Stories by Tanul Thakur
Anvita Dutt tells the story of a triumph measured in gasps of loss. But the way it resolves its plot is unsatisfying
Published 01 Jan, 2023 07:58am
Vikas Bahl’s new film Goodbye centres on two broad areas which remain sorely underdeveloped. The result is a pointless film
Published 30 Oct, 2022 12:29pm
For a film centred on horrific depravities, Thar is quite sheepish about most scenes of violence
Published 15 May, 2022 11:10am
Given the blatant communal climate in India, the implications in the film are unmistakable: that terrorists = Muslims
Published 31 Mar, 2022 09:00pm
The recently released Bollywood film The Kashmir Files is a laughable piece of right-wing propaganda. But its over-simp...
Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:06am
Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers tells an interlocked story of two women struggling to locate their distant pasts, wounding...
Published 20 Mar, 2022 08:13am
With a long, tedious rant against Pakistan, Bhuj is a film where religion, caste and even feminism are all referenced to serve the
Published 12 Sep, 2021 09:24am
Only once does Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra surprise the audience with an element of subversion that comes as a pleasant surprise.
Published 31 Jul, 2021 11:11am
Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Toofaan, starring Farhan Akhtar, has one surprise subversion in it. The rest is a mediocre
Published 25 Jul, 2021 07:48am
Haseen Dillruba wants to reach a certain point, but its journey is devoid of convincing reasons or considered nuance
Published 11 Jul, 2021 08:07am
An uncomfortable watch, Bittu examines a fundamental question of why we are the way we are
Published 14 Mar, 2021 06:56am
Paula Hawkins’ novel The Girl on the Train was an intense seesawing thriller. Ribhu Dasgupta’s film butchers it
Published 07 Mar, 2021 06:55am
Koozhangal, which won the top prize at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, unfolds as a day in the life of a village, where
Published 28 Feb, 2021 07:17am
The Argentinian drama The Sleepwalkers has intriguing subplots but they don’t quite produce a unified meaning
Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:57am
Amazon Prime’s Tandav nods at contemporary events and politics, but is marred by poor acting and its misplaced belief in its
Published 24 Jan, 2021 06:44am
Kornél Mundruczó’s film Pieces of a Woman is not one laden with dialogues. Yet it says a lot
Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:55am
While A Call To Spy’s look at the lives and work of three female spies during WW2 is smart and shorn of tokenism, it lacks an
Published 03 Jan, 2021 08:25am
In the firmament of Bollywood, only few stars are allowed to shine. But Irrfan Khan was that rare actor who fought that
Published 10 May, 2020 07:00am
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan wholeheartedly accepts that love is love
Published 05 Apr, 2020 06:26am
Hardik Mehta’s Bollywood-centric film is about a ‘character actor’ trying to rewrite his story after the end credits
Published 29 Mar, 2020 08:27am
