Plus: Reviews of Loveyapa, Conclave, The Mehta Boys, Bada Naam Karenge and Mrs. Here are this week's top stories from The Reel.
James Ivory, one half of Merchant-Ivory productions, has been an astute chronicler of worlds past and present for so long that his contributions to cinema have almost been forgotten. “If you open your eyes to the world of James Ivory, you will find not only a patrician tact but also a throbbing heart,” film scholar Suresh Chabria reminds us.
At the recently concluded Sundance film festival, two award-winning movies explored a resentful son and a trail-blazing woman on a bike.
The Mehta Boys is Boman Irani’s first film as director. Here is what the veteran actor said about pursuing a childhood dream to go behind the camera.
Here is the review of The Mehta Boys.
In other reviews, Conclave is the unexpectedly thrilling account of a fictitious papal election.
The Secret of the Shiledars is an amateurish hunt for the Maratha emperor Shivaji’s treasures.
Vidaamuyarchi, the Tamil remake of the Hollywood film Breakdown.
Mrs, the Hindi remake of the acclaimed Malayalam drama The Great Indian Kitchen.
Loveyapa, the Hindi remake of the Tamil comedy Love Today.
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