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Rethinking Movie Disclaimers
I was watching V A Shrikumar Menon’s Malayalam-language thriller Odiyan (2018) last day and I couldn’t help but think about the disclaimers that flashed on the screen. While I have noticed the disclaimer “Violence against women is punishable under law” in plenty of other recent films, it is only now that I thought about it in…
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David Ehrlich’s 25 Best Films of 2018
I always look forward to Indiewire film critic David Ehrlich’s annual countdown of the best of world cinema. For me, it acts as a starter to the month-long celebrations leading up the New Year, which mainly involves best-of lists about almost everything. I just completed skimming through Kottke’s 2018 gift guide (helped me for my…
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MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2018 – Preview and Plan
It’s finally that time of the year. When I look for cheeky excuses so that I can take a few days off from work to experience cinema the way it should be. Without kids, without anti-smoking disclaimers, and without censorship. It is when I put everything else on low priority and make love with cinema.…
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My Experience at MAMI’s Young Critics Lab
An in-depth take on the Young Critics Lab by MAMI.
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Festival de Cannes is Hiring: Professional Standing Ovation Timer
Your chance to be the official standing ovation timer of Cannes.
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How to Fall to a New Low in Cinema Box Office Business?
We all know that Malayalam cinema is not known for its marketing techniques, and yet they somehow sometimes succeed greatly. Sharing reviews posted by nobodies on social media, posting the BookMyShow seat booking status of a specific show in a popular theatre, and republishing substandard reviews posted by amateur reviewers/publications like FilmiBeat are some common…
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Why I Am Always Late to the Movies These Days?
A brief analysis of the two primary reasons as to why I am late to the movies these days.