review

Looking back at La La Land

March 24, 2019 By SIN Admin Leave a Comment

By Nithu Krish This was a film that I really wanted to see ever since I saw the first trailer. The reason being that I was a fan of the actors as well as the director. Damien Chazelle’s previous film Whiplash also dealt with music, but in a different way compared to La La Land. I must admit that I am not a very big fan of musicals, so I was a little apprehensive before … [Read more...] about Looking back at La La Land

End Game documentary review

March 3, 2019 By SIN Admin Leave a Comment

By Ameya Godse Amidst the multi-million dollar budget movies that recently hit the screens, and the star-studded actors that turned them into global blockbusters, a 40-minute documentary made its silent appearance on Netflix. The documentary was nominated for an Academy Award in the ‘Best Short Documentary Feature’ category. It talks about the most unbiased, unprejudiced and … [Read more...] about End Game documentary review

Moonlight: A review

February 24, 2019 By SIN Admin Leave a Comment

By Harry King Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight, which came out in 2016 and won an Academy Award (just about) for best motion picture, follows a young African American called Chiron on his journey to manhood. This unconventional coming of age tale is told in three segments and is flooded with symbolism, beautiful cinematography and stellar acting performances across the board. It … [Read more...] about Moonlight: A review

Glass: A superhero movie with a difference

February 17, 2019 By SIN Admin Leave a Comment

By Conor Brummell Glass, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is the sequel to the 2017 box office phenomena Split and the final movie in the Eastrail 177 trilogy, which started with the movie Unbreakable in the year 2000. Glass combines the main characters from the previous instalments as it follows the story of Elijiah Price/Mr Glass (Samuel L. Jackson), David Dunn (Bruce … [Read more...] about Glass: A superhero movie with a difference

‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ review [Spoilers]

February 16, 2019 By SIN Admin Leave a Comment

By Ameya Godse ‘Can you ever forgive me?’ were the words used by Lee Israel, posing as Dorothy Parker, in one of her many forged letters. That is also where this splendid biography gets its title from. Melissa McCarthy absolutely nails her role as Lee Israel in the film. The film opens with Lee as a struggling alcoholic writer who is almost broke. She finds it tough to pay … [Read more...] about ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ review [Spoilers]