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Oh The Horror!

10th November 202010th November 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos, whom you might have spotted often in these pages, is now a podcast host!

 From the editors

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

A meditation on the meaning of family

10th September 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Harini Pryor writes about The Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or-winning film.

 Personal Essays

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

Pendance Film Festival

10th March 202012th March 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Anusha Srinivasan attends the young, indie film festival in Toronto.

 Film Festivals

A Secret Love

10th March 202011th March 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Tehmina Khan shares her thoughts on Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire. 

 Personal Essays

The Fine Line between Reality and Farce: Notes from SGIFF 2019

10th January 202011th May 2020 admin

Ramchander’s notes from Singapore International Film Festival 2019.

 Film Festivals

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

An old man and a solitary man

10th September 201915th September 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Ramchander writes about Bharathiraja’s OM and Parthiban’s Oththa Seruppu, screened at Singapore South Asian International Film Festival.

 Film Festivals

The Ten Most Impactful Scenes of European Union Film Festival 2019

10th July 201915th September 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Ramchander shares a scene each from the ten European movies he watched at the film festival.

 Film Festivals

Found Footage: Chronicles of Horror, Realism, and Case Studies

10th March 20191st October 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos writes about Found Footage and its long-standing popularity in the horror genre.

 Film Analysis

Minority Report: Visual Effects and Storytelling

10th January 201912th September 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Konstantinos makes a case for VFx as an effective storytelling tool.

 Film Analysis

The case is closed

10th November 20181st July 2020 Anusha Srinivasan

Amit Agarwal takes a close look at Mrinal Sen’s 1982 film Kharij.

 Film Analysis

The Neon Demon

10th November 20181st October 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Michael Derrick writes about Hollywood’s tryst with horror, and Nicolas Winding Refn’s polarizing film, The Neon Demon.

 Film Analysis

On the perils of opining about a movie

10th November 2018 Anusha Srinivasan

Why watch a movie? Why write about it? Madhu has questions, and maybe some answers.

 Personal Essays

Of feet, burqas, and boundaries

10th November 20181st October 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Ramchander’s notes from Sg.SAIFF 2018.

 Film Festivals

Madras Film Screening Club

10th November 2018 Anusha Srinivasan

A short interview with the team behind MFSC.

 Interviews

In praise of slow cinema

10th September 20181st October 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Kamila Kunda shares her passion for cinema that reflects the natural rhythms of life.

 Film Analysis

An exploration of emotional infidelity

10th September 20181st October 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Gayathiri looks at how this issue is presented in The Red Thread (Spanish) and Sathi Leelavathi (Tamil).

 Film Analysis

Kaala and Pa Ranjith the artist

10th September 20181st October 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Ramchander argues that Pa Ranjith’s filmography is never lacking in form, even if such complaints abound.

 Film Analysis

The Chennai of Tamil Cinema

10th July 20181st October 2019 Anusha Srinivasan

Ramchander wonders why we seem to be seeing the same few stories over and over, when there are several more unfolding at any given moment in Chennai.

 Film Analysis

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