Soham Gadre

2 weeks ago | filminquiry.com | Soham Gadre

I’ve always been astounded by the work of film restorations, which to me feels like the closest thing to actual magic and miracle that we have in the mortal world. When I saw clips of Ousmane Sembene’s Borom Saret in its youtube upload print and restoration side by side, it was pretty staggering. It sent a jolt of hope and enthusiasm in my veins that seems to come rarer and rarer nowadays.

3 weeks ago | filminquiry.com | Soham Gadre

It’s always fun to see the kinds of journeys filmmakers take from their early to later work, often showing a progression that more hints at an economic trajectory rather than an artistic one.

1 month ago | lwlies.com | Soham Gadre

About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.

1 month ago | jacobin.com | Soham Gadre

Near the beginning of Joan Micklin Silver’s Between the Lines, Stanley (Lewis J. Stadlen), the head of the advertising department, barges into an editorial meeting and delivers the bad news: “We’re going to have to cut some of your copy this week.” Nearly everyone who has held a freelance or staff position at a publication has heard something similar. I have mostly done freelance writing on the side of a more stable job that pays my rent, but I did work as a contracted writer at a few places.

2 months ago | filminquiry.com | Soham Gadre

Last year was the first time I was introduced to the Museum of the Moving Image’s “First Look” program and I was so surprised by the selection of films and especially Lois Patiño‘s  Samsara, which became my favorite film of 2024 and topped all of my year-end lists, that I couldn’t wait to cover the program again this year. The value of something like MoMIs “First Look” is that it decidedly focuses on experimental, documentary, and international cinema.