Critical Analysis… Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par (Pyaasa, 1957): Between the Craftsmanship of Sahir Ludhianvi & the Genius of Guru Dutt by Zainab S Qazi 30 Nov 20253 Dec 2025 It is one's miserable fate to watch something as reflective as Pyaasa (1957) for the first time in the centenary year of Guru Dutt, nearly seventy years after the film's…
Critical Analysis… Claustrophobia and Control: Discussions on spaces in Girls Will Be Girls by Adithya Kamesh 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025 Girls Will Be Girls is the poignant coming-of-age story of Mira (Preeti Panigrahi), set against the backdrop of strict environments. Written and directed by Shuchi Talati, this movie is also…
Review All We Imagine As Light Is a Spectacular Snapshot of Mumbai’s Mirages and Melancholy by Anas Arif 22 Nov 20247 Dec 2024 Payal Kapadia possesses a rare gift for crafting some of the most evocative and unforgettable film titles. Her debut feature, A Night of Knowing Nothing, is a hauntingly beautiful name…
Review Lonely the Brave – The Day’s War by Mark McConville 22 Jul 2024 The limitations of life are explored on The Day’s War. A record which blossoms at the right time, but also takes the listener through an emotional whirlwind, almost placing them into a…
Personal Essay… Frightened Rabbit: Personal Music Retrospective by Mark McConville 15 Oct 202326 Aug 2026 I often wanted to steep my head in bleach so my mind could be fumigated. It sounds ludicrous, but the demons in my mind were rummaging around too much for…
Critical Analysis… The Man Who Was undun: A Post-Mortem Interview by Russell Nichols 11 Aug 20232 Sep 2023 It’s been 24 years since Redford “Red” Stephens was shot to death in Virginia, but he says it feels like it was yesterday. He remembers every detail of that afternoon…
Review… Fanart Highlight: Chris Mitchell & CRM by Justin(e) Norton-Kertson 7 Jul 202117 Oct 2024 There is so much amazing Star Trek art out there in the fandom. All you have to do is go to Twitter and search #StarTrekFanArt and you can scroll for…
Review Run with the Wind: Slow and Steady Wins the Race by Keana Águila Labra 7 Oct 202017 Oct 2024 Image source: anime-planet Kaze Ga Tsuyoku Fuiete Iru, or Run with the Wind, is a sports anime developed by Production IG for the Fall 2018 season. There is a level…
Critical Analysis… Zayn Made 2020 Much #Better by Anushka Bidani 25 Sep 202018 Oct 2024 source: @zaynmalik /Twitter I've got this playlist in my phone called "rain"; & it's essentially a collection of songs I can chill out to when it's raining & I'm among…
Review “Room Camp” is the Short to Watch by Keana Águila Labra 23 Sep 202017 Oct 2024 Image source: anime-planet The short anime, "Room Camp", or Heya Camp, originally began as a manga titled Laid-Back Camp. However, this anime is anything but ‘laid-back’. Though this is a…