There’s something decidedly eerie about thrillers set in locations divorced from civilisation. The nature of the construct is such that one isn’t bound by societal rules. And that ... Read more
There’s something decidedly eerie about thrillers set in locations divorced from civilisation. The nature of the construct is such that one isn’t bound by societal rules. And that drives characters to resort to unimaginable acts, sometimes in an attempt to just survive. Amit Kumar’s chilling 2003 short The Bypass starring the likes of Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the late Irrfan Khan, takes us on a helluva ride and it’s our Lost and Found for today. Read more
Hollywood star Ben Affleck has quietly established himself as an accomplished screenwriter and filmmaker over the years with critical hits such as Good Will Hunting, Gone Baby Gone ... Read more
Hollywood star Ben Affleck has quietly established himself as an accomplished screenwriter and filmmaker over the years with critical hits such as Good Will Hunting, Gone Baby Gone, and Argo. Apart from Argo, an Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Affleck's films have often focused on the Irish-Americans living in Massachusetts, drawing inspiration from the neighbourhoods in Boston close to where he grew up. One such movie is the 2010 film, The Town. Written, directed, and starring Affleck, the plot chronicles the lives of bank robbers from the town of Charlestown in Boston, which has earned a reputation of being America’s capital of bank robbers, a notion which has been disputed. Read more
Navigating the plethora of movies and shows available on streaming platforms today can be exhausting. For those who are perenially on the hunt for something new and trending, most ... Read more
Navigating the plethora of movies and shows available on streaming platforms today can be exhausting. For those who are perenially on the hunt for something new and trending, most streamers dish out suggestions based on your watch history that would complement your taste and even your mood. But if you dare to go beyond what’s lobbed at your homescreen and fire up the search bar, there’s always a chance that you may find something that you didn’t quite expect and yet, just what you were looking for. The 1991 Japanese reality show Old Enough that’s available to watch on Netflix is just that kind of show and it’s our Lost and Found for today. Read more
Filmmaker Derek Cianfrance is probably not one of the biggest names in Hollywood, but he is regarded as one of the best indie filmmakers in recent years. Some of his most notable f ... Read more
Filmmaker Derek Cianfrance is probably not one of the biggest names in Hollywood, but he is regarded as one of the best indie filmmakers in recent years. Some of his most notable films include Blue Valentine, starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, and he is also credited with co-writing the story for the acclaimed 2019 film The Sound of Metal by Darius Marder, starring Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke. Read more
Today’s Lost and Found is an underrated gem from the 90s, the Malayalam film Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala. Released to critical acclaim in 1998, the film stars Sreenivasan and Sangee ... Read more
Today’s Lost and Found is an underrated gem from the 90s, the Malayalam film Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala. Released to critical acclaim in 1998, the film stars Sreenivasan and Sangeetha in lead roles, with an excellent supporting cast of Thilakan. Innocent, Nedumudi Venu, Sudheesh, and Siddique. Read more
James Mangold’s 2007 western drama, 3:10 to Yuma, is probably not the first name that comes to mind when talking about western classics such as Django Unchained, Butch Cassidy and ... Read more
James Mangold’s 2007 western drama, 3:10 to Yuma, is probably not the first name that comes to mind when talking about western classics such as Django Unchained, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, High Noon, Unforgiven, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and The Wild Bunch. However, 3:10 to Yuma is undoubtedly one of the finest westerns created after the turn of the century. Read more
About a year before Scam 1992 made Pratik Gandhi one of the most sought-after actors in India, he featured in Dhunki, a lesser-known gem that slipped through the cracks. And this s ... Read more
About a year before Scam 1992 made Pratik Gandhi one of the most sought-after actors in India, he featured in Dhunki, a lesser-known gem that slipped through the cracks. And this slice-of-life Gujarati drama directed by Anish Shah that packs a whole lot of heart is our Lost and Found for today. Read more
Films and shows about serial killers tend to take a typical approach. Building up the menacing murders executed with heartless precision, they colour the perpetrator of these heino ... Read more
Films and shows about serial killers tend to take a typical approach. Building up the menacing murders executed with heartless precision, they colour the perpetrator of these heinous crimes as a supervillain-of-sorts whose actions cannot be rationalised. But the treatment in most is essentially the same and every murder can be seen from a mile away, leaving little scope for shock. Read more
In today’s episode, we take a look at the 2007 neo-noir crime thriller film, Gone Baby Gone. Ben Affleck, popular for essaying the role of Batman, co-writing Good Will Hunting, a ... Read more
In today’s episode, we take a look at the 2007 neo-noir crime thriller film, Gone Baby Gone. Ben Affleck, popular for essaying the role of Batman, co-writing Good Will Hunting, and directing the Oscar-winning film Argo, has most certainly established himself as an accomplished actor and filmmaker. But one of his lesser-known films, is in fact his directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone. Read more
Films where a vulnerable person or community is falsely accused of a certain crime or coloured inaccurately often end up as a social commentary, complete with a lot of rona-dhona. ... Read more
Films where a vulnerable person or community is falsely accused of a certain crime or coloured inaccurately often end up as a social commentary, complete with a lot of rona-dhona. But there are those that give it a positive spin by drafting characters who refuse to accept their marginalized position and rise above their circumstances to make their mark. Today’s Lost and Found, the 2017 drama Anaarkali of Aarah is surely one such film. Read more
