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The Emperor’s Cinema

2nd September 20212nd September 2021 Anusha Srinivasan

Karthick RM writes about Peter Wild’s study of Akira Kurosawa, and about his own viewing of the auteur’s cinema.

 Film Analysis
The Night Of

The Night Of: A Case Study of Realism in HBO’s Cinematic World

2nd September 20212nd September 2021 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos is taken by The Night Of and he wants you to watch this miniseries.

 Film Analysis

Powerful Sequences, Defining Soundtracks

11th January 2021 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos writes about musical scores that never fail to move him.

 Film Analysis

Non-Acting in Satyajit Ray’s Cinema

11th January 2021 Anusha Srinivasan

Amitava Nag writes about actors, acting, and the auteur Satyajit Ray.

 Film Analysis

The Tamil Villain

10th November 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Karthick RM thinks it’s time we paid more attention to the villain in Tamil cinema.

 Film Analysis

Titillation and perversion: the cis lens of Super Deluxe

10th November 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Arvind argues that this widely loved Tamil film does a grave disservice to trans people.

 Film Analysis

Tawaifs and Hindi Cinema

10th November 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Nihira discusses the history of tawaifs in India, their relationship with Hindustani music and Hindi cinema.

 Film Analysis

India on Film: Fascinating, but half-hearted

10th November 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Ramakrishnan M. writes about the newly released documentary India on Film, pieced together from archival footage.

 Film Analysis

A gun, some blood, and Mysskin

10th November 202011th November 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Ramchander writes on Mysskin’s film Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum and translates passages from the filmmaker’s book about the film.

 Film Analysis

The importance of dystopia in sci-fi

10th September 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos makes a case for dystopian films.

 Film Analysis

Murder on the Orient Express: A Grand Tribute to the Golden Age of Hollywood

10th September 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Maneesh Krishnan writes about Sidney Lumet’s classic.

 Film Analysis

The making of Wade

10th July 202019th July 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Upamanyu takes us through the process of making Wade, a climate change horror film.

 Film Analysis

Of displacement and memory

10th July 202010th July 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Paroma writes about the animated film, The Breadwinner, set in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

 Film Analysis

Smells like inclusion

10th July 202010th July 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Amit Agarwal writes about the newly released Netflix film, Axone.

 Film Analysis

Influential, Dissuasive, and Thought-Provoking Monologues

10th July 202010th July 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos lists ten of his favourite monologues from films and television shows.

 Film Analysis

Soft men

10th July 202010th July 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Anusha writes about the men in Eeb Ally Ooo! and Nasir.

 Film Analysis

On Tezuka Osamu’s experimental animated shorts

10th May 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Julia Shiota revisits part of the legendary artist’s filmography.

 Film Analysis

Epic Plot Holes in Iconic Films

10th May 20201st July 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos has a few questions up his sleeve!

 Film Analysis

The complex trinity of women in Parasakthi

10th May 202018th May 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Shakila Zamboulingame analyses the representations of women in this iconic Tamil film from 1952.

 Film Analysis

This is England ’83 / ’86 / ’88 / ’90

10th March 202011th March 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos writes about the film that gave audiences a peek into youth culture and English society during the Thatcher era.

 Film Analysis

The Qatsi Trilogy

10th January 2020 admin

Konstantinos introduces us to a case study of existentialism through the lens, montage, and music.

 Film Analysis

A Woman’s Work: A Perspective on Work and Exploitation

10th January 202012th January 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Amarnath shares his thoughts after watching the documentary about NFL’s cheerleader problem.

 Film Analysis

Bombay Rose: On patriarchy and the Indian male

10th January 202016th January 2020 admin

Ramchander has questions after watching Gitanjali Rao’s animated film.

 Film Analysis

Original vs Remake: Hollywood’s Need to Retell the Story (or the Lack Thereof)

11th November 201912th November 2019 admin

How many more remakes do we need? Is it the American audience’s demand to Americanise foreign successes, or Hollywood’s mania to prove they can do it better?

 Film Analysis

Indie, Low Budget, and Utterly Mind-Bending

10th September 201915th September 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos writes about some indie films that are… complicated, to put it simply.

 Film Analysis

Don’t analyse the magic: Ildikó Enyedi’s On Body and Soul

10th September 201929th October 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Gréta Csernik writes about the recent rise of Hungarian cinema.

 Film Analysis

Enyedi Ildikó filmje, Testről és lélekről – A magyar mozi

10th September 201910th September 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Csernik Gréta írja a magyar mozi közelmúltbeli megjelenését.

 Film Analysis

Adapting 300: Mise en scène & Visual Effects

10th July 201915th September 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos discusses the movie and the graphic novel that was a major influence.

 Film Analysis

True Detective (2014 – 2019)

10th May 201910th May 2019 admin

Konstantinos reflects on the narrative and character development of the television series.

 Film Analysis

Score to Screen: UP

10th March 20191st October 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Sureshkumar listens closely to the “Married Life” montage from Up, to examine how music is married to the moving images.

 Film Analysis

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