As cinemas reopen in the U.S. after months of COVID closures, if ever there was a movie to watch on the big screen, Armando Ianucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield is it. This bustling,[…]
Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache
In Khyentse Norbu’s latest film, Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache, a man’s grief over the loss of his sister (we don’t know how recently she died, or how far in the[…]
Super Deluxe: A Samsonite stuffed to bursting point
Take one statuesque transgender absentee father, a would-be godman reborn from the sea, a former porn actress and devoted mother, four horny teenage boys, a film-savvy loan shark, one unfaithful newlywed wife and her cuckolded[…]
Puzzle
This is not a small film, but perhaps it will sound like that. Compared to the mega superhero franchises releasing during these stifling, muggy months, Puzzle may seem small by comparison. It’s quiet and gentle,[…]
Viceroy’s House
When I learned of Gurinder Chadha’s next release, Viceroy’s House, I was pleased at the prospect of such a talented cast (Om Puri, Simon Callow, Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville), but I was also wary. First,[…]
The Big Sick
It just occurred to me that The Big Sick is the second Secret White Girlfriend film I’ve seen in the past two years. The other was Meet the Patels. Like Ravi in that charming documentary,[…]