Ask someone who has seen The Queen’s Gambit and the reply will include chess, addiction and style. Released on Netflix late in October 2020, it also has included some striking records- within a few weeks it has become the most-viewed… Continue Reading
Throughout the last three seasons of The Crown, the acclaimed Netflix show has managed to portray the British Monarchy with clear-headed proximity and consciousness. The latest 10 episode season continues its dramatisation of the Queen Elizabeth II, taking off from… Continue Reading
Considered to be the greatest living filmmaker in India, Adoor Gopalakrishnan entered into his 80th year of filmmaking, on July 3rd this year. With an oeuvre that consists of Swayamvaram, Elippathayam, Mathilukal and Vidheyan, what has set him apart as… Continue Reading
“Pain demands to be felt.” This line in John Greene’s bestselling novel ‘The Fault in our Stars’, strikes a different meaning altogether in its adaptation in Mukesh Chhanra’s directorial debut Dil Bechara (2020). The reason being in its becoming of… Continue Reading
The very title of Konkana Sensharma’s directorial debut A Death in the Gunj (2017) implies that someone will die. An instant reminder would be Christi Puiu’s The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005), but not as explicit as to directly let… Continue Reading
In a recent clip shared by Anand Gandhi, which plays out as a tribute to Irrfan Khan, we see the late actor in a candid conversation with great change-makers. In the clip we see Irrfan sharing insights on one’s self,… Continue Reading
In Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad (2020), when Taapsee Pannu’s Amrita covers her face a moment after she is slapped by her husband, there is an almost deafening silence. She glances sideways to check who had seen her in that instant, and… Continue Reading
Ever since Martin Scorsese’s epic gangster drama The Irishman (2019) was screened at the New York Film Festival, the reviews have been unanimously excellent, with Indiewire praising it as “Scorsese’s best work since Goodfellas.” But the film, which chronicles the… Continue Reading
After Bombay Talkies (2013) and Lust Stories (2018), the four directors- Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee and Karan Johar, have created yet another anthology- Ghost Stories. Considering how Bollywood has routinely butchered the genre of horror with its stereotypical… Continue Reading
‘Little Things’ first premiered on Pocket Aces’ channel Dice Media in October’ 16, and since then we have seen the independent show grow up for two more seasons, with the release of the third installment early last month. Although Netflix… Continue Reading