Cannes 2019
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Parasite movie review: Bong Joon-ho delivers a biting satirical thriller about class warfare and social inequality
Prahlad Srihari •Despite the cultural and language barriers, Parasite is an unforgettable cinematic experience as it speaks to universal ideas, themes and emotions.
Pain and Glory movie review: Pedro Almodovar digs deep into his past in an intimate self-portrait
Prahlad Srihari •Pedro Almodovar's Pain and Glory is a painfully honest portrait of an artist in a personal and professional crisis.
How a viewer benefits from knowing the plot of a film, through the lens of two titles at MAMI 2019
Baradwaj Rangan •Does it matter Oliver Laxe's Spanish film Fire Will Come gives us a mere hint of plot, whereas Konkani drama Kaajro (Bitter Tree) gives the entire plot away?
The Lighthouse review: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe are caught between the devil and the deep sea
Prahlad Srihari •The Witch director Robert Eggers' second film, The Lighthouse, was unquestionably one of the hot-ticket events at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
A Hidden Life review: Terrence Malick is self-indulgent as ever but at least there's a plot this time
Prahlad Srihari •A Hidden Life traces the story of unsung World War II hero Franz Jagerstatter, an Austrian peasant who refused to swear his allegiance to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
The Dead Don't Die review: Jim Jarmusch gives a deadpan hipster spin to the zomcom genre
Prahlad Srihari •Jim Jarmusch brought his typical deadpan hipster cool sensibilities with The Dead Don't Die, which opened the 72nd Festival de Cannes on 14 May.
Deerskin review: Jean Dujardin is dressed to kill in Quentin Dupieux’s latest surreal comedy
Prahlad Srihari •Deerskin, the latest entry in the Dupieuxverse, is an oddly engrossing, off-kilter comedy about a man who develops an all-too-unhealthy fetish for his fringed suede jacket.
Atlantique review: Mati Diop combines Djibril Mambety's avant-garde sensibilities with Claire Denis' visual poetry
Prahlad Srihari •Atlantique departs from the conventions of your typical sociorealist fables with some truly transformative moments of visual poetry.
Little Joe review: Jessica Hausner's horticultural thriller updates Invasion of the Body Snatchers to our fake happy era
Prahlad Srihari •A small-scale horticultural sci-fi thriller, Jessica Hausner's Little Joe offers as much genre pleasures as it does social commentary.
Cannes 2019: Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie on Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Prahlad Srihari •Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie discuss their film, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, after its premiere at Cannes 2019.