Emma Seligman has rapidly carved out a niche in the indie movie scene, marking herself as a director to watch with a unique, contemporary perspective on storytelling. Her films, while small in scale, have made […]
Author: Chaitanya Tuteja
The Evolution of Malayalam Cinema: A Pre-Cringe Retrospective
The Malayalam cinema industry has experienced its fair share of ups and downs. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was producing peak cinema, but this golden period was followed by a decline into what many […]
Titane: A Visceral Collision of Flesh, Metal, and Identity
Julia Ducournau’s film, Titane, released in 2021, is one of those films that leaves an indelible mark every time you watch it. A film that refuses to remain static on a surface level of shock […]
Unlocking the Paradox: Experiencing Tenet Beyond Logic
People keep asking me: why THIS movie with nonstop exposition, ciphers for characters, inaudibly abrasive sound mixing, a frustrating plot……and my answer remains the same: I stopped trying to understand Tenet and just felt it. […]
Being John Malkovich: The Weird Masterpiece That Predicted Our Era of Vicarious Fame
Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “Talent is hitting a target nobody can hit. Genius is hitting a target nobody can see.” Being John Malkovich is the kind of genius you might see as a joke, but […]
10 Extraordinary Films by Women That Redefine Cinema
I am the kind of person who watches movies at random. And some of these random movies make me feel like they have something different, something unique, something new and they all have one thing […]
The Art of Solitude: Exploring Loneliness Through Cinema’s Greatest Works
Loneliness has always been a part of being human. One can find joy and calmness in solitude, yet pain and emptiness inside our soul follow us through our path of life. That’s why, in my […]
Committee Kurrollu Review: A Nostalgic Coming-of-Age Gem That Will Tug at Your Heartstrings
Just when I thought Telugu cinema was doomed because all the big stars are in this pan-Indian game, and hardly 2 out of 10 actually make a good film, while the other so-called stars churn […]
Hotel Rwanda: The Danger of Simplifying Atrocities for Hollywood’s Hero Narrative
The 2004 movie Hotel Rwanda is one of the more unfortunate cases of taking Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List approach to recount a genocide. This is not an issue limited to this movie alone. Hollywood typically […]
Annie Hall: A Game-Changer in Romantic Comedies and Cinema
When Annie Hall came out in 1977, it changed the way movies in that genre were made and how relationships were shown on screen. Directed by Woody Allen, this film introduced fresh ideas like characters […]