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A Non-Resident Indian Triple Feature: ‘It Lives Inside,’ ‘Polite Society’ (2023), and ‘Monkey Man’ (2024)

Directed by: Bishal Dutta [1], Nida Manzoor [2], Dev Patel [3] || Produced by: Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick [1], Tim, Bevan, Eric Fellner, Olivier Kaempfer, John Pocock [2], Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, Sam Sahini, Anjay Nagpal, Abhinath Maurya [3] Screenplay by: Bishal Dutta … Continue reading →

‘Vidaamuyarchi’ (2025): Tamil Cinema Goes for Breakdown

Directed by: Magizh Thirumeni || Produced by: Allirajah Subaskaran Screenplay by: Magizh Thirumeni || Starring: Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Regena Cassandrra, Arav Nafeez Kizar Music by: Anirudh Ravichander || Cinematography: Om Prakash, Nirav     Shah || Editing: N. B. Srikanth || Country: India || Language: Tamil Running Time: 150 minutes One aspect of contemporary … Continue reading →

‘The Furious’ (2025): Kung Fu Cinema Comes Back Swinging

Directed by: Kenji Tanigaki || Produced by: Bill Kong, Frank Hui, Shan Tam Screenplay by: Mak Tin-shu, Lei Zhilong, Shum Kwan-sin, Frank Hui || Starring: Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Yang Enyou, Jeeja Yanin, Brian Le, Joey Iwanaga, Yayan Ruhian Music by: Elliot Leung, Olivia Xiaolin, Flying Lotus || Cinematography: Meteor Cheung || Edited by: Chris … Continue reading →

‘Dhurandhar’ (2025-2026): Bollywood Grows Some Balls

Directed by: Aditya Dhar || Produced by: Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar, Jyoti Deshpande Screenplay by: Aditya Dhar, Shivkumar V. Panicker, Ojas Gautam || Starring: Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, Danish Pandor Music by: Shashwat Sachdev || Cinematography: Vikash Nowlakha || Edited by: Shivkumar V. … Continue reading →

‘Havoc’ (2025): Gareth Evans Returns for Neo-Noir Heroic Bloodshed

Directed by: Gareth Evans || Produced by: Ed Talfan, Gareth Evans, Aram Tertzakian, Tom Hardy Screenplay by: Gareth Evans || Starring: Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, Justin Cornwell, Quelin Sepulveda, Luis Guzmán, Yeo Yann Yann, Timothy Olyphant, Forest Whitaker Music by: Aria Prayogi || Cinematography: Matt Flannery || Edited by: Sara Jones, Matt Platts-Mills || … Continue reading →

‘Mayhem!’ (2023) & ‘Lost Bullet 3’ (2025): More French Ultraviolence

Directed by: Xaiver Gens [1], Guillaume Pierret [2] || Produced by: Vincent Roget, Dimitri Stephanides [1], Rémi Leautier [2] Screenplay by: Magali Rossitto, Xavier Gens, Guillame Lemans, Stephane Cabel [1], Guillaume Pierret, Caryl Ferey [2] || Starring: Nassim Lyes, Loryn Nounay, Olivier Gourmet, Chananticha Chaipa, Vithaya Pansringarm, Sahajak Boonthanakit [1], Alban Lenoir, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Stéfi Celma, … Continue reading →

‘Black Storm’ & ‘Blade of Fury’ (2024): Qin Pengfei’s Modernized Kung Fu Cinema

Directed by: Qin Pengfei || Produced by: Zuo Qinshu [1], Xu Shaofei [2] Screenplay by: Wang Bosong [1], Xu Shaofei [2] || Starring: Ashton Chen [1, 2] , Bao Bei’er, Liu Fengchao [1], Michael Tong, Chunyu Shanshan [2] Music by: Unknown || Cinematography: Zhao Xiofeng [1], Unknown [2] || Edited by: Unknown || Country: China … Continue reading →

‘Pushpa’ (2021, 2024): The Rise & Rule of Telugu Blockbusters

Directed by: Bandreddi Sukumar || Produced by: Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar Screenplay by: Bandreddi Sukumar, Srikanth Vissa || Starring: Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil, Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Indukuri Sunil Varma, Kalenahalli Adaviswamy Dhananjaya, Ajay Ghosh, Rao Ramesh, Jagapathi Babu Music by: Devi Sri Prasad || Cinematography: Miroslaw Kuba Brozek || Edited by: Karthika … Continue reading →

Current Cinematic Comfort Food

The topic of today’s blog entry concerns the ongoing batch of movies I happen to rewatch often. That’s pretty much it. To be more specific, today’s subject of Current Cinematic Comfort Food (CCCF) includes only modern or somewhat recently released movies I enjoy reviewing — as in watching again, not reviewing as in writing additional … Continue reading →

‘Furiosa’ (2024): A Longer-Winded ‘Mad Max’ Saga

Directed by: George Miller || Produced by: Doug Mitchell, George Miller Screenplay by: George Miller, Nico Lathouris || Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne, Lachy Hulme, George Shevtsov, John Howrd, Angus Simpson Music by: Tom Holkenborg || Cinematography: Simon Duggan || Edited by: Eliot Knapman, Margaret Sixel || Country: Australia, United States … Continue reading →

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