Saptarshi Nag The Banshees of Inisherin is an allegorical tale of friendship and feud between two intellectually different individuals. Set in the backdrop of the Irish Civil War, the story, even though told in a simple manner, reflects the underneath tension of…
by Saptarshi Nag ‘The Whale’, the latest offering from the ace director Darren Aronofsky is a gloomy, poignant and moving saga of a reclusive, atrociously overweight teacher’s last days of life. The movie will be forever remembered for Brendon Fraser’s stellar performance….
After Breaking Bad, I had come to a vague conclusion that no show ever could match its brilliance. So, even though I was very much aware of the fact that Better Call Saul is a well-made spinoff of Breaking Bad which is…
Finally, the wait is over and the Badshaah of Bollywood has arrived with a storm that has swept away an entire nation. It could have just been an ordinary day. A Wednesday. A day in the middle of the week, almost at…
Being a movie aficionado, I can barely wait for a good movie when it hits the screen or appears on the OTT (as has been a practice of late since the advent of Covid). Candidly speaking, movies made in India these days…
I had been waiting for this day for the last few years, ever since I came to know that Mr. Stickler James Cameron was mulling over the idea of a sequel to his magnum opus Avatar. Every year followed had full of…
In a world where the Avengers rule, a true movie buff always pines for something earthly, something that transports him to a world where true feelings matter more than VFX driven heroism. ‘Carol’ directed by Todd Haynes is something that quenched my…
Review by Saptarshi Nag Of late, especially since the advent of Covid and the untimely demise of SSR, South Indian movies have forayed into the popular culture of the rest of India in a way never experienced before. While movies like Jai…
সপ্তর্ষি নাগ ৭৭৭ চার্লি ছবিটা ভালো জেনেও অনেকদিন মুখ ফিরিয়ে ছিলাম। কিছুদিন আগে নিজের পোষ্যকে নিজের কোলে হারানোর কষ্ট এখনো মনকে আতুর করে তোলে। তাই হয়তো বরফের মাঝে একজন মানুষ আর তার পোষ্য সারমেয়র অসাধারণ একটা মন ভালো করা পোস্টার দেখে ও…
If I am unplugged, I would say, ‘Yes, I loved Vir Das’. While the plug is connected, I would say, ‘Only if he could be more diplomatic’. The beauty of Kapil is that he takes care of both the states, plugged or…