Siraj Syed

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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. 

 
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CommunicAsia2015, III: Creative Content and Film Production Zone

CommunicAsia2015, III: Creative Content and Film Production Zone CommunicAsia2015, from 2 - 5 June 2015, at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, incorporates BroadcastAsia2015, SatComm2015 and...


CommunicAsia2015, II: Andrew Milroy on IoT and SDx

CommunicAsia2015, II: Andrew Milroy on IoT and SDx Andrew Milroy, Senior Vice President, ICT Practice, Asia Pacific, at Frost & Sullivan, is billed a summit speaker at CommunicAsia2015. Andrew has...


CommunicAsia2015, I: What NXT?

CommunicAsia 2015, I: What NXT? Marina Bay Sands Hotel, among the top attractions in Singapore, is the venue for this year’s four-in-one event, CommunicAsia2015, BroadcastAsia2015, EnterpriseIT2015...


Margarita, With a Straw, Review: Heady Cocktail of Passions Raw

Margarita, With a Straw, Review: Heady Cocktail of Passions Raw Earlier titled Chhoone Chali Aasman (she’s reaching for the sky), the film settles for an even more abstract title. Margarita, as a...


Ek Paheli Leela, Review: ‘Porn’ again?

Ek Paheli Leela, Review: ‘Porn’ again? Sunny Leone plays Meera, the pseudo-Italian model/performer who sets England ablaze with her hot numbers and even hotter anatomy. (Italy is the favourite...


It Follows, Review: STD (Sexually Transmitted Death)

It Follows, Review: STD (Sexually Transmitted Death) Some Detroit teenagers have pre-marital sex, and, in the process, get cursed with visions of stalkers, who appear as young and old, strangers and...


Home, Review: Me & Oh

Home, Review: Me & Oh DreamWorks Animation's Home is a 3D computer-animated feature film set in the future, which is based on Adam Rex's children's book, The True Meaning of Smekday. It stars...


Kaay Raav Tumhi, Review: Come off it, you three

Kaay Raav Tumhi, Review: Come off it, you three Three here means three old men, out to have one sexual encounter with a young woman as vindication of their ‘old is gold’ brand of virility. Sounds...


Nanda’s first death anniversary: One Nanda-less year, plentiful legacy, nonetheless

Nanda’s first death anniversary: One Nanda-less year, plentiful legacy, nonetheless March has its Ides in Shakespeare. In the life of the Karnataki family, it has two significant dates. Jayprakash...

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Insurgent, Review: Prior knowledge • Mar 21, 2015 at 05:56 PM
by Siraj Syed

Insurgent, Review: Prior knowledge Metaphors, here, metaphors there, metaphors everywhere. Besides metaphors, there’s a lot of pain and anguish and a large take-away moral in Insurgent: unity in...

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