Mira Nair

Taking a cue from Thackeray's spry, witty, self-referential narration, Indian director Nair emphasizes the allusions to her native country...as a land of exotic escape...

Acknowledges the best and worst of family, love and marriage with admirable equanimity.

Some of the twelve short films are nice enough, some are shaky and a few are outright awful...

A co-production of Disney and ESPN Films, Queen of Katwe unsurprisingly has a calculated quality to it...What’s thrilling is the story’s girl power, with Phiona described as an aggressive player of 'astonishing power.'