Cosmic Ray

"In 1948 an unknown young Bengali wrote a newspaper article entitled ‘What is wrong with Indian films?’ He accused his nation’s directors of failing to grasp the new medium. He wrote, ‘It is incredible that a country that has inspired so much painting and music and poetry should fail to move the film-maker. He has only to keep his eyes open, and his ears. Let him do so.” The author...

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Dasein

Directed by Shailik Bhaumik | Reviewed by Samiksha Periwal   ‘Dasein’ is a term used to describe the concept of existence, much like this film which questions the existence of human beings by and large on various levels of their life. It looks at life from a critical lens where we witness the protagonist question his behaviors, thoughts and emotions from time to time. On the part of the audience, it requires...

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