Jio Mami 19th Mumbai Film Festival
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The Square movie review: Starring Claes Bang, Elizabeth Moss, this satire combines comedy, discomfort
The Square, starring Claes Bang and Elizabeth Moss is a sum of its parts, rather than being a seamless whole. What makes it memorable are its characters, social commentary and milieu — upper class Sweden

Machines director Rahul Jain on his acclaimed film: 'In India, inequality stares back at you'
Rahul Jain's debut Machines is a compelling, deceptively simple cinematic essay on the dehumanising effects of labour. In an interview with Trisha Gupta, Jain spoke about privilege and inequality, shielding ourselves from our environment, capitalism and the creative process | DIFF India | #FWeekend

Loving Vincent, world's first fully painted feature film, to release in India on 3 November
Loving Vincent will release in less than 10 screens in India on 3 November. It was also screened at the Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival in October.

Ask The Sexpert is a great nod to Dr Mahinder Watsa's progressive feminist thoughts on sex
Vaishali Sinha’s documentary takes you behind the scenes and right into the home of Dr Mahinder Watsa (93) who writes the Ask The Sexpert column

Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival: As curtains come down, thoughts on cinema and film fests
Thoughts on cinema, as the Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival concludes

A Fantastic Woman movie review: Sebastián Lelio tells touching story of a transwoman
In A Fantastic Woman, Sebastián Lelio ably directs Daniela Vega, who plays a trans woman simultaneously dealing with her lover's death and discrimination.

The Hungry movie review: Naseeruddin Shah, Tisca Chopra enjoy a grey avatar in this thriller
In The Hungry, an Indian adaptation of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, Naseeruddin Shah and Tisca Chopra go head to head as the heads of industrialist families

S Durga review: This Malayalam thriller is indulgent but packed with social commentary
The controversial S Durga is an exasperating watch, which goes both for and against the film

Hansal Mehta's Omerta premiered to packed theatres at MAMI 2017 — and for good reason
What does Omerta mean? ‘A code of honour that emphasises on silence’ said Hansal Mehta.

Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival: Shlok Sharma talks about shooting Zoo on an iPhone
Shlok Sharma's film Zoo was screened at MAMI. In this conversation, he talks about collaborating with Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, as well as directing two rappers from Dharavi

Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival closing ceremony: Rima Das' Village Rockstars, Rahul Jain's Machines wins big
See the full winner's list at the closing ceremony of Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival

Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival: Rajkummar Rao's Omerta gets screened on closing day
Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival ended with a screening of Hansal Mehta's Omerta starring Rajkummar Rao.

Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival: Vaishali Sinha talks about her film on 'sexpert' Dr Mahinder Watsa
Vaishali Sinha, the director of Ask The Sexpert, credits Dr Mahinder Watsa's popularity and effectiveness to the fact that he listens without prejudice

Monterey Pop movie review: 50 years later, DA Pennebaker's concert film still awes and inspires
DA Pennebaker captures iconic artists like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, and bands like The Who, Animals and others in his concert film Monterey Pop

Brigsby Bear movie review: Better suited to a Saturday Night Live sketch than full-length feature
With an interesting premise that is prolonged to uninteresting levels, Brigsby Bear is the very definition of a Saturday Night Live sketch stretched into a full length movie.

Good Time movie review: Robert Pattinson anchors this dark crime drama about failed heist
In Good Time, a heist film unlike anything you have seen before, Robert Pattinson plays a criminal who must get his mentally challenged brother back fro the police after their heist attempt goes awry

Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival Day 6: Cate Blanchette is the best part about art installation-film Manifesto
For those viewers who are not looking for a plot-based experience, Manifesto gives Cate Blanchette in 13 roles, presenting perspectives on subjects ranging from pop art to Dadaism

What to watch on closing day of Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival — Firstpost picks
On the last day of MAMI, you should watch Argentina's submission to the Oscars, and the closing film Omerta directed by Hansal Mehta and starring Rajkummar Rao

Chavela movie review: Capturing the vitality and vivaciousness of Chavela Vargas
Chavela, a warm documentary on Chavela Vargas, is a riveting portrait of the great Mexican singer that mixes her heart wrenching songs with some intimate interviews

Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival DAY 5: Decoding the complexities in Irrfan's The Song of Scorpions
Running to packed houses at MAMI 2017, Irrfan Khan starrer The Song of Scorpions takes you into the depths of a nicely-shot, brown, and raw Rajasthan.