Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. @SirajHSyed
Insidious, Out of the Further--Overview: Odious and fartherMost horror films deal with the fully dead or not fully dead: the undead. The dead haunt you in new homes, with a past, or castles/mansions,...
Mutiny, Review: Seize on the Thai seasThat’s cheating! When you have a ship as the main locale/vessel of your film, a crew of 20+ and not one of them rebels, how can you call it a mutiny? There are...
Batwara 1947, Review: Religion divides, humanity unitesSyed Asghar Wajahat Rizvi was one year-old when the Partition (Batwara) took place, creating India and Pakistan as two countries. It is not...
India’s FFI flags off the OscarraceThe most coveted award in international cinema, the Oscar, is in its 99th year, and the Academy, as it does every year, invites entries from countries around the...
Ohh My Dog, Overview: Chase to the cutAn anadrome. No, nothing to do with an aerodrome. An anadrome is a word that still means something when it is spelt backwards. Like wolf and flow. This film is...
