When Twin Peaks first premiered in 1990, it was a TV show unlike any other. Directed by David Lynch and co-created with Mark Frost, it followed the investigation of a small-town murder with a mix […]
Author: Chaitanya Tuteja
Travis Bickle: The Anti-Hero We Fear Becoming
Taxi Driver is technically not a film it is a character study of a guy named Travis Bickle who would not take it anymore. Being a war veteran and away from society for a while […]
Two Underrated Masterpieces: Existential Musings in The Man Who Wasn’t There and The Passenger
‘Underrated’ is a word that’s been used a lot in cinema discussions. However, the films that are being used for such discussions don’t always fall under the same criteria. The prime motive of somebody using […]
Black Swan Ending Explained: Nina’s Final Performance and the Death of Innocence
She dies as she can’t replicate that performance again The ending of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan may be challenging or difficult to comprehend for some viewers, but that’s okay because I am here to try […]
Challengers (2024) Explained: A Journey Through the Intricacies of Love, Ambition, and Emotional Rivalry
Challengers (2024), directed by Luca Guadagnino, goes beyond the boundaries of a sports film, delving into the intricacies of human relationships, ambition, and emotional tension. Set against the competitive world of professional tennis, it explores […]
May December Explained: Navigating the Terrain of Melodrama, Camp, and Emotional Complexity
“……in contrast to tragedy which is based on some misrecognition or ignorance, melodrama always involves some unexpected and excessive knowledge possessed not by the hero, but by his/her other, the knowledge imparted to the hero……” […]
From Toy Story to Tepid: Dissecting Pixar’s Fall from Creative Greatness
Everyone has their own bracket for what they consider Pixar’s Golden Age. For me, Pixar’s run from 1995 to 2010, was the studio at its prime. I’m old enough to remember a 10 year stretch […]
Top 21st Century Film Scores: How Original Soundtracks Elevate Cinematic Storytelling
Film scores can elevate the story and allow your audience to feel it on an emotional level; it thrusts them right into your world. It is not just a matter of background music- the scores […]
Top Movies that use the high school setting as film noir
A buddy of mine recently asked me what genre do I not see much off these days in need of a comeback. I used to think Westerns, but lately I’m thinking we need a proper […]
Rediscovering Tamasha: A Journey from Frustration to Understanding
The first time Tamasha released in 2015, I went into the film with a relatively open mind and left it quizzing over the hype. More frustratingly, it was like an inert, creatively bankrupt narrative that […]