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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.”

Russian Film Week II: All Will End Soon (2017)

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

All Will End Soon is the directorial debut from Aleksei Rybin, who previously worked in the Russian film industry as a screenwriter as well as being the guitarist for the Soviet rock band- Kino. The picture is a dramatic illustration of … Continue reading →

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Russian Film Week II: Attraction (2017)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Attraction is a seismic outburst of a movie. Like many of the science fiction pictures that have pervaded the history of cinema, its lens is sharply focused on the illumination of a prevalent issue and theme. In the pre-screening Q&A, … Continue reading →

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Russian Film Week II: Introduction (2017)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In its auspicious return this year, the Russian Film Week delivered an even greater assortment of films, workshops and post-screening Q&A sessions. However, the keynote scheme that was emphasised at the opening press conference was the festival’s budding new partnership with the … Continue reading →

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Personal Reflection: Twin Peaks (2017)

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

To me, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks transcended the usual disposable nature of prime-time television and instead became a healing and transformative mosaic. Earlier this year, I lost a friend due to the changing nature of the relationship, … Continue reading →

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Personal Post: An Appeal of Support for Cameron Cloutier’s Twin Peaks Fan Film

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Humble reader, today I step from behind the curtain to reveal that the film reviewer indeed has a heart. The subject of this rarefied personal post is an appeal for support of a great friend and Twin Peaks fan. Cameron Cloutier’s … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: Wonder Woman (2017)

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Like its titular character, Wonder Woman is a bright, graceful and sweepingly optimistic picture. Ostensibly functioning as a prequel to Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice; the film charts the journey of the young Amazonian Princess Diana, (an effervescent and … Continue reading →

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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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