Neo-Noir Revival: How the Genre Keeps Reinventing Itself
Film noir emerged from the shadows of 1940s Hollywood as a distinct cinematic movement characterized by stark black-and-white photography, morally…
The Crime Behind The Curtain: Looking Back at ‘Yavanika,’ a Cinematic Masterpiece
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances. …
Can HOPE Survive Between TWO INDIAS? Karan Tejpal’s ‘Stolen’ Brilliantly Attempts To Find Out
Karan Tejpal’s “Stolen” (2025), backed by Anurag Kashyap, Gaurav Dhingra, Kiran Rao, Nikhil Advani, and Vikramaditya Motwane, is a scintillating…
“The True Way to Do Everything Is Through Empathy”: Faraz Ali on His Short Film ‘Obur,’ on Empathy, and on His Experience of Spending a Week With Werner Herzog
In her article Playing Cricket in Eidgah: Affective Labour in Kashmiri Childhood(s), Sarbani Sharma postulates “the figure of the Kashmiri…
6 Movies to Watch if You Liked ‘The Alto Knights’ on HBO Max
Barry Levinson’s The Alto Knights (2025) is a sprawling crime drama that resurrects the gritty legacy of classic mafia storytelling….
Characterising the Space: The Cinematic Space as the Protagonist in ‘Laila Aur Satt Geet’ (2020)
Cinematic space has the potential to transcend the limited four borders of the frame and go beyond, and sometimes, even…
Mission Impossible II (2000) Movie Ending Explained & Themes Analyzed: What Is the Fate of the Virus Chimera?
A simple Wikipedia search tells us “Mission: Impossible 2,” directed by John Woo and scripted by the late Robert Towne,…
Diablo (2025) Movie Ending Explained: Can Elisa Ever Truly Escape El Corvo?
Ernesto Diaz Espinoza’s “Diablo” (2025) is a frantic actioner that, however, does little to resuscitate the genre. A film in…