Monthly Archives: October 2017

Review: mother! (2017)

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Darren Aronofsky makes films that emotionally and thematically aim for the rafters; however, his recent film- Mother, endeavours for the stratosphere and beyond. The picture is a potently off-kilter Gothic infused Ibsen chamber piece about the battle between the ego … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: Under the Shadow (2016)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In his feature film debut, writer/director Babak Anvari demonstrates an acute awareness of the underlying horror of day to day anxieties. Set in the middle period of the Iran-Iraq War, when Iraq systematically targeted major cities of the neighbouring county through … Continue reading →

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Review: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Blade Runner 2049 opens with a close-up of an eye with an immediate follow-up image of someone looking up at a large silver coloured circular structure. Much like the opening shots of the original film, which illustrated the desire and … Continue reading →

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Review: Blade Runner (1982)

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Blade Runner is a haunting film that gracefully submerges any sense of genre convention in favour of something far more evocative. The primary genre at play is Film Noir, and the movie wields the frequent cinematic touches of the “dark … Continue reading →

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