Ep 83: A band called death - USA

Available on Youtube. This documentary is about the extraordinary tale of a punk rock band from the 70s made by 3 brothers that went largely unnoticed until they became a sensation on the internet 35 years later! And this was accurately predicted by the eldest brother who passed away a long time ba…

Ep 82: Tickled - New Zealand

Available on Mubi, this is a documentary about a weird fetish on the deep dark web. A couple of journalists investigate the origins of CET - Competitive Endurance Tickling! But as they dig deeper, the people behind the videos start threatening them. We discuss this intriguing, sinister documentary.…

Ep 81: Athena - France

Available on Netflix, this is an incendiary film about an uprising against police brutality by immigrants and a band of brothers caught on different sides. While one is leading the revolt, another is trying to be the mediator and the 3rd is just trying to just make a fast buck by whatever means pos…

Ep 80: Chhello Show - India

Available on NETFLIX, this is India's official entry for the Academy Awards. Reminiscent of the classic 'Cinema Paradiso', this is about a kid in a small village in Gujarat who gets fascinated by cinema and starts an unlikely friendship with a film projectionist. While he learns more about the art,…

Ep 79: Wood Job - Japan

Available on Youtube, this is fun fish out of the water comedy, about an aimless young man who takes up forestry as a profession. Being a city slicker he finds it difficult to adjust to the life in the village he has to do his internship in, but slowly he becomes a part of the community and starts …

Ep 78: Decision to Leave - South Korea

Available on Mubi, this is a love story in disguise of a murder mystery, where an experienced detective falls for the wife of a guy who's death he is investigating. Is she the killer and playing him, or is she innocent? We discuss this slow burn of a film and talk about how this is a complete googl…

Ep 77: All quiet on the western front

Available on Netflix, this Golden Globe nominated film is a harrowing tale of World War 1 where naive German citizens fall for the government's propaganda and enlist themselves into a war they cannot win. Told from the POV of one such naive German, this film takes you into the heart of the war and …

Ep 76: Loving Adults - Denmark

Available on Netflix, this Danish thriller is about a couple that's out to kill one another. When the husband is caught cheating by his wife, he decides to take matter into his own hands. But when the wife survives, she is determined to make him pay for it. What happens next would make Abbas Mastan…

Ep 75: The Traitor - Italy

Available on MUBI, this is the real life story of Tommaso Buscetta, who stood against the infamous Cosa Nostra - Sicilian Mafia and became the informer who triggered its downfall. An epic ranging over decades, this film tracks his life from the time he became aware of the rot within the gang, to th…

Ep 74: Rima Das Special - India

We talk about 2 films from Assam by Rima Das available on NETFLIX. The first, a slow deep dive into the world of kids from her village and the 2nd a tale of adolescent tale of friendship and love. While Village Rockstars is about a girl's dream to have her own rock band, Bulbul Can Sing is about a …