Tag Archives: Art

Editorial: My Top Five Comfort Movies

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

5) The Pink Panther (1964) The Pink Panther mixes a bemused comic spirit with ambitious and farcical comedic set pieces. But the film’s most comforting element is Peter Sellers’s Inspector Clouseau. There’s something inherently relatable about him. At times, I … Continue reading →

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Editorial: My Top Five Moviegoing Experiences (Inspired by Filmspotting)

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Introduction & Tribute Cinemas are still unfortunately closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the memories of how our movie outings have moved us, thrilled us and in some rare instances- changed our lives, still linger. As we reflect fondly … Continue reading →

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Miyazaki May: The Wind Rises (2014)

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

More then any other film that Hayao Miyazaki has made, The Wind Rises seems to be a mirror that casts the most personal reflection of the animated auteur. Part of this comes from Rises being the last movie he made … Continue reading →

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Miyazaki May: Spirited Away (2003)

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Spirited Away is a special film. It’s an experience that’s delightful, wondrous and truly transportive. Whilst on a stroll with her parents, Chihiro Ogino (Rumi Hiiragi) comes across an empty street with some restaurants that are seemingly open for business. … Continue reading →

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Miyazaki May: Princess Mononoke (2001)

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

As a genre, animated movies are by and large treated with kid gloves, often being dismissed based on their cartoony aesthetic and place in the multiplex cycle. Films like Princess Mononoke shatter this frequent preconception. Hayao Miyazaki’s stunning and meditative … Continue reading →

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Review: 1917 (2020)

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Cinema is no stranger to one take shots. Orson Welles and Stanley Kubrick created indelible sequences that made Touch of Evil and Paths of Glory part of our cinematic dreamscape. Alfred Hitchcock impressively tried to make his one location murder … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten Films of 2019

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

10) Stan & Ollie Stan & Ollie is a delightful and gentle tribute to the famed comedic duo. Told in the pair’s twilight years of fame, the film wonderfully depicts their relationship as though its a marriage in its last … Continue reading →

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