Of ruthless gangsters, egotistical characters and an out of luck debutant film director.
The best possible way to describe Jigarthanda (Cold-Heart) to the best of my ability would be: An ode to cinema that is a culmination of fiery and audacious blend of genres mixed with harsh realities of life. What begins with a film director trying to begin his career of finally making a feature length film, somehow becomes a twisty neo noir gangster thriller story. For a while…
"You make me sound like a horrible cliché." And surprise surprise, it really is one.
Set mostly in a desolate building where Adam stays, this is a messed up story about remorse, grief and loneliness. But takes on more than just that. It adds a love story to it. We then see Adam's dead father asking him about his life style. Since he died three decades ago, he asks some horrendous questions and he is told how everything is different…
About a boy who cannot see, a dog that cannot speak, a couple separated by invisible barriers and onlookers who weren't around at the moment of death.
It is difficult to derive a solution to an incomplete question without all the necessary information. This is what the characters are left to do when a struggling writer dies. Prosecution grasps at all the circumstances prior to the incidence, whereas the defence is left with it's helpless client to form an interesting…
"Five nights a week, Jack helps an anxious nation forget its troubles." This is his story.
Set in the 1970s it begins by showing Jack, a TV show host who rose to fame without ever reaching the top and eventual fall. This brings us to the fateful and titular night. It is a night of surprises and shocks, but what it does the most is hold the viewer's attention with a gripping narrative.
David Dastmalchian whom I have seen on…
