Parents assume they are familiar with their children. They have faith in their own goodness and innocence. However, children frequently keep secrets from their parents. They have two personalities, one…
‘The Takedown’ (French: ‘Loin du périph’) follows Ousmane Diakité (Omar Sy) and his lifelong friend and former police colleague, François Monge (Laurent Lafitte), on the trail of a heinous murder….
After ‘Reprise’ (2006) and ‘Oslo, 31 August,’ ‘The Worst Person in the World’ is the third and likely final instalment in Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier’s ‘Oslo Trilogy’ (2011). The films…
Even if you have no friends, terrible things can happen, but you have strangers to rely on. The 2019 drama film ‘The Kindness of Strangers,’ directed by Danish writer-director Lone…
The Worst Person in the World, Joachim Trier’s new film, has a really natural beauty to it, like witnessing real life play out with all of its messy emotions, blunders,…
The French-language comedy ‘Bigbug,’ directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, takes a satirical look at the interaction between humans and technology, highlighting every imperfection in this fast-evolving co-dependent ecosystem. The science-fiction film…
Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed film ‘A Hero’ is an Iranian drama film. It centers on Rahim, a middle-aged man who is serving time in prison for failing to repay money acquired…
A work of art that is thought to have been painted by one of the world’s greatest artists. There is a fierce discussion about its validity among art historians, restorers,…
The Stronghold (BAC Nord) by French director Cédric Jimenez premiered in the Out of Competition section at Cannes 2021. It’s hardly the kind of film you’d find on the incredible…
People are obsessed with happily-ever-afters. Romances that leave you with a nice, fuzzy feeling in spite of taking you through a roller-coaster of the could-have-beens and should-have-beens are chartbusters on…
