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One-line review: Breaking up is hard to do, and take. London Irish (his own words), playwright and writer-director Martin McDonagh returns after five years, reuniting with his In Bruges (2008) duo: Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell. The film is a sweeping account of an inexplicable breakup between two friends that leads to dire consequences for […]

One-line review: A warm quilt expertly woven with all shades of emotions. Jan E. Man, with its threadbare plot and non-star cast, was initially filmed for streaming platforms. But the film’s scope grew during shooting, and the producers worried that without any big stars, Janeman would not get the eyeballs it deserved on the streaming

One-line review: A film about the time when royal drama meant bloodshed with swords.  Director Mani Ratnam must surely have wrestled with how to make this film. Should he cater to the Tamil audiences familiar with the beloved book on the Chola dynasty, on which the film is based? Or should he make the film

One-line review: This anonymous “boy’s” coming-of-age story is universal. This is Taika Waititi’s second film, based on his Oscar-nominated short “Two cars one night, ” Although Waititi wrote Boy’s script before his first film, Eagle and the Shark, he decided to hold on to it after workshopping it at the Sundance Institute. It was a

One-line review: Well-aged wine in a charming new bottle, paired with some good cheese. I discovered this film only recently because of Taika Waititi’s rapidly rising star and the resulting interest in his previous work. This movie was a top grosser in New Zealand on its release, topping Taika’s previous film, Boy, and also screened