Here are our latest reviews of films for home viewing.
Pre-2024 Film Reviews
Downpour (1972)
- Excerpt: …a highly approachable and well-made film that draws heavily on European arthouse conventions.
Hold That Blonde (1945)
Marattam (1988)
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In the end, “Marattam” when viewed today and particularly from a Western perspective, emerges as just a curio, a kind of documentary about local art, which does demand, additionally, a knack for the particular type of music, which is as loud as it constant. In that regard, and despite its evident artistic value, “Masquerade” is a movie solely addressed to completionists of Malayalam cinema.
Swayamvaram (1972)
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Swayamvaram” is an excellent work by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, managing to function effectively both as a family drama and as a piece of social commentary, while remaining accessible even today, more than fifty years after its release.
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