The Emperor’s Cinema
Karthick RM writes about Peter Wild's study of Akira Kurosawa, and about his own viewing of the auteur’s cinema.
The Night Of: A Case Study of Realism in HBO’s Cinematic World
Konstantinos is taken by The Night Of and he wants you to watch this miniseries.
Powerful Sequences, Defining Soundtracks
Konstantinos writes about musical scores that never fail to move him.
Non-Acting in Satyajit Ray’s Cinema
Amitava Nag writes about actors, acting, and the auteur Satyajit Ray.
Paava Kadhaigal’s Thangam
Ramchander compares the short film and the short story it is based on.
The Single Screen Cinemas Project
A few questions for photographer and ex-cinematographer Hemant Chaturvedi
Short Story Contest 2020
The World of Apu announces its very first short story contest. What is this all about?
Oh The Horror!
Konstantinos, whom you might have spotted often in these pages, is now a podcast host!
The Tamil Villain
Karthick RM thinks it’s time we paid more attention to the villain in Tamil cinema.
Titillation and perversion: the cis lens of Super Deluxe
Arvind argues that this widely loved Tamil film does a grave disservice to trans people.
Tawaifs and Hindi Cinema
Nihira discusses the history of tawaifs in India, their relationship with Hindustani music and Hindi cinema.
India on Film: Fascinating, but half-hearted
Ramakrishnan M. writes about the newly released documentary India on Film, pieced together from archival footage.
A gun, some blood, and Mysskin
Ramchander writes on Mysskin’s film Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum and translates passages from the filmmaker’s book about the film.
Dancing with herself
Sthira Bhattacharya thinks about why two dance sequences from Indian cinema of the 90s have stayed with her.
New Girl
Anusha attempts to write a short story, but it will not be entered in our contest.
Murder on the Orient Express: A Grand Tribute to the Golden Age of Hollywood
Maneesh Krishnan writes about Sidney Lumet’s classic.
Kalyani’s act of courage
Parshathy J Nath speaks to Garggi Ananthan, who played the lead role in the Malayalam film Run Kalyani.
Hallucinating Tamil Cinema
Denin Rajkumar’s artwork presents Tamil film personalities in new and unexpected ways.
A meditation on the meaning of family
Harini Pryor writes about The Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or-winning film.
Soldiers of Cinema
An excerpt from Reel India: Cinema Off the Beaten Track, a nonfiction book by Namrata Joshi.
The making of Wade
Upamanyu takes us through the process of making Wade, a climate change horror film.