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Vikram Murthi

New York

Writer at Freelance

Contributing Writer at The Nation

A "reasonable man" (get off my case) / Contributing writer @thenation / Editor @downtime / Also @reverse_shot @filmmakermag @vulture / vikrammurthi1 at gmail

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  • 2 weeks ago | indiewire.com | Vikram Murthi

    In 2017, Chechen-born filmmaker Déni Oumar Pitsaev was gifted a piece of land in Pankisi by his mother. A Georgian valley region at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains near the Chechen border, Pankisi serves as a proxy homeland for Chechen refugees who fled their native country during multiple wars with Russia. Pitsaev’s mother bought the land for his son so he could resettle with his community and hopefully start a family.

  • 3 weeks ago | filmcomment.com | Vikram Murthi

    This article appeared in the May 9, 2025 edition of The Film Comment Letter, our free weekly newsletter featuring original film criticism and writing. Sign up for the Letter here. Pavements (Alex Ross Perry, 2024)An early title card in Pavements, the new biopic-doc hybrid from director Alex Ross Perry, describes the indie-rock group Pavement as “The World’s Most Important & Influential Band”—the first cheeky joke in a film filled with them.

  • 1 month ago | filmmakermagazine.com | Vikram Murthi

    Click here to read our spring 2025 issue, featuring Caught by the Tides' Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao, our annual spotlight on locations and more... Back to selection by Vikram Murthi in Directors, Interviews, Screenwriters on May 1, 2025 Alex Ross Perry, Pavement, Pavements “I always was hoping that it was music for the future.

  • 1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Vikram Murthi

    This review was originally published during the 2024 Venice Film Festival. “One to One: John and Yoko” opens from Magnolia Pictures on IMAX screens Friday, April 11, 2025. In the fall of 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved into an apartment on 105 Bank Street in the West Village of Manhattan.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Vikram Murthi

    Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysThis review was originally published during the 2024 Venice Film Festival. “One to One: John and Yoko” opens from Magnolia Pictures on IMAX screens Friday, April 11, 2025. In the fall of 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved into an apartment on 105 Bank Street in the West Village of Manhattan.

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Vikram Murthi
Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet
23 May 25

RT @BrendanCByrne: my short review of Richard Price's LAZARUS MAN, in which i investigate if "late style" doesn't essentially just mean "no…

Vikram Murthi
Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet
23 May 25

RT @NickPinkerton: Been "off the grid" for a bit so only belatedly learning of the death of the great George Wendt. In addition to the inte…

Vikram Murthi
Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet
21 May 25

RT @BrendanCByrne: my collection of short stories, ANOTHER WORLD ISN'T POSSIBLE, written between 2006 and 2025, the closest thing i have to…