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My Top Five Alternative Horror Films

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

5) Black Sabbath (1963) What’s Halloween without an anthology film to make your blood run cold? Mario Bava’s striking, colourful and dreamlike film tell stories that vary from telephone stalking to a chilling vampire tale. Aside from inspiring the name … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Intro to X-Men August

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

After taking some time off, it’s honestly good to be back. I’ve been wracking my brains about to do in August. There are many directors, genres and even actors that could have easily chimed with August (from Pedro Almodóvar to … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: Mandy (2018)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

If you were to have a casual glance at any of the posters for Mandy, you would not be wrong in presuming that the film may well be a hellish and intense experience. In reality, the picture is surprisingly serene, … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: Dune (1984)

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

At a recent 70mm screening of David Lynch’s Dune, the film’s strange power captivated me, in the same manner, as witnessing an exotic dancer who rhythmically struts with utterly reckless abandon. The larger canvas was a fever dream of superimposed … Continue reading →

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Review: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Between its sordid soap opera antics and wholesome small-town sensibility; Twin Peaks felt like a sprawling Jungian collective unconscious of Americana that was always shifting to understand its heritage and legacy. In one of the most interesting and eccentric storylines … Continue reading →

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Review: Novecento (1976)

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Bernardo Bertolucci’s historical epic 1900 (Novecento) is the final film in Kino Klassika’s “A World To Win: A Century of Revolution on Screen.” Inspired by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ famous declaration in The Communist Manifesto, the season aims to … Continue reading →

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My Brief Thoughts on The Last Jedi Panel, Poster and Trailer

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In what has seemed like a wonderfully generational celebration that has unified various disparate fans of the popular franchise; the headline Last Jedi panel felt like a humbling bow to the Galactic festivities in Orlando. Patience was rewarded with new … Continue reading →

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Brief Musings on Movies (March 12th-March 19th)

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Wild At Heart (1990) I am fundamentally undecided about David Lynch’s Wild At Heart. A part of me wants to endorse the picture solely for the fiery, passionate and erotically charged love story between Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula. (Laura … Continue reading →

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Review: The Death of Superman Lives-What Happened? (2015)

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Some of the greatest stories are the ones lost to time. Consequently, the mind indulges in endless speculation into the reasoning for the failed endeavour and an acute sense of wistfulness at the absence of the narrative. One such tale … Continue reading →

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Recollections of a Screening: Beginning of an Unknown Century (1967)

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Introduction Beginning of an Unknown Century is the fourth film in Kino Klassika’s “A World To Win: A Century of Revolution on Screen.” Inspired by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engles’ famous declaration in The Communist Manifesto, the season aims to … Continue reading →

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