Category: Archive & Comment

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    Ashish Dwivedi

    Ashish’s FaceoftheMonth: Jaddanbai

    Our Film Editor shares with us a woman we should all know!

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    Grace Eshel

    Cult Corner – Blue Velvet (1986), The Dreamy Suburban Nightmare

    ‘Blue Velvet’ literally means an illicit opioid concoction taken by injection. That is exactly what David Lynch creates in this 1986 cult classic. Lynch goes beneath the skin of suburbia, driving a needle into a nightmarish, seedy underbelly. He is known for his exploration of the darker sides of life through surrealism and in Blue […]

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    Morgane Hemingway

    What is a ‘Final Girl’? Horror Trope Explained

    Morgane Hemingway gives a quick insight into the Final Girl horror trope…

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    Ashish Dwivedi

    Ashish’s FaceoftheMonth: Shanta Apte

    In his latest edition of FOTM, Ashish guides us through the exhilarating career of Shanta Apte.

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    Tyler Whiteoak-Dooley

    ‘The Evil Dead’ – A Retrospective

    Writer Tyler Whiteoak-Dooley takes us through the ‘Evil Dead’ franchise, film by film…

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    Ashish Dwivedi

    Ashish’s FaceoftheMonth: Padmini

    Ashish shares a beautiful homage to actress, Padmini, in his FaceOfTheMonth series.

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    Ashish Dwivedi

    Ashish’s FaceoftheMonth: Dilip Kumar

    Ashish Dwivedi’s next FaceoftheMonth article delivers a deep-dive exploration into the illustrious career of Dilip Kumar.

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    Ashish Dwivedi

    Ashish’s FaceoftheMonth: Dev Anand

    Golden . . . I think this word makes up half of the descriptions of classical world cinema: the golden age, the golden four, the golden canon, and so forth. In the context of Hindustani (or Hindi) cinema, this word has been used, not surprisingly, to connotate three superstars of the 1950s — Dilip Kumar, […]

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    Ashish Dwivedi

    Ashish’s FaceoftheMonth: Kamāl Amrohi

    This month Ashish looks at a man whose poetic approach to cinema produced some incredible work!

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    Ashish Dwivedi

    Ashish’s FaceoftheMonth: Begum Para

    In the India of the past, the differences between an actress and a bold actress were quite well-defined, almost unambiguous. The entertainment business wasn’t showered with the most bountiful of respect, leading associated people — particularly women — to become extremely conscious about their image in the public imagination. Women’s roles in society were susceptible […]

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    Ashish Dwivedi

    Ashish’s FaceoftheMonth: Pran

    Pran’s biography — written by Bunny Reuben — may have a quirky title, but it emblematises a rare sort of cinematic stardom that was rarely attributed to secondary characters. Yes, I shouldn’t be addressing Pran as a secondary character (he never was!), but the structure of an Indian film frequently positioned the villain/vamp figure within […]

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    Callum Joynes

    Our Favourite Films from the 80’s

    Callum, Rosie, and Laura look at the best films of the 80s!

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    Ashish Dwivedi

    Ashish’s FaceoftheMonth: Helen

    Heterogeneity is a popular format of containing the filmic audiences of India, who might have differing preferences or stances over stardom — and these preferences are typically influenced by linguistic, cultural, religious, and political factors. Only a few stars within the pantheon of Indian cinema have been able to transcend these differences and become everyman’s […]

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    Laura Carpenter

    The Invitation (2022): Inviting You To Be Disappointed

    This 2022 flick stars Nathalie Emmanuel (of Misfits, and Game of Thrones) as Evelyn “Evie” Jackson, a recently orphaned woman who receives a DNA test as a gift, following a catering event. After submitting it, she meets her affluent, distant British family. She is drawn in by the grandeur and mystique of Whitby’s Carfax Estate, […]