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 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 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.
Read moreLife after Supernatural: a fangirl’s journey
Fifteen years of monster hunting are coming to an end, and my fangirl heart is broken. The search is on for a new show to take me into the new decade!
Read moreRiz Ahmed – The Long Goodbye
Hello, have I ever told you that I am a firm fan of and believer in the Desi Agenda? No? Well, I am. I love Brown Boy Joy and Brown Girl Magic. I love Bollywood movies and Desi-to-the-West a capella music. I aspire to one day eat real spicy food (I’m okay with never catching this whale, though).
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