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Emma Mackey | Photo Credit: @emma.mackeytr/Instagram Sex Education star Emma Mackey is set to step into the magical world of Narnia as she has been roped in to play a key character in filmmaker Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated adaptation of author C S Lewis’ classic book series. Mackey, who earlier collaborated with Gerwig for the…
Bollywood seldom tells stories of Dalit assertion. It mostly sees the marginalised as victims who need the compassion and cover of an upper caste saviour. Perhaps, that’s why the inspirational story of Jyotirao (Pratik Gandhi) and Savitribai Phule (Patralekhaa) remained off the radar of commercial filmmakers. Known to pick up challenging subjects, this week, writer-director Ananth…
That David F Sandberg, the director of Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation, is returning to horror should pique your interest. But the hype behind his latest film adaptation of the Until Dawn video game had to be studied. Having not played the original game, it was only right that I researched what the deal was…
A still from ‘Gangers’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two clips from recent promotional interviews went viral for the most ironic reasons. A Telugu producer asserted that there’s no nepotism in their film industry, and closer home, Sundar C, while promoting his movie Gangers, said his films never have double-meaning dialogues or suggestive sequences. Of…
Vamshi in ‘Firefly’. | Photo Credit: Anand Audio/YouTube How long does it take for us to overcome grief? The most sensible answer, perhaps, is that grief isn’t the same for everyone. For Vicky (Vamshi), in Firefly, the tragedy of losing his loved ones puts him through phases of denial, anger, depression, and acceptance. Vicky returns to Mysuru…
Ajai Rao in ‘Yuddhakaanda Chapter 2’. | Photo Credit: A2 Music Official/YouTube Ajai Rao-starrerYuddhakaanda Chapter 2 is a conventional legal drama with enough for those looking for complexities involved in a courtroom battle. The Pavan Bhat directorial is a deliberate crowd-pleaser, even as it does not trivialise a sensational case at its centre. The film…
Jewel Thief. Jaideep Ahlawat in Jewel Thief. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024 | Photo Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Jaideep Ahlawat is drinking up the response to his velvety dance moves in Jewel Thief. The 45-year-old actor, typically known for playing hard-bitten cops and gangsters, or gentle brooders in films like Three of Us, cut…
A still from ‘Veera Chandrahasa’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Early into Veera Chandrahasa, it’s natural to feel like you are watching a night-long performance of Yakshagana, the ancient coastal art form. A couple of scenes play out for so long, perhaps for 15 minutes or more, that they feel like they are straight out…
A still from ‘Sinners’ | Photo Credit: Warner Bros. In Ryan Coogler’s much-awaited return to form, the visionary auteur explodes out of his Marvel chrysalis, with a feral film that feels like it’s been howling inside him for years. A molotov cocktail of Southern Gothic, vampire carnage, and Afro-American mythmaking, this certainly feels like his…
Babil Khan in ‘Logout’. | Photo Credit: Zee5/YouTube To promote his film Logout, a cautionary tale about smartphone addiction and the perils of online fame, Babil Khan turned to Instagram, posting a ‘cryptic post’ before deleting it—an all-too-common marketing ploy. It’s one of the self-defeating ironies of the genre. Bollywood—and streaming platforms—are in no position…
