On Canadian writer/director Richie Mehta’s first visit to Australia, we sat down with him to discuss the state of India cinema and whether there will be a time when the word ‘art house’ will not be seen as an insult by Indian film distributors.
The Little Death
Josh Lawson’s witty directorial debut subverts expectations of the rom-com genre by crafting a funny (and occasionally dark) film about sexual fetishes and the nature of love.
The Two Faces of January – An Interview with Writer/Director Hossein Amini
The directorial debut of screenwriter Hossein Amini is an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel The Two Faces of January. We sat down with Amini during Sydney Film Festival to talk screenwriting and mythology.
Siddharth
Canadian born film-maker Richie Mehta has crafted a cinematic rarity – an accurate and authentic representation of the contradictions within contemporary India.
The Two Faces of January
A throwback to psychological thrillers like North By Northwest and Chinatown, Hossein Amini’s eagerly awaited directorial debut is the perfect vehicle for him to display his command over on-screen narratives.
Eastern Boys
Eastern Boys is a film about what is left unsaid on screen, using sparseness of its dialogue to great effect.
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox is a piercing critique of the Indian middle class, a commentary on the pre-existing social structures of Indian society that breed passivity. Ritesh Batra’s debute feature film is something really special.
Maleficent
Disney’s Maleficent sees an attempt to subvert well entrenched fairytale tropes, only to fall back on them in the end. However, its thematic underpinnings lift it above most recent films of its kind.
Chef
Jon Favreau’s Chef isn’t a ‘great’ film by any stretch of the imagination but it’s just so likeable: a guilty pleasure that we may scoff at in public but do indulge in privately, from time to time.
FX’s Fargo and the hilarity of the “horrific struggle”
In a most conclusive riposte to hasty judgment, FX’s television adaptation of the Coens’ Fargo is funny, dark and able to stand alongside its filmic counterpart.