Pranaya’s Picks

Pranaya’s Picks: ‘Captain Marvel’

“Captain Marvel” is a muddled film but is resurrected by the strength of the acting performances and intelligent direction.

Pranaya Pahwa | Film Editor

Pranaya’s Picks: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’

“If Beale Street Could Talk” is profound, affecting and essential.

Pranaya Pahwa | Film Editor

Pranaya’s Picks: ‘Lord of the Rings’

The theatrical version of the trilogy lasts over nine hours but earns every minute. The rich story compels you to watch more, and the excellent performances and magnificent visuals make it impossible to look away.

Pranaya Pahwa | Film Editor

Pranaya’s Picks: ‘Office Space’

“Office Space”, directed by Mike Judge, is a satire on the modern workplace. It is not a great film, but it is thoroughly enjoyable.

Pranaya Pahwa | Film Editor

Pranaya’s Picks: ‘First Man’

“First Man” explores an eventful and transformative decade in Neil Armstrong’s life. In 10 years, he advances from an engineer to a pilot to an astronaut, he loses his closest friends and he loses his daughter. At the end of the decade, he walks on the moon.

Pranaya Pahwa | Film Editor

Pranaya’s Picks: ‘Brick’

“Brick” succeeds in large part because watching this experiment unfold with reckless abandon is exhilarating.

Pranaya Pahwa | Film Editor

Pranaya’s Picks: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

“2001: A Space Odyssey” is an act of madness and blinding, even reckless, ambition. The film seeks nothing less than to theorize on the past, present and future of human evolution. More maddening even than its objective is the film’s success.

Pranaya Pahwa | Film Editor

Pranaya’s Picks: ’99 Homes’

Ten years and three days ago, Lehman Brothers collapsed. People around the world woke up the next day to the start of the one of the largest global financial meltdowns in history. In the United States, millions of Americans lost their homes, their jobs, their sense of security and their faith.

Pranaya Pahwa | Film Editor

Pranaya’s Picks: I like ‘Lady Bird’ too much to not write about it before the Oscars

Greta Gerwig’s masterpiece is a coming-of-age classic. Remember the anxiety of senior year, applying to colleges, leaving your mark, making the most of your limited time? Now you don’t need to.

Pranaya Pahwa | Staff Writer

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