When everyone watched the conclusion of the scene on Vormir in Avengers: Endgame, it was believed that Natasha Romanoff aka the Black Widow would no longer be seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It was heartbreaking to watch and some say it was sadder than the death of the founding member of the franchise, ...
Bollywood offers a handful of choices when it comes to a well-written, laugh-out-loud comedy. Fewer still are films available for streaming on digital platforms. Here are, what we think, the best Bollywood comedy movies on Netflix streaming right now. These films were playing as of July 29, 2021. Bookmark this page to stay updated with ...
Nobody Knows is a 2004 Japanese film by Hirokazu Koreeda, of After Life and Shoplifters fame. The film’s screenplay draws from the real-life Sugamo child-abandonment incident of 1988. The case was about a mother of four who abandoned her children in an apartment to live with her new boyfriend. The premise is bleak, more so considering the ...
In 1983, Tom Cruise’s Risky Business propelled Ray Ban’s wayfarers into pop culture, a trend that continues onto today. A rewarding return on Ray Ban’s product placement in the movie considering they were going to pull the product off the air. Product placement in movies isn’t a new trend corporates are catching on today. We’ve ...
In the Toast series today, we celebrate the life of an icon cut short by an untimely death, but one who bequeathed us with a prolific legacy of work. In a decorated career spanning over three decades and 50 films, Natalie Wood starred in some of Hollywood’s greatest classics, earning three Oscar nominations at 25. Sitting in the moonlit ...
An actor of enormous caliber, he manoeuvres across genres with seamless ease. There’s a charismatic charm to his portrayal of Sree in Sandeep Mohan’s Shreelancer. He’s as impeccably menacing as a gun-for-hire in Rohit Mittal’s noir thriller Popcity. Like many hopefuls who come to the elusive city of dreams, Arjun Radhakrishnan arrived in Mumbai 10 ...
In The Toast series today, we pay homage to the ultimate summer-action adventure hero and Hollywood heartthrob Harrison Ford, who has taken audiences on amazing journeys and led cinema’s biggest blockbusters. Bust out that gooey sunscreen because no one does the Hollywood summer blockbuster like fan-favorite Harrison Ford. Some stars can’t be hemmed in. They ...
In the era of OTT, Marathi cinema, too, has made its space across all streaming platforms. While the modern idea of Marathi cinema is synonymous to films like Sairat and Court, we believe there are a host of lesser known and under-appreciated gems available on platforms other than Amazon Prime and Netflix. Here’s a look at ...
With ‘Autohead‘ and ‘Megalopolis’, Rohit Mittal established himself as an adept storyteller. He continues the legacy with his latest release ‘Popcity’, a twisted morality tale of a gun for hire. Gulshan Kumar, played by a delightful Arjun Radhakrishnan is an impatient assassin who operates in the dark lanes of Mumbai. His life’s sole objective is to ...
In the hurly-burly of a vast cityscape, mesmerizing nightlife and luminescent roads, there are myriad stories of tragedy, romance, union and departure born and lost. Uncountable ‘goodbyes,’ ‘hellos’ and ‘so we meet again?’ are murmured in the nooks and corners of the city that welcomes scholars, students, workers, employees, doctors and models. The essence of ...
In the Toast series today, we look back at the dazzling, dynamic Hollywood icon Katharine Hepburn who is as much remembered for her impressive repertoire of work as for her progressive, forward-thinking worldview. The commuter train rumbled over the bridge at 6 pm, passing over a pretty saltwater inlet. Seagulls flew over the blue water, cascading through ...
The first drive-in theater opened in 1933 in the heart of New Jersey and Americans immediately took to reveling in their favorite films in open-air — a congenial alternative to the traditional movie-viewing experience. By the 1950s there were more than 4,000 drive-in theaters across the country. At present, only about 350 continue to operate. But, ...
In the Toast series today, we celebrate the legend who is many things – an Oscars darling, a Triple Crown of Acting winner, The Godfather of 1970s film realism, and both a New York City and True Crime film icon. Al Pacino. We all know the classic lines. From The Godfather (1972): “I’ll make him an offer he can’t ...
Christopher Nolan has, in no time, established himself as the cinematic master of time manipulation. He continues his mission of making escapist spectacles with Tenet. In Tenet, John David Washington stars as a dashing operative who’s recruited by a mysterious organization to save the world from absolute annihilation. This mission will require him to master ...
Manoj Bajpayee is one of the finest actors the industry has produced. He is often regarded as a method actor as well as a director’s actor. The man has an uncanny ability to portray a lot by doing very little. His acting prowess has truly opened the doors for many others who would never have ...
Dipankar Sarkar
