Archita Kashyap
Three celebrity memoirs that capture lives well led
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Yearender 2022 | How offbeat films by emerging directors stood out on OTT platforms this year
Despite post COVID slowdown new filmmakers and innovative films find steady viewership
Netflix’s Harry & Meghan highlights the unresolved trauma of a mother’s loss
‘Harry & Meghan’ deeply personal account shows the claustrophobic limits of life as a royal.
Celeb docus Limitless With Chris Hemsworth or My Mind and Me reveal the difficult bits of fame
Global Stars show their vulnerable side for people to experience and understand health and wellness issues
All Quiet on the Western Front re-focuses on superb anti-war films across OTT
German remake joins valuable Oscar awarded anti-war stories from Western Filmmakers
End of Bollywood: Re-Imagined history or rooted stories need research and writing skills like Kantara
Time to take lessons from South films like Kantara and Ponniyin Selvan. Does the response to Ram Setu or Samrat Prithviraj reflect Bollywood’s lack of credibility? Why is Bollywood failing when it comes to re-imagined history or rooted stories?
OTT Halloween horror offerings like the Barbarian and Cabinet of Curiosities raise the bar
Ace filmmakers and writers deliver solid scary stories to make the genre super popular.
Becoming Elizabeth: Why women holding power and surviving politics in England fascinates viewers consistently ?
'Becoming Elizabeth' on Lionsgate Play, reproves the appeal around stories of British royalty. First came the Tudors, then Reign, then the Elizabeth movies and now this show, apart from The Other Boleyn Girl. Here’s why British Queens from ‘Becoming Elizabeth’ to ‘The Crown’ work with viewers.
Success of Blonde shows public obsession with unfortunate celebrity lives
Crash and Burn is the 'Most Successful Pattern' of telling a celeb’s story on film.
How Emmy winning drama Succession has cast a spell on viewers worldwide
Having Won 4 Emmys Again Succession Reproves that Nothing Works As Well As Vicious Family Sagas worldwide.
Putting a woman at the centre of evil makes Delhi Crime Season 2 a convincing class comment
Shefali Sha’s Delhi Crime Season 2 of the Emmy winning series highlights socio-economic divide in shaping criminal intent.
How the Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives and Indian Matchmaking show India’s fascination with super wealthy lives
Derivative identity of ‘wives’ and hunt for partners by super rich folk drive viewer interest
Bollywood shocks with non-existent united response to boycott calls
Sheer lack of a coherent response shows a lack of unity and vision amongst Hindi film folk
Trolling Alia Bhatt on her pregnancy reflects the regressive mentality of Indians
Actor Alia Bhatt is riding a crest like few actors have in recent memory. She is co-producing Darlings, is expecting her first child and has featured in a Hollywood production with stars Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan.
Ranveer Singh’s nude photoshoot adds to the narrative of his iconic status
Clamour over a man’s nudity doesn’t hurt women’s sentiments, instead hurts our collective intelligence
Everyday heroes find the spotlight in true to life dramas on OTT
Be it a small town sexologist, or a divorcee struggling to make a living with achaar, regular people as heroes are finding place in OTT.
Significant wins by south Indian cinema show a shift away from Hindi films at National Film Awards
Diverse stories across different regional languages have won top honours.
Black Bird brings back the magic of Ray Liotta and his fascinating work over time
In Black Bird, an adaptation of a successful novel In With the Devil by James Keene, Ray Liotta is meditative and intense, the one emotion that captures his best work to perfection.
KJo Thumps critics and moral judges with an unapologetic, filmy Koffee with Karan start
Entertaining and unapologetic opening episode pays no heed to accusations of nepotism.
Anek goes the extra mile to explore North East India’s problems despite it’s failure
While Anubhav Sinha might not have gotten it right but he reverses the failures of past filmmakers in this region.