film analysis

Oh The Horror!

Konstantinos, whom you might have spotted often in these pages, is now a podcast host!

4 years ago

The Tamil Villain

Karthick RM thinks it’s time we paid more attention to the villain in Tamil cinema.

4 years ago

Titillation and perversion: the cis lens of Super Deluxe

Arvind argues that this widely loved Tamil film does a grave disservice to trans people.

4 years ago

Tawaifs and Hindi Cinema

Nihira discusses the history of tawaifs in India, their relationship with Hindustani music and Hindi cinema.

4 years ago

India on Film: Fascinating, but half-hearted

Ramakrishnan M. writes about the newly released documentary India on Film, pieced together from archival footage.

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

A meditation on the meaning of family

Harini Pryor writes about The Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or-winning film.

4 years ago

The making of Wade

Upamanyu takes us through the process of making Wade, a climate change horror film.

4 years ago

Of displacement and memory

Paroma writes about the animated film, The Breadwinner, set in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

4 years ago

Smells like inclusion

Amit Agarwal writes about the newly released Netflix film, Axone.

4 years ago

Influential, Dissuasive, and Thought-Provoking Monologues

Konstantinos lists ten of his favourite monologues from films and television shows.

4 years ago

Soft men

Anusha writes about the men in Eeb Ally Ooo! and Nasir.

4 years ago

Pendance Film Festival

Anusha Srinivasan attends the young, indie film festival in Toronto.

5 years ago

A Secret Love

Tehmina Khan shares her thoughts on Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire. 

5 years ago

The Fine Line between Reality and Farce: Notes from SGIFF 2019

Ramchander’s notes from Singapore International Film Festival 2019.

5 years ago

A Woman’s Work: A Perspective on Work and Exploitation

Amarnath shares his thoughts after watching the documentary about NFL's cheerleader problem.

5 years ago

Bombay Rose: On patriarchy and the Indian male

Ramchander has questions after watching Gitanjali Rao's animated film.

5 years ago

An old man and a solitary man

Ramchander writes about Bharathiraja’s OM and Parthiban’s Oththa Seruppu, screened at Singapore South Asian International Film Festival.

5 years ago

The Ten Most Impactful Scenes of European Union Film Festival 2019

Ramchander shares a scene each from the ten European movies he watched at the film festival.

5 years ago

Found Footage: Chronicles of Horror, Realism, and Case Studies

Konstantinos writes about Found Footage and its long-standing popularity in the horror genre.

6 years ago

Minority Report: Visual Effects and Storytelling

Konstantinos makes a case for VFx as an effective storytelling tool.

6 years ago

The case is closed

Amit Agarwal takes a close look at Mrinal Sen's 1982 film Kharij.

6 years ago

The Neon Demon

Michael Derrick writes about Hollywood's tryst with horror, and Nicolas Winding Refn's polarizing film, The Neon Demon.

6 years ago

On the perils of opining about a movie

Why watch a movie? Why write about it? Madhu has questions, and maybe some answers.

6 years ago

Of feet, burqas, and boundaries

Ramchander's notes from Sg.SAIFF 2018.

6 years ago

Madras Film Screening Club

A short interview with the team behind MFSC.

6 years ago

In praise of slow cinema

Kamila Kunda shares her passion for cinema that reflects the natural rhythms of life.

6 years ago

An exploration of emotional infidelity

Gayathiri looks at how this issue is presented in The Red Thread (Spanish) and Sathi Leelavathi (Tamil).

6 years ago

Kaala and Pa Ranjith the artist

Ramchander argues that Pa Ranjith's filmography is never lacking in form, even if such complaints abound.

6 years ago

The Chennai of Tamil Cinema

Ramchander wonders why we seem to be seeing the same few stories over and over, when there are several more…

6 years ago