American Animals

Madhuri's review of Bart Layton's 2018 docudrama: "I won't tell you what happens in the end - but the film is worth watching."

Bab’Aziz: The prince who contemplated his soul

Ghoshen reviews the film about a blind Sufi mystic who, guided by his young granddaughter, Ishtar, is on his way to a grand gathering of Sufis that takes place only once every 30 [...]

Rajneeshpuram, An Experiment to Provoke God

Viramo's review on this "even-handed, skillfully produced movie originally made for public television." Written, directed, produced and co-edited by Deva Michael, it was first [...]

Molly’s Game

A film review my Madhuri: "An entertaining diversion into a life you don’t want to live. Well-crafted, suspenseful, but most of all cautionary..."

#WildWildCountry #JealousReflections #FromA #ThirdWorldFilmmaker

Sometimes irreverent, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, a delightful account of Damini's viewing of Wild Wild Country that led her to dive deep into the underlying reasons why this [...]

WWC: Wild Wild Here and Now

Niyam's take on the showing of the Netflix series Wild Wild Country and the resulting global interest in Osho and his books.

WWC: The bottom-line: What did they miss? – by Bhagawati

Bhagawati's take on the Netflix docuseries, Wild Wild Country: "The enigma that wasn’t even remotely touched by this series: the deeply significant meaning of the master-disciple [...]

WWC: Zen cowboys in the naked city – by Harp

Harp writes on the new docuseries: "For Wild Wild Country viewers to conflate what became a treacherous power struggle of 'us versus them' with the ethos and character of the [...]

WWC: A footprint in consciousness – by Purushottama

Purushottama writes, "After watching the entire seven-hour documentary on Netflix - Wild Wild Country - the following poured out. Pranam to All."

WWC: Wired, Wired Country – by Dhiren

The first thing is, have you binge-watched it yet or not? Just tracking the publicity leading up to Netflix's launch of the 6-part docuseries, 'Wild, Wild, Country', had certainly [...]

WWC: Wild Wild Country – by Roshani

Roshani Shay PhD reviews the six-part Netflix documentary series on Rajneeshpuram: “Wild, Wild Country certainly conveys the grandness of the experiment that was Rajneeshpuram."

Downsizing

Madhuri reviews Alexander Payne's 2017 film, played by Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Hong Chau and Christoph Waltz.

‘Loving Vincent’ is unique in many ways

Kul Bhushan writes about the extraordinary experience of watching this new movie which is presented entirely as an animated painting.

The Circle

Navyo reviews the recently released techno-thriller starring Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, directed by James Ponsoldt and based on Dave Eggers' 2013 novel.

Mountain

Vandana describes her experience watching the new documentary, ‘Mountain’ shown in concert as a collaboration between the Australian Chamber Orchestra and filmmaker Jennifer [...]

Walk with me

Sneha reviews the recently released documentary about Thich Nhat Hanh and his Plum Village located near Bordeaux in southwest France, the first monastic community founded by him in [...]

I Am Not Your Negro

Gyanodaya reviews the 2016 American documentary film directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript, 'Remember This House'.

Hidden Figures

Madhuri reviews a film that came out in January this year; the story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of [...]

Silence

Ghoshen reviews the latest film by Martin Scorsese, with Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson as actors.

The Commune

Navyo reviews Thomas Vinterberg's film: "Refreshing and familiar, it asks us to look at where we compromise in our lives for the sake of security and society, cutting off the [...]

Alone in Berlin

Bhagawati reviews a gripping and haunting movie that shows much to reflect on.

The coming war on China

Bhagawati reviews John Pilger’s 60th documentary, which presents an urgent wake-up call to humanity.

The Young Pope

Navyo reviews Paolo Sorrentino's new television drama series: "It's a must see."

The Man Who Knew Infinity

A review by Ghoshen: "...it is a jolly fine film!"

The Queen of Katwe

A new movie directed by renowned Mira Neir shows a real life family action about a chess prodigy from Uganda’s slums. Kul Bhushan wrote the review.

The Danish Girl

Navyo reviews a film based on a true story directed by Tom Hooper.

Pilgrimage

Ghoshen talks about the TV series 'Sacred Journeys' and the film 'The Way' - and about pilgrimage in various cultures.

The Great Beauty: A visual feast

Navyo reviews Paolo Sorrentino's film 'La Grande Bellezza'.

The Mosque in Morgantown

Prem Geet reviews this brave, no-holds-barred documentary from 2009 that is currently broadcast on PBS in the USA. It is about Islam, feminism and change in a West Virginia Muslim [...]