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Posts published by “Vedhesh Anandhan Kamaraj”

La La Land: a love story about letting go

Before watching the movie, La La Land seemed like another romantic movie of bright colors, beautiful music, and two people falling in love in Los Angeles.

Best 2000s rom-coms

As the day of love quickly approaches, there is no better way to spend the day with your loved ones than with the best 2000s romantic comedies.

Schindler’s List: On saving one more

World War II and the Holocaust stand among the darkest times in human history, and portraying them in film is extremely difficult while ensuring sensitivity and historical accuracy.

Dune: A messiah built on fear

Regarded as the one of the greatest, most influential science fiction novels, the Dune series has been celebrated for its world-building complemented by complex political, religious, and ecological themes.

The Truman Show: escaping the illusion

Imagine going about your life for the last 30 years, thinking everything is ordinary — your job, your relationships, your entire life.

Grave of the Fireflies: the quietest, loudest war film made

Each one of the frames of Grave of the Fireflies is hauntingly beautiful and almost like a painting. This movie is one of the most moving films about war, not for its huge battle scenes, but for its silence and intensity.

The Man from Earth: Weight of Immortality

The Man from Earth (2007) doesn’t have fancy CGI, long action scenes, or a grand score. The film is about a living room, a group of professors, and a man claiming to be a caveman who’s been alive for 14,000 years.

Interstellar: the weight of time

Christoper Nolan’s Interstellar is easily one of my top five favorite movies of all time. And I think it can be argued that it is Nolan’s best movie out of his filmography.

Sinners: blood, blues and vampires

People think that horror movies need a haunted house, vengeful ghosts or jump scares around every corner. But Sinners redefines the genre, using the blues and an Irish vampire with a dark history and a darker purpose.