girl addresses the question, Who am I? at the corporeal level. The film’s stunning photography, set design and costumes provide the visual context for actors Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander to tell this powerful, moving and haunting story of the search for identity.

Ghoshen reviews a film by Jaco van Dormael, starring Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger.

Bhagawati reviews an inspiring documentary.

I sat down one late Sunday afternoon, ready to put my feet up and zone out. I had pulled the DVD of Samsara out from a ‘to-look-at’ stack, idly put it in the DVD player and hit the button.

The result could be called a zoning in! I found myself watching a highly unusual documentary in that it manages to convey its message without words, relying on the stunning images and captivating music to entice the viewer to watch this meditatively, as a witness.

Prem Geet reviews this stunning first feature film.

Harbinger of the New Man, The Goob revels in sensuality, rebellion, and feminine consciousness. It has inspired and captured the hearts of audiences around the world and it is uncanny that many moments in the film seem to mirror Osho’s discourses.