Latest
Loading...

A Potpourri of Vestiges
  • Home
  • About
  • Gallery
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Contact
  • Our Team
  • Reviews
    • Reviews A - Z
    • Reviews by Murtaza
    • Reviews by Anirban
    • Reviews by Arun
    • Reviews by Tanmay
    • Reviews by Rohith
    • Reviews by Natranjan
    • Reviews by Roopa
  • Top 100
  • Cinema of Italy
  • Contribute
Powered by Blogger.
Follow @MurtazaCritic
Beautiful Bengali recipe videos from Bong Eats.
Home / Archive for February 2015

Birdman (2014): Alejandro González Iñárritu's Oscar-winning film featuring a tour de force from Michael Keaton

Murtaza Ali Khan 8:48:00 PM 6 Comments Edit
A meditation on the meaning of art, success and failure, life and death, and human existence A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murt...
Read More

Lucy (2014): French filmmaker Luc Besson's solid Action flick with a weak Sci-Fi element

Murtaza Ali Khan 9:01:00 AM Add Comment Edit
What could have been a path breaking cinema ends up being just another good film A Potpourri of Vestiges Guest Review By Amrit ...
Read More

Badlapur (2015): Indian filmmaker Sriram Raghavan's unflinching tale of revenge with an underlying moral dilemma

Murtaza Ali Khan 7:06:00 PM 4 Comments Edit
Part psychological thriller, part character study that entertains and makes us think A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza...
Read More

ICC World Cup 2015: Cricket, Movies, Food, Fun and Frolic

Murtaza Ali Khan 1:07:00 AM 3 Comments Edit
The quadrennial clash between cricket and cinema A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature P eople in India are crazy about two things: c...
Read More

"'Muffler wala' is synonymous with Arvind Kejriwal" says the Pune-based filmmaker who ran the AAP's 'Sardi' campaign

Murtaza Ali Khan 8:27:00 PM Add Comment Edit
A candid conversation with filmmaker Abdullah Siddique A Potpourri of Vestiges Exclusive Abdullah Siddique:  The brain behind AAP...
Read More

Banned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's Taxi wins the Golden Bear at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival

Murtaza Ali Khan 3:36:00 AM Add Comment Edit
A singular triumph of artistic freedom and human determination A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature A Still from Jafar Panahi's Taxi...
Read More

Barefoot to Goa: Social Media "PROUD VOLUNTEER" Campaign - Press Release

Murtaza Ali Khan 9:57:00 PM Add Comment Edit
A chance to win free tickets for film's special screening in your city A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature W e invite you all ...
Read More

Shamitabh (2015): R. Balki's satire on the Hindi Film industry aka "Bollywood"

Murtaza Ali Khan 5:52:00 AM Add Comment Edit
An earnest expression of love for cinema A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featured in  IMDb Critic  Reviews   ...
Read More
Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom )

Subscribe

Subscribe in a reader

Featured Amongst World's Best Blogs

Winner of The Indian Blogger Awards 2017 - Entertainment


The Entertainment Blogger Awards 2017
A Potpourri of Vestiges

Our Sony PIX Reporter Badge

Our Sony PIX Reporter Badge
  • Popular Post
  • Archive
  • Subscribe

Popular Posts

  •  Film & TV Critic Murtaza Ali Khan discusses 2021 Golden Globes
    Film & TV Critic Murtaza Ali Khan discusses 2021 Golden Globes
  • Abhimanyu Kukreja's 'Rockumentary' Trailer Out
    Abhimanyu Kukreja's 'Rockumentary' Trailer Out
  • The Girl On The Train Trailer Out
    The Girl On The Train Trailer Out
  • Drishyam 2 Trailer Out
    Drishyam 2 Trailer Out
  • 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' Review: Australian filmmaker Andrew Dominik’s sprawling psychological western
    'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' Review: Australian filmmaker Andrew Dominik’s sprawling psychological western
  • 'Our Friend': Gabriela Cowperthwaite's film is replete with beautiful moments of love and kindness
    'Our Friend': Gabriela Cowperthwaite's film is replete with beautiful moments of love and kindness
  • 'The Dig' Review: A compelling historical drama about a great archaeological discovery
    'The Dig' Review: A compelling historical drama about a great archaeological discovery

Archive

  • ►  2021 (29)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  February (13)
    • ►  January (15)
  • ►  2020 (237)
    • ►  December (19)
    • ►  November (20)
    • ►  October (21)
    • ►  September (19)
    • ►  August (21)
    • ►  July (20)
    • ►  June (20)
    • ►  May (26)
    • ►  April (21)
    • ►  March (16)
    • ►  February (17)
    • ►  January (17)
  • ►  2019 (241)
    • ►  December (17)
    • ►  November (14)
    • ►  October (31)
    • ►  September (24)
    • ►  August (18)
    • ►  July (15)
    • ►  June (15)
    • ►  May (19)
    • ►  April (21)
    • ►  March (30)
    • ►  February (21)
    • ►  January (16)
  • ►  2018 (260)
    • ►  December (12)
    • ►  November (21)
    • ►  October (21)
    • ►  September (21)
    • ►  August (27)
    • ►  July (29)
    • ►  June (31)
    • ►  May (14)
    • ►  April (18)
    • ►  March (18)
    • ►  February (21)
    • ►  January (27)
  • ►  2017 (421)
    • ►  December (26)
    • ►  November (30)
    • ►  October (34)
    • ►  September (27)
    • ►  August (33)
    • ►  July (35)
    • ►  June (41)
    • ►  May (24)
    • ►  April (23)
    • ►  March (28)
    • ►  February (53)
    • ►  January (67)
  • ►  2016 (260)
    • ►  December (45)
    • ►  November (27)
    • ►  October (32)
    • ►  September (23)
    • ►  August (21)
    • ►  July (28)
    • ►  June (9)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (21)
    • ►  February (9)
    • ►  January (30)
  • ▼  2015 (114)
    • ►  December (13)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (16)
    • ►  September (9)
    • ►  August (5)
    • ►  July (12)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (13)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (6)
    • ▼  February (8)
      • Birdman (2014): Alejandro González Iñárritu's Osca...
      • Lucy (2014): French filmmaker Luc Besson's solid A...
      • Badlapur (2015): Indian filmmaker Sriram Raghavan'...
      • ICC World Cup 2015: Cricket, Movies, Food, Fun and...
      • "'Muffler wala' is synonymous with Arvind Kejriwal...
      • Banned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's Taxi wins ...
      • Barefoot to Goa: Social Media "PROUD VOLUNTEER" Ca...
      • Shamitabh (2015): R. Balki's satire on the Hindi F...
    • ►  January (6)
  • ►  2014 (51)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (6)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (3)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2013 (69)
    • ►  December (4)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (9)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (4)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (7)
    • ►  May (9)
    • ►  April (8)
    • ►  March (5)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (5)
  • ►  2012 (83)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (6)
    • ►  October (6)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  August (11)
    • ►  July (12)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ►  April (5)
    • ►  March (9)
    • ►  February (10)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2011 (7)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  October (1)

Recommended Film Sites

  • THE MOVIE WAFFLER
    Glasgow Film Festival 2021 Review - VICIOUS FUN
    2 hours ago
  • The Film Sufi
    “The Long Goodbye” - Robert Altman (1973)
    1 day ago
  • Movies that make you think
    260. Côte d’Ivoire’s (Ivory Coast’s) film director Philippe Lacôte’s second feature film “La Nuit des Rois” (Night of the Kings) (2020), based on his original script: A significant prison film underscoring the power of storytelling and magic realism from the African Continent
    5 weeks ago
  • Passion for Movies
    Emitai [1971] – A Thoughtful African Perspective on the Colonial Era
    4 months ago
  • Scribblings of a Cinema-obsessed Mind
    Devs (2020)
    10 months ago

Site's Stats

Online Presence

Online Presence












Blog Portal

bloggiri.com - Indian Blogs Aggregator

blogrollcenter.com

Labels

india ( 602 ) usa ( 212 ) indie ( 41 ) shahrukh khan ( 41 ) nawazuddin siddiqui ( 33 ) anurag kashyap ( 32 ) short film ( 30 ) amitabh bachchan ( 27 ) italy ( 25 ) Game of Thrones ( 22 ) aamir khan ( 20 ) mumbai film festival ( 19 ) irrfan khan ( 14 ) Germany ( 13 ) sci-fi ( 13 ) manoj bajpai ( 12 ) ridley scott ( 12 ) akira kurosawa ( 11 ) deepika padukone ( 11 ) robert de niro ( 10 ) tom cruise ( 10 ) Cinedarbaar ( 9 ) huma qureshi ( 9 ) marlon brando ( 9 ) prakash jha ( 9 ) spain ( 9 ) vishal bhardwaj ( 9 ) western ( 9 ) naseeruddin shah ( 8 ) tabu ( 8 ) Russia ( 7 ) al pacino ( 7 ) jennifer lawrence ( 7 ) martin scorsese ( 7 ) michael caine ( 7 ) michael fassbender ( 7 ) toshiro mifune ( 7 ) Berlin International Film Festival ( 6 ) sergio leone ( 6 ) stanley kubrick ( 6 ) Best Performances ( 5 ) ben kingsley ( 5 ) coen brothers ( 5 ) ennio morricone ( 5 ) francis ford coppola ( 5 ) harvey keitel ( 5 ) johnny depp ( 5 ) leonardo dicaprio ( 5 ) satyajit ray ( 5 ) American Center ( 4 ) Quentin Tarantino ( 4 ) andrei tarkovsky ( 4 ) anthony hopkins ( 4 ) dirk bogarde ( 4 ) federico fellini ( 4 ) sweden ( 4 ) Tatsuya Nakadai ( 3 ) bryan singer ( 3 ) clint eastwood ( 3 ) ingmar bergman ( 3 ) javier bardem ( 3 ) juliette binoche ( 3 ) krzysztof kieslowski ( 3 ) léa seydoux ( 3 ) max von sydow ( 3 ) morgan freeman ( 3 ) orson welles ( 3 ) samuel jackson ( 3 ) david cronenberg ( 2 ) giuseppe tornatore ( 2 ) julianne moore ( 2 ) lars van trier ( 2 ) luchino visconti ( 2 ) luis bunuel ( 2 ) natalie portman ( 2 ) paul thomas anderson ( 2 ) philip seymour hoffman ( 2 ) shashi kapoor ( 2 ) three colors trilogy ( 2 ) vittorio de sica ( 1 )

QR Code

QR Code
Murtaza Ali Khan is an independent film critic / journalist based out of New Delhi, India. He has been writing on cinema for over 10 years. He runs the award-winning entertainment blog A Potpourri of Vestiges. He is also the Films Editor at the New York City-based publication Cafe Dissensus and regularly contributes to The Hindu and The Sunday Guardian. He was previously a columnist at Huff Post. He has also contributed to publications like DailyO, Newslaundry, The Quint, Dear Cinema, Desimartini and Jamuura Blog. He regularly appears as a guest panelist on the various television channels and is also associated with radio.

His education spans science, technology, mass communication, and management. But cinema remains his first love. His all-time favorite movie-makers are Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Luis Bunuel, Andrei Tarkovsky, Charles Chaplin, Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Satyajit Ray, Fritz Lang, Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese. He can be reached at murtaza@apotpourriofvestiges.com / murtaza.jmi@gmail.com. He tweets at @MurtazaCritic.

Follow on Social Media


Copyright © 2011-2020 A Potpourri of Vestiges | Created By Sora Templates
  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Error Page