It is a tale nearly as old as time — but enough about the creative differences that have conspired to keep this ambitious Middle Eastern Western away from movie screens since it went into production four years ago. Looking at it now, and knowing what we know about the shooting conditions, it’s a miracle Desert…
ViewSonic X1-4K Pro Projector Review: A few months ago, ViewSonic launched a projector – the X1-4K Pro – in India, priced at Rs 3,60,000. This is a high-end LED smart projector, best suited for home theater and gaming enthusiasts, according to the company, which claims that it offers a sharp 4K image, a seamless gaming…
For a book that not many people know about or have read, James George Frazer’s The Golden Bough (1890) has had quite an impact on cult cinema, particularly in the ’70s. For reasons that would take too long to go into here — and thanks to its influence on Joseph Campbell’s 1949 book The Hero…
Retirement seems to have been treating Steven Soderbergh well; since he first mooted his withdrawal from film-making in 2012 — resulting in a four-year hiatus — he’s made at least one film a year since 2017. His return, however, has seen quite a different output, even for a director who came out swinging as a…
After the bright, light, summery holiday special that was Glass Onion, the Knives Out franchise returns to its gothic roots with a wintry whodunit that, for some at least, might endure as the the best one yet. Where the first and second used the murder-mystery as a jumping-off point for some very funny contemporary satire,…
First published in 1942, Albert Camus’ The Stranger — also known as The Outsider — was a popular fashion accessory in the post-punk ’70s, being heavy in content and light enough in weight to carry around in the pockets of the overcoats worn by devotees of the British band Joy Division. That it was what…