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About Sartaj Govind Singh

Notes from a distant observer: “Sartaj is a very eccentric fellow with a penchant for hats. He likes watching films and writes about them in great analytical detail. He has an MA degree in Philosophy and has been known to wear Mickey Mouse ears on his birthday.”

Brief Consideration: Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Jim Jarmusch’s 2014 film- Only Lovers Left Alive reimagines the vampire tale of accursed eternal life into a meditation on the effect of art on society. Adam (Tom Hiddleston) is a creature of the night who has been a source … Continue reading →

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Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Avengers: Infinity War carries the burden of ten years of storytelling and various disparate facets of its cinematic universe to harmonise. For many other movies, these aspects would be a final nail in the coffin of a fast descent into … Continue reading →

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Personal Post: Updates on Cameron Cloutier’s Twin Peaks Fan Film

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Five months ago, Cameron Cloutier (of Obnoxious and Anonymous fame) dared to venture into the misty forest of internet movie campaigning. The endeavour proved to be a blazing success. Since then, the ardent Peaker and YouTuber have been hard at work … Continue reading →

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Initial Impression: Isle of Dogs (2018)

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs is a return to stop-motion animation for the pristine American auteur. The form and style was a revelation for his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox. With its lightning cuts and the juxtaposition between … Continue reading →

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Review: Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Pacific Rim Uprising is an excited adolescent of a movie that breathlessly dashes about the place with sugary notions of family and identity in the manner of the most well-intentioned Power Rangers episode. The sequel takes place ten years after … Continue reading →

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Review: Jodorowsky’s Dune (2014)

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Jodorowsky’s Dune is a heartening and often amusing experience that hoists the weight of the auteur theory on its shoulders with vivid and sobering clarity. Frank Pavich’s documentary charts the early career of Chilian-French director- Alejandro Jodorowsky and his subsequent … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: Icarus (2017)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Icarus initially starts out as a story that examines the effectiveness of the American anti-doping system with an amateur cyclist undergoing the same doping regiment as Lance Armstrong, under the tutelage of Grigory Rodchenkov- the former director of Russia’s national … Continue reading →

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Review: Black Panther (2018)

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

To say that Black Panther is a movie of the moment is one of the most significant understatements of the decade. Aside from the character’s solo feature debut representing the culmination of nearly thirty years of various attempts to bring … Continue reading →

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Review: The Shape of Water (2018)

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

The Shape of Water is an enchanting fairy tale drenched in Americana. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War in the early sixties: The latest film from the Mexican fantasy auteur, (Guillermo del Toro) recounts the touching love story … Continue reading →

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Editorial: My Top Five Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Coinciding with the release of Marvel Studios’ upcoming eighteenth film- Black Panther and the tenth anniversary of the famed comic book movie studio: I thought it would be great opportunity to present my top five movies in the ongoing shared … Continue reading →

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