A Potpourri of Vestiges

Game of Thrones (Season 7), Episode 7: 'The Dragon and the Wolf' Review

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Khan I just finished watching 'The Dragon and the Wolf', the Episode #7 ...

The Spiral Staircase (1946): German director Robert Siodmak's eerie thriller replete with Gothic elements

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature By Aditi Mukund Prabhudesai T he Spiral Staircase (1946), helmed by the German director Robert S...

'The Hitman's Bodyguard': Nobody, not even Samuel L. Jackson, can save a movie doomed for failure

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Tanmay Shukla Featured in IMDb Critic Reviews R yan Reynolds and S...

'Aziyat': A short film by Umar Khan

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature By Murtaza Ali Khan I ndependent short films are a difficult proposition. The one thing that dri...

Babumoshai Bandookbaaz: A raw and gritty crime thriller that constantly plays with expectations

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Khan Featured in IMDb Critic Reviews B abumoshai Bandookbaaz i...

Decoding the Defender: Netflix Unveils the Gateway Shows that Lead to a Heroic Binge

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature N etflix superpower? Knowing what viewers should watch next, especially if it’s something they’d ...

Understudy Success Strategies

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature P revailing in school is not too troublesome. Green beans enter the "Lobbies of Ivy" with ...

Tips on How to Work Effectively in Timed Exams

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature P lanning for an exam is continually overwhelming and the pressure can at some point influence you i...

Game of Thrones (Season 7), Episode 6: 'Beyond the Wall' Review

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Khan I just finished watching 'Beyond the Wall', the Episode #6 of Game of ...

Nawazuddin promotes “Babumoshai Bandookbaaz” in Delhi along with the cast

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature T he versatile actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui promoted his upcoming action thriller film Babumoshai Ban...

Mitti - Back To Roots: A Film On Agrarian Crisis Produced By Farmers’ Champions

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature D o you know the farmer who produced the food you ate in your lunch? Do you whether he/she is still ...

Retro In A Metro: 'Amar Akbar Anthony' Review

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Tanmay Shukla I ndian Cinema is currently going through a paradigm shift, organically, as it ...

Internationally acclaimed films and folk music to be featured at this year’s Singapore Film Festival

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature S ingapore cinema has been gaining international recognition. Last year, two Singaporean films – ‘Appr...

Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Insan celebrate grand 50th golden jubilee birthday with more than 15 lakh people

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature T he 50th Golden Jubilee Birthday of Pujya Guru Saint Dr Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji , was celebrated...

Benefits of Using Educational Films to Enhance Studies

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Films and learning: Learn how they benefit students A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature A ny learning process that overlooks the eye i...

"Rabbit Hole", a luxurious addition to Hauz Khas, launched by actress Huma Qureshi, director Gurinder Chadha along with singer SukhE

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature S pread over 12000 sq ft and built remarkably opulent, Rabbit Hole is one of the finest additions to...

2017 Emmy Awards: Our Predictions

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature T he nominees for the 2017 Emmy Awards were announced last month by Shemar Moore and Anna Chlumsky. T...

Demon (2015) – The Horror of Re-Written Histories and Denied Truths

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Arun Kumar Featured in IMDb Critic Reviews A me...

Rajkummar Rao wins Best Actor Special Jury award for Trapped at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature L auded by cine-goers and critics for his high-powered performances, Rajkummar Rao has positioned him...

Game of Thrones (Season 7), Episode 5: 'Eastwatch' Review

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Khan I just finished watching 'Eastwatch', the Episode #5 of Game of Thrones,...

Zee Classic to premiere Chetan Anand's war epic Haqeeqat on the occasion of 71st Independence Day

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature Z ee Classic, committed to promoting the classics of Indian cinema, is set to premiere Haqeeqat , the...

'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha': Movie Review

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Khan Featured in IMDb Critic Reviews T oi...

Sanjay Mishra and Ranvir Shorey starrer Kadvi Hawa's first look unveiled

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature T he first look of Drishyam Films’ next, National-Award wi nning feature , Kadvi Hawa was unvei...

Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar all set for the release of “Toilet Ek Prem Katha”

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature I t seems like Khiladi Kumar of B’town Akshay Kumar as well as pretty actress Bhumi Pednekar are all s...

Atomic Blonde (2017): Movie Review

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Tanmay Shukla Featured in IMDb Critic Reviews D avid Leitch'...

Game of Thrones (Season 7), Episode 4: 'The Spoils of War' Review

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Khan I just finished watching 'The Spoils of War', the Episode #4 of Game of...

When Team Baadshaho Travelled For 5000 Kms To Shoot The Film

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature M ilan Luthria’s upcoming film Baadshaho featuring Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Vidyut Jammwal, Ileana ...

NewsDog Presents A Chance for Budding Writers To Become Potential Leaders

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature A s you unlock your smartphone, be it Android or iPhone, you must have a news app named NewsDog, in it...

'Jab Harry Met Sejal': A sophisticated rom-com made in the vein of European slice of life films

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Khan Featured in IMDb Critic Reviews J ab ...

Retro In A Metro: 'Andaz Apna Apna' Review

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Tanmay Shukla F ew movies in Bollywood have the tag of 'cult' attached to them. Andaz ...

SRK: The superstar's larger than life journey from 'Fauji' to 'Jab Harry Met Sejal'

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature S hah Rukh Khan's penchant for acting knows no bounds. He became the nation's heartthrob i...

About Author

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 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.

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