James Kreul argues that Dear Zindagi is the most broadly appealing Bollywood film to play Madison in 2016, despite its use of bland music montages instead of dance sequences. After a year of particularly shallow female characters, writer/director Gauri Shinde and star Alia Bhatt play with Bollywood conventions about romance, family, sexuality, and gender roles to deliver an intriguing character study of a young professional woman. […]
James Kreul looks at the most recent popular Indian film to open “wide” (two screens!) in Madison, Vikram Kumar’s 24. Despite flamboyant performances from Suriya (in a triple-role) and audacious time-travel enabled moments, director Kumar (Manam) seems content with lackluster action, romance, and music. […]
Currently in its third week at Point Cinemas (at $20 a pop, no matinees), Baahubali: The Beginning has set box-office records for Telugu-language Indian cinema. This Tollywood epic has something for everyone—melodrama, romance, music and action—even if these elements are not distributed equally across the film. And those already missing Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings adaptations should enjoy its climactic 40-minute battle sequence. […]
Review: Limited Run Bombay Velvet | Anurag Kashyap | India | 2015 | 149 min Now Playing at AMC Star 18 Fitchburg through May 28» More Hollywood than Bollywood (songs yes, dancing no), Bombay Velvet is […]
Madfilm Meetup: Kollywood Matinee Yennai Arindhaal | Gautham Menon | India | 2015 | 168 min Marcus Point Cinemas, Saturday, February 7, 3:00pm» Visit our Facebook Event Page and click “Join.” Join us for our first Tamil-language film […]
Review: Limited Run PK | Rajkumar Hirani | India | 2014 | 153 min AMC Star 18 Fitchburg, now playing through January 8» Don’t wait for The Interview to come to town. If you’re looking for […]
Tuesday, June 10: Holiday: A Soldier is Never Off Duty, 6:15pm» Visit our Facebook Event Page and click “Join.” The Madison Film Forum wants you to stream one great film every week, attend at least one great […]
Tuesday, May 27: Manam at AMC Star Fitchburg 18, 6:40pm» Visit our Facebook Event Page and click “Join.” One of the most awaited movies this year and is also the last movie where Telugu movie fans will […]
As I start writing this, you should know that my dedication to you, my dear readers, has led me to decide to skip a film on Day Three. After a 5-film Day Two, my original […]
Here are some quick words about two films you should try to catch tonight (Cairo Station) or before it leaves the theater after Thursday (Gunday). Cairo Station (Youssef Chahine, Egypt, 1958, 77 min) Union South […]
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