Tag: Irrfan Khan

Just Because Wednesday, Movies at Home: ‘Puzzle’

Jeff Mitchell

Irrfan Khan passed away on April 29 at the young age of 53.  He earned a long film resume, which includes “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008), “Life of Pi” (2012) and a countless list of Bollywood movies.  He turned in a terrific and crucial supporting performance in the thoughtful indie “Puzzle” (2018) with Kelly Macdonald, and this is our movie of the week. R.I.P. Mr. Khan ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  (In the U.S., “Puzzle” is available on Netflix DVD and Hulu with a Starz add-on.)  Here’s our review and the trailer: “Puzzle” –…

Macdonald shines and warmly fits in ‘Puzzle’

Jeff Mitchell

“Puzzle” – “Every day is sort of a jigsaw puzzle.  You have to make sure that you’re putting the most important things first.” – Julia Hartz, Eventbrite CEO “I might be good at this.” – Agnes (Kelly Macdonald) Louie (David Denman) is content.  He enjoys fixing cars at his auto repair shop in a small town located about a half hour from New York City.  He married Agnes, they have two boys with their youngest Gabe (Austin Abrams) ready to graduate high school and they own a beautiful  getaway cabin…