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Stills from The Summer Hikaru Died and Incantation | Photo Credit: Netflix This week’s picks share the visual grammar of guilt. In one, a boy welcomes home the familiar shadow of his best friend, only to find it hollowed out by something unspeakable. In the other, a mother films herself begging the audience to share…
Stills from The Apothecary Diaries and The Ugly Stepsister | Photo Credit: Crunchyroll, MUBI Whether you’re an old hand at arthouse or just dipping a toe into the rising otaku subculture of anime aficionados around the world, this column lists curated titles that challenge, comfort, and occasionally combust your expectations. This week’s picks speak a…
Stills from ‘Orb: On the Movements of the Earth’ and ‘Mussolini: Son of the Century’ | Photo Credit: Netflix/ MUBI Whether you’re an old hand at arthouse or just dipping a toe into the rising otaku subculture of anime aficionados around the world, this column lists curated titles that challenge, comfort, and occasionally combust your…
A still from ‘Kaalidhar Laapata’ | Photo Credit: Zee5 The trailer for Kaalidhar Laapata, a new slice-of-life film starring Abhishek Bachchan, was released on Saturday. The film is set to premiere on ZEE5 on July 4. Directed by Madhumita and produced by Zee Studios, Kaalidhar Laapata follows the story of Kaalidhar, a man searching for…
Beyonce, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx, Kendrick Lamar and many more are Grammy winners. Beyonce won best country album for Cowboy Carter. She entered Sunday’s Grammys with a leading 11 nominations, bringing her career total to 99 nods. That makes her the most nominated artist in Grammy history. Carpenter won the day’s first award, best pop…
Some years ago, in the U.S., I remember attending a charity auction organised by the Philadelphia Arts League. Local artists were invited to display and sell their works by placing them on a conveyor belt that moved slowly towards a shredder. If a piece was picked by a buyer, the proceeds went to the children’s hospital;…
Suriya in ‘Kanguva’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Suriya’s big-budget film Kanguva, which opened to mixed responses after its release on November 14, 2024, has made it to the contenders list of Oscars 2025. Directed by Siva, the movie is an action adventure also starring Bobby Deol and Disha Patani. In Kanguva, which had a…
