Cinema Escapist
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Review: “Haider” Is “Hamlet” With AK-47s
BY Anthony Kao
This movie is the most entertaining—and meaningful—adaptation of "Hamlet" you'll ever see.
Meet India’s “Third Gender” in “Black Sheep”
BY Anthony Kao
A new documentary profiles the hijra - a unique transgender community in India with several thousand years of history.
Director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan on Art, Politics, and Non-Bollywood Indian Films
BY Anthony Kao
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's latest film "Sexy Durga" won the prestigious Hivos Tiger Award at 2017's Rotterdam Film Festival — a first for Indian cinema.
A Taste of South Indian Indie Film From “Six Feet High” And “An Off-Day Game”
BY Anthony Kao
Keralan director Sanal Kumar Sasidhara's first two features offer an example of world-class cinematic technique applied to local, Indian narratives.
Trailer: Jackie Chan’s “Kung Fu Yoga” Premieres Jan 28
BY Richard Yu
Kung Fu Yoga is a Chinese-Indian coproduction starring Jackie Chan that hits Chinese theaters on January 28, 2017.
Interview with Niharika Popli, director of “Rasan Piya”
BY Anthony Kao
Niharika Popli is the director of Rasan Piya, a documentary about a renowned classical Indian musician named Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan.