The professionals- a western to look forward to is Ranjan's recommendation for the week
Despite being eclipsed by the other significant Westerns of that time, THE PROFESSIONALS (1966) continued to stand on its feet, mainly...
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Apr 7, 20231 min read
Serbia, war, a mother & a daughter is what Ranjan's recommendation about
An octogenarian Serbian lady who had fled the horrors of WWII and migrated to Mexico is still haunted by its memories. Her granddaughter...
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Mar 31, 20231 min read
'Summer Hours' of death, funeral & family is Ranjan's recommendation
Siblings gathered around the occasion of the death of a parent at their ancestral house has been a familiar setting to spark off...
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Mar 24, 20231 min read
Rekha: Pushing the envelope, is Ranjan's recommendation
A woman wronged, embarked on a revenge trip has always been a popular thriller template. Malayalam filmmaker Jithin Issac Thomas reduces...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
A masterpiece from Philippines is Ranjan Das's recommendation for the week.
Love, betrayal, and revenge form the core of this astounding film from the Philippines. Set in a Manila slum where poverty impinges upon...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
Painting life with small strokes, is what this Ranjan's recommendation all about
In a small seaside town somewhere in Japan, a young ex-sex worker works at a roadside restaurant. When she is not working, she...
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Mar 4, 20231 min read
Swiss watches and Unrest: Ranjan's recommendation for the week!
Set against the clock manufacturing industry in a small Swiss town in the 1870s, UNREST (Switzerland, 2022) deals with the brewing...
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Feb 25, 20231 min read
A small town in Mexico forms the backdrop of Ranjan's recommendation this week
Crumbling small towns seeped in inertia have always exuded a cinematic charm that could be deceptive. In the hands of debutant Carlos...
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Feb 18, 20231 min read
Of Gods and Men from France is Ranjan’s recommendation for the week.
Inspired by true events that happened in the 90s in a remote village in Algeria, OF GODS AND MEN (2010, France) deals primarily with the...
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Feb 11, 20231 min read
Crime and Ripstein from Mexico is Ranjan’s recommendation for the week
A crook wanting to turn a new leaf after a jail sentence, but being brought back to the world of crime by vested interests for one last...
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Feb 3, 20231 min read
With WW2 as the backdrop : Narvik is Ranjan's recommendation for the week.
At the beginning of the Second World War Norway was officially neutral, a position that was respected by the Germans; but the Swedish...
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Jan 28, 20231 min read
Love in a super market: In the Aisles is Ranjan's recommendation for the week.
Working at the supermarket in a German town, two loners – one with a criminal past and the other a victim of an abusive marriage are...
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Jan 21, 20231 min read
A film from Mexico is Ranjan's recommendation for the week
Mexican maestro Arturo Ripstein unveils the horror of the Spanish Inquisition in 16th century Mexico, depicted through the arrest and...
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Dec 23, 20221 min read
A witty Malayalam entertainer, Kooman is Ranjan's recommendation for the week.
Popular Malayalam director Jeethu Joseph who gave us DRISHYAM (2013), a film that brought Malayalam cinema into national focus, followed...
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Dec 16, 20221 min read
Farha- a tour-de-force from Jordan is Ranjan's recommendation for the week
Close on the heels of Pakistan’s JOYLAND comes this astounding film from Jordan – FARHA (2021), dealing with the coming-of-age story of a...
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Dec 9, 20221 min read
It is Andrei Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice recommended for the week by Ranjan Das
How can you relate to a man who bargains with God that he would sacrifice everything in life – his family and beautiful house, if He can...
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Dec 4, 20221 min read
A tale of corruption & crime from Saudi Arabia is Ranjan's recommendation for the week
A mysterious SUV chases a brother and sister as they drive through the deserts of Saudi Arabia to attend the wedding of their father in...
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Nov 25, 20221 min read
A coming of age film from Venezuela is Ranjan's recommendation
A young orphan from Mexico City gone to collect the remains of his long-lost father from a recently discovered mass grave somewhere in...
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Nov 19, 20221 min read
Racial prejudice, drugs & thrill are at the core of this South African film recommended by Ranjan
In contemporary South Africa where corruption and murder run rife, two unscrupulous police officers who are steeped in drug dealings are...
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Nov 12, 20221 min read
Volubilis from Morocco is Ranjan's recommendation this week
A newly married couple in a Moroccan city dream of shifting to a new house. The girl works as a housemaid and her husband works at a mall...
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