Daily Archives: June 14, 2021

Netflixable? An impoverished Indian village aspires to bigger things thanks to its “Skater Girl”

“Skater Girl” is a pleasant “feel good” Indian drama played in a minor key. It’s sort of a Westernized look at income disparity, lingering “caste” culture and sexism, as it tells the story of an Indian woman raised in London … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Here comes another shark, “Great White”

July 16, humans are back in season. For the apex predators called Great White sharks.

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Movie Review: Russians find danger when they dig into “The Superdeep (Kolskaya sverhglubokaya)”

The effects are impressive and the over-dubbing is good enough that most characters you’d swear were speaking their native English on Shudder’s Russian release, “The Superdeep (Kolskaya sverhglubokay).” But you don’t even need to take the (super shallow) cheap shot … Continue reading

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