Film
- Animals, Biodiversity, Business, Conservation, Culture, Documentary films, Environment, Film, Fishing, Food, India, Marine life, South and Central Asia, Tata, Wildlife, World news
The Fisherman and the Banker review – a coastal community’s astonishing fight for justice
Shot over 10 years, Sheena Sumaria’s documentary follows an Indian fishing village as it takes on global finan…
- Culture, Drama films, Film, India, Life and style, Period and historical films, Romance films, Sex, South and Central Asia, World news
Girls Will Be Girls review – sexual awakening in Indian boarding school is poised and plausible
Preeti Panigrahi is excellent as Mira, a prefect dealing with first love and, unusually, sex, as she navigates…
- Culture, Documentary films, Environment, Farming, Film, India, Narendra Modi, Protest, South and Central Asia, World news
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…
- Culture, Documentary films, Film, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Nepal, South and Central Asia, World news
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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Agent of Happiness review – Bhutan surveyors attempt to analyse joy
Two assessors ask questions but it’s the detail and nuance that is so compelling in this gently absorbing docu…
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Kill review – ultraviolent Indian train thriller is finger-cracking good
This tasty piece of action cinema provides crunches, squelches and and spatter effects as the good guys and ba…
- Bollywood, Culture, Employment, Film, Garment workers, Gender, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
What does a Bollywood star have to do with Indian women’s wellbeing? Everything | Shrayana Bhattacharya
In India being a female fan of Shah Rukh Khan is not just about a love of film – it’s a form of resistance aga…
- Action and adventure films, Culture, Film, India, Science fiction and fantasy films, South and Central Asia, World news
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 …
- Bollywood, Culture, Film, India, India elections 2024, Narendra Modi, Protest, South and Central Asia, World news
‘A sweet breeze amid a heatwave’: liberals feel hope again following Narendra Modi’s loss of his majority
Fears for the future of democracy and tolerance recede after authoritarian PM left reliant on coalition partne…
- Cricket, Culture, Drama films, Film, India, Romance films, South and Central Asia, Sport, World news
Mr & Mrs Mahi review – Indian cricketing love story is more than just a boys’ own tale
Janhvi Kapoor plays a medical student with the prospect of a pro career in the game, with Rajkummar Rao as the…
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Moosa Lane review – loving cinematic bridge between two countries and cultures
Shot over 15 years between Denmark and Pakistan, the film-maker captures day-to-day life in Karachi, and explo…
- Cannes film festival, Culture, Drama films, Festivals, Film, India, Mumbai, South and Central Asia, World cinema, World news
All We Imagine As Light review – dreamlike and gentle modern Mumbai tale is a triumph
Cannes film festivalPayal Kapadia’s glorious Cannes competition selection is an absorbing story of three nurse…
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In Flames review – Pakistani horror mines the patriarchy for terror and despair
Societal threats are already heavy for medical student Mariam when bereavement leaves her undefended and the s…
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Flickering Lights review – how the arrival of electricity heralded peace in a turbulent Indian state
Years in the making, this documentary shows preparations for the arrival of mains power in a village in Nagala…
- Culture, Drama films, Family, Film, India, Life and style, Marriage, Romance films, South and Central Asia, World news
Do Aur Do Pyaar (Two Plus Two Is Love) review – refreshingly nonjudgmental infidelity romcom
Vidya Balan shines in this witty remake that sees a married couple, both cheating on each other, on the verge …