Category Archives: 2023 Films

My Top Ten Films of 2023

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble Hey everyone. I hope you had all had a wonderful Christmas day and continue to be merry through this festive period where all semblance of time and day becomes blurred. Typically, I would use this span of about 4-5 … Continue reading →

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Review: Animal (2023)

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble Continuing on from the theme that emerged from my preamble to Songbird and Snakes, it seems that I want to venture into films that I have no or limited knowledge of. In the case of Animal, it comes with … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble Well, this is a little embarrassing. There are times when you can emphatically return and state a reason for a long hiatus. And then there are others when you feel like the equivalent of someone who has just stepped … Continue reading →

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Review: The Exorcist: Believer (2023)

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble Ever since Halloween Ends last year, I’ve been very curious to see what David Gordon Green does with The Exorcist. In fact, I put the legacy sequel as one of my most anticipated films of the year. Does it … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: Asteroid City (2023)

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble Apologies for not posting in September. But between work and my attention being pulled in other directions, the motivation for blogging has been practically non existent. However, I’m glad to be back and could not think of a better … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: Barbie (2023)

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble I know. I know. Even by my standards, this is an embarrassing instance of turning up very late to the party. It’s genuinely been quite something to see the rousing success of Barbie in the weeks since its release. … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (2023)

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble Not for the first time this year, I’ve felt daunted about returning to blog. This is mostly down to feeling like I had hit my peak. However, I’ve come to realize that not every brick that you use to … Continue reading →

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Review: Oppenheimer (2023)

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble At this point, a Christopher Nolan film comes with enough fanfare that it’s not hyperbolic to call them event cinema. Aside from the Barbenheimer factor, which is amusing as a piece of social media marketing and counter-programming, Oppenheimer comes … Continue reading →

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Review: Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble Perhaps more then any other week this year, typing this preamble in preparation for my review of the latest Mission: Impossible has been therapeutic. Without going into it all, some elements in my personal life have gone “all pear … Continue reading →

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Review: Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble There’s nothing quite like a wave of summer weather juxtaposed with the cool air con being blasted in a cinema screen to put a spring in one’s step. You add a horror movie to that equation, and life is … Continue reading →

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