Fine example of a film constrained by its own design. Anecdotal narrative liberates it from the burden of being factual as an apathetic narrator would narrate it, but at the same time, hurts its commentary on the censorship of artists because the speakers who share their memories to shape the protagonist have quite a monotonous view of the person. The unreliable narrative never takes flight because there's no conflict between those talking about Chamkila. It can be said that unreliability…
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Joyland 2022
It's been hard for me to cry, except in films. Cinema has enabled me to process my emotions, provided me an outlet where I can release everything that suffocated me from within. Yet, its been rare that I cried for myself than for the film, or its characters. There are many films that will make you cry for their story, but there will only be a few that will make you cry for your own story. These handful of films…
