Hind to Hormuz

Hind to Hormuz

DYSTOPIAN fantasies are a time-honoured cinematic genre — and among comedies that deserve to be taken seriously, Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove stands out at as a masterpiece that still resonates six decades later. It won no Oscars. One Battle After Another picked up six statuettes on Sunday. A couple of months ago, encouraged by the critical approbation and the hype about an anti-fascist movie for fascist times, I gave it a try. And subsequently regretted the waste of time. Sure, its depic...

By [email protected] (Mahir Ali)