The Little Mermaid (2023) Review: As The Walt Disney Company has, for the last decade, dedicated itself to pop culture’s reboot phenomenon by adapting many of its beloved animated classics into big-budget,…
Reviews
Japan has a history of complexities politely woven into its animations. With rich icons of the likes of Hayao Miyazaki and creative forces of studio houses such as Ghibli, every anime coming…
America Is Waiting (2018) Review: Filmmaking is the art of remembering, and documenting people, through the medium of non-fiction or otherwise, which becomes an act of preserving collective memory. And so, when…
Hard Feelings (2023, Hammerharte Jungs) Movie Review: If you have crossed the threshold of teenage, you know for a fact that you don’t wish to revisit it. Your hormones are cacophonous, your…
Mother’s Day (2023, Dzien Matki) Movie Review: The striking difference between American-made-for-Netflix action movies and the imports that Netflix brings into its arsenal showcases the dichotomy of the directors’ vision of the…
It’s Quieter in the Twilight (2023) Movie Review: Let us first understand the space mission that lies at the heart of this documentary – the Voyager mission. As part of the Voyager…
Essays & Columns
An Analysis of Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989): Kiki’s Delivery Service is an animated movie produced by Studio Ghibli and directed by its co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. The film is an adaptation of the…
Succession Series Finale: While nothing has really been spoilt, but still a spoiler warning for the whole show and the series finale, especially. There isn’t a set framework to construct the Succession…
Boys Over Flowers: Our first exposure to Korean Drama determines if we’ll dive into the Korean fandom, and many people’s first K-Drama was Boys Over Flowers (2009). The show has the most…
The ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Reunion in ‘American Born Chinese’: Disney + series American Born Chinese bought back the toast of this year’s Academy Awards – A cast comprising the stars of…
Purab Aur Paschim (‘East and West’, 1970) sets up a clear distinction between the Eastern and the Western worlds by comparing the cultures of India and the United Kingdom. This is primarily…
Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver (2006): This month, Almodóvar premiered his second English language short film at the Cannes Film Festival, Strange Way of Life. Since he announced the film, people have wondered how…
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Sydney Film Festival (SFF) 2023 – Official Competition: SFF has a spectacular line-up of international premieres and compelling stories. And in 2023, SFF is set to mark another significant milestone. It commemorates…
My Perfect Stranger, AKA Run Into You (Season 1), Episode 10: This episode goes a little in detail about each character’s back story. We see Hae Kyung’s life journey in this episode,…
Brian Cox on his Work Experience on ‘Succession’: With the premiere of its season finale, ‘Succession’ left a hole in our hearts. While following despicable minds trying to dictate the way the…
Somebody Somewhere (Season 2 Finale), Episodes 6 & 7 Recap & Ending Explained: The second season of ‘Somebody Somewhere’ began on an undeniably cutesy note. The most happening part was the relationship…
White House Plumbers (HBO Miniseries Finale) Episode 5 Recap & Ending, Explained: In the climactic finale of the HBO miniseries, “White House Plumbers,” events unfold as Liddy confesses to John Dean, expressing…
Get ready for an exciting summer of binge-watching as June 2023 arrives with a wave of new TV shows on your favorite streaming services. Whether you’re a fan of returning favorites or…
Barry (Season 4 Finale) Episode 8: Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s ‘Barry’ will forever be remembered for their narrative experimentations. The duo explored many ways to explore the complex personalities in its…
10 Movies to Watch If You Like ‘A Walk To Remember’ (2002): Based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember follows the story of a…
