- Biology, Cannes film festival, Coronavirus, Culture, Drama films, Festivals, Film, India, Infectious diseases, Martin Scorsese, Medical research, Microbiology, Science, South and Central Asia, World news
Homebound review – emotionally rich study of friends in rural India trying to get home in the pandemic
Neeraj Ghaywan’s film benefits from excellent lead performances, strong cinematography and an apparent mentors…
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Little Jaffna review – undercover cop thriller goes deep into French-Tamil gangland
Lawrence Valin directs and stars in this Paris-set drama, where a young man caught between cultures infiltrate…
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Nocturnes review – entrancing film on how to study moths by night in the Himalayas
Sparse and precise, this meditative film immerses the viewer in the world of lepidopterist Mansi Mungee and he…
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Farming the Revolution review – low-key look at Indian farmers’ street-camp protests
Documentary on the 2020-21 protests in India over three farm acts is interesting in patches, but doesn’t go an…
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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa review – a female Everest climber’s ascent
Documentary expertly follows the only woman to have climbed the mountain 10 times through spectacular scenery …
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Kalki 2898 AD review – maximalist sci-fi epic mixes Mahabharata with Mad Max
Amitabh Bachchan plays a mythological warrior in a withered dystopian city where desert car chases, CGI magic …
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The Archies review – Riverdale goes to India for goofy lessons in capitalism
Relocated to north India in 1964, the comic-book class struggle here comes complete with romance and brilliant…
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Retrograde review – extraordinary insider’s view of US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Documentary maker Matthew Heineman watches a tragedy unfold as he follows the Green Berets supporting the Afgh…
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Major review – Bollywood burnishes an Indian military legend in high style
A hero of the 2008 Mumbai hotel siege gets a relentlessly entertaining biopic, going all-out with the hagiogra…
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The Warrior Queen of Jhansi review – Indian rebellion epic gets feminist retelling
Devika Bhise as the widowed monarch Rani Lakshmibai shows the Victorian Brits, including Rupert Everett, what …
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Darkness Visible review – mystery and murder on the streets of Kolkata
A son hunts for his mother after her unexplained return to her home town in this intriguingly inventive horror…