Be on the lookout for a review of THE NAMESAKE by David Noh in the March issue of FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, which hits newsstands February 13th. I've provided some excerpts from the review (without hopefully giving too much away) below:

• "Mira Nair's finest effort: a sumptuously rewarding family saga, touched by beauty and truth in every frame ... her best film to date."

• "Few film directors have captured the real immigrant experience with the uncanny empathy which Nair has."

• "Nair's movie is alive to things seen and experienced for the first time by the newly arrived, be it the frozen twig Ashima notices from her first shabby Queens apartment window to the Taj Mahal, itself, which her children gaze at in wonder. And just as perceptive is Nair's way with her actors, who deliver a gallery of unforgettably affecting performances."

• "One hopes, by the time Oscar nominations are announced next year, that Tabu's magnificent portrayal will not be forgotten. Her range is spellbinding here."

• "One of the best music scores heard in years."