The Slackers : Five young men in a small town of Italy, roam around doing mostly nothing. This is sort of a hang out movie surrounding said men. One of them is a womanizer. Another one stays with his mother and sister. We get a peek into the troubles in their lives. What fascinated me about this film is its depiction of Italian melodrama. I was involved in it. It is well shot and well directed, which isn’t surprising considering…

Joyland : A well crafted film from Pakistan. It’s a gorgeous film. Every scene is filled with meaning and a message. Yet it’s subtle and never preachy. The actors are phenomenal. I believed each and every one of them. What makes them wonderful is the writing. Each character is struggling with an inner conflict. Even a minor character of a neighboring old woman is fleshed out, which is a hallmark of good writing. At the end of the day it’s a…

I have a soft corner for love stories. But when the two main characters are implausible, it just doesn’t work. This film is full of issues. I am going to list some of them, one by one.  
A doctor cannot be practicing, while being an alcoholic or a drug addict. Doesn’t matter how brilliant he is. 
A goon and bully in college who does whatever he wants, and nobody bats an eye? 
Kabir Singh marks her as his girl and…

During the second half of the movie, a thought occurred to me. The first half and the second half feel like two different movies. But when the movie finished I understood the artistic choice of the makers. This is a character study. The growth of the protagonist is the main idea of the film, which works, for the most part.

The first half is humorous. Fahadh Fassil a male nurse, who desires to go to , comes up with an…