Catch Rainn Wilson continuing to be The Worst in the strangely humourous Shimmer Lake
A dark comedy crime thriller told in reverse, Shimmer Lake makes me wish that “cerebral slapstick” was a genre you could search on Netflix.
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Immortality is definitely overrated, but ‘Guardian: The Great and Lonely God’ is not
Occasionally shortened to ‘Goblin’, this K-Drama was sensational when it was released and remains sensational to this day. Just go ahead and watch it. You know you want to.
Read moreI was meant to get married today, but instead I’m doing this
On one hand, I’m grateful that the worst thing I can say has happened to me personally during this pandemic is that my wedding has been postponed. On the other hand… my wedding’s been postponed by a year and it sucks.
Read moreStarring Alicia Vikander, Earthquake Bird doesn’t make sense, and doesn’t try to
Alicia Vikander wields her particular brand of quiet intensity tinged with instability in this psychological thriller that just makes it onto the right side of “WTF did I just watch?”.
Read moreThe past becomes present in Amazon Prime Video’s animated series ‘Undone’
For a good dose of geekiness, family drama and somewhat dark comedy all centred around a different type of leading lady, give Undone a try.
Read moreTragic and beautifully shot, Haider’s take on Hamlet proves that great storytelling is forever
I never thought I’d recommend for anyone to watch yet another Shakespeare adaptation but here I am, enthusiastically doing so. Haider’s take on Hamlet brings the classic tragedy into the real, blending European melodrama with Bollywood flair with an ease that really shouldn’t be possible.
Read moreLife after Supernatural: The First Pretender To The Throne is…
The lesson from our first pretender to the throne is… don’t make promises you can’t keep. Beautiful and violent, my love affair with Into The Badlands was as intense as it was ultimately disappointing.
Read moreThese two Bollywood black comedies will alarm and entertain you
Simultaneously funny and deeply uncomfortable, black comedy is difficult to get right. Today, I present you two movies that’ll make you squirm with laughter… if you don’t turn them off first.
Read moreIn The Shadow Of The Moon is predictable, and that’s okay
Sometimes, all you need to carry a movie is a cool premise, good casting and competent directing. In The Shadow of the Moon has all the above.
Read moreMalang unleashes the madness of love-struck festival-chasers
Malang, which translates to vagrant, follows the story of two emotionally wounded people who find love, friendship and a kind of healing in Goa’s festival scene. Then everything goes horribly wrong.
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