Film Analysis

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.

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

Powerful Sequences, Defining Soundtracks

Konstantinos writes about musical scores that never fail to move him.

4 years ago

Non-Acting in Satyajit Ray’s Cinema

Amitava Nag writes about actors, acting, and the auteur Satyajit Ray.

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

The importance of dystopia in sci-fi

Konstantinos makes a case for dystopian films.

4 years ago

Murder on the Orient Express: A Grand Tribute to the Golden Age of Hollywood

Maneesh Krishnan writes about Sidney Lumet’s classic.

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

On Tezuka Osamu’s experimental animated shorts

Julia Shiota revisits part of the legendary artist’s filmography.

5 years ago

Epic Plot Holes in Iconic Films

Konstantinos has a few questions up his sleeve!

5 years ago

The complex trinity of women in Parasakthi

Shakila Zamboulingame analyses the representations of women in this iconic Tamil film from 1952.

5 years ago

This is England ’83 / ’86 / ’88 / ’90

Konstantinos writes about the film that gave audiences a peek into youth culture and English society during the Thatcher era.

5 years ago

The Qatsi Trilogy

Konstantinos introduces us to a case study of existentialism through the lens, montage, and music.

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

Original vs Remake: Hollywood’s Need to Retell the Story (or the Lack Thereof)

How many more remakes do we need? Is it the American audience's demand to Americanise foreign successes, or Hollywood's mania…

5 years ago

Indie, Low Budget, and Utterly Mind-Bending

Konstantinos writes about some indie films that are… complicated, to put it simply.

5 years ago

Don’t analyse the magic: Ildikó Enyedi’s On Body and Soul

Gréta Csernik writes about the recent rise of Hungarian cinema.

5 years ago

Enyedi Ildikó filmje, Testről és lélekről – A magyar mozi

Csernik Gréta írja a magyar mozi közelmúltbeli megjelenését.

5 years ago

Adapting 300: Mise en scène & Visual Effects

Konstantinos discusses the movie and the graphic novel that was a major influence.

5 years ago

True Detective (2014 – 2019)

Konstantinos reflects on the narrative and character development of the television series.

6 years ago

Score to Screen: UP

Sureshkumar listens closely to the “Married Life” montage from Up, to examine how music is married to the moving images.

6 years ago