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  • Amelia (2009)
    Review preview for Amelia

    The script is weak, relying heavily on travelogue-style scenes of Earhart’s flights, passages from her diaries and newsreel footage and headlines.

    Leanne McGrath · 2 out of 5
    Biopic of pilot Amelia Earhart.
  • Monsoon Wedding (2001)
    Review preview for Monsoon Wedding

    Sabrina Dhawan's script has an unexpected wit and clarity that makes comprehension of blood ties less important than the sheer enjoyment of it.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Preparations for a smart Dehli wedding expose the cracks in modern Indian life.
  • The Namesake (2006)
    A Bengali family in America attempt to bridge the divides between cultures and generations.
  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
    Review preview for The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    Through heartfelt and very conventional storytelling Nair simplifies, pleads, and misses the chances to shift the very current problematics into a new light.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    A successful stockbroker finds his glittering career shattered after the Twin Towers fall, and is drawn back to the conflict in his homeland of Pakistan.
  • Vanity Fair (2004)
    Review preview for Vanity Fair

    The film looks magnificent and the performances, particularly from Witherspoon and Atkins, are exemplary.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The gallant adventures of a social mountaineer in the drawing rooms of 18th century England.

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