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Kantara: When the God Comes Down From the Forest

For two hours, Rishab Shetty's "Kantara" behaves like a rowdy Kannada mass entertainer. Then a god arrives. A Close-Up o

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Thugs of Hindostan 2018 Review | Republic of Cinema

Thugs of Hindostan Had the Two Biggest Stars in Hindi Cinema, a ₹270 Crore Budget, and a Colonial-Era Story That Shoul

By Republic of Cinema Editorial Team · Jul 22, 2026

Oppenheimer:- 2023 and Killers of the Flower Moon:- 2023 Were Both About American Guilt. One Film Looked at It. The Other Looked Away.

Two of the most acclaimed films of 2023 arrive at the same subject — American violence, American complicity, the quest

By Republic of Cinema Editorial Team · Jul 22, 2026

Perfect Days and Kadaisi Vivasayi: The Work Is the Prayer

Wim Wenders, 2023 / M. Manikandan, 2022| Perfect Days: ★★★★★ | Kadaisi Vivasayi: ★★★★★

By Republic of Cinema Editorial Team · Jul 9, 2026

Kadaisi Vivasayi (The Last Farmer): The Last Custodian of India's Agrarian Civilization

CLOSE-UP M. Manikandan, 2022 | Tamil | 145 min | Rating: ★★★★★

By Republic of Cinema Editorial Team · Jul 9, 2026

Perfect Days: The Man Who Photographed Light

CLOSE-UPWim Wenders, 2023 | Japan/Germany | 124 min | Rating: ★★★★★

By Republic of Cinema Editorial Team · Jul 9, 2026

Sinners (2025) | Review | Ryan Coogler's Gothic Reinvention

It begins as a period blues film, becomes a horror film, and ends as something that has no genre name yet. What holds it

By Republic of Cinema Editorial Team · Jun 19, 2026