Amit Agarwal takes a close look at Mrinal Sen’s 1982 film Kharij.
Tag: English
The Neon Demon
Michael Derrick writes about Hollywood’s tryst with horror, and Nicolas Winding Refn’s polarizing film, The Neon Demon.
The Dead by Christian Kacht
Kasper Håkansson writes about a novel that is part historical fiction and part nightmare. What if cinema was a tool for world domination?
An Asian American Film Festival
Anusha attends Silk Screen film festival in Pittsburgh.
The Seen and Unseen
Priyadershini watched Kamila Andini’s film and attempts to recreate her journey.
Towards normalisation
Anusha writes about ReelAbilities Pittsburgh, a film festival with a difference.
On the perils of opining about a movie
Why watch a movie? Why write about it? Madhu has questions, and maybe some answers.
Of feet, burqas, and boundaries
Ramchander’s notes from Sg.SAIFF 2018.
In conversation with Girish Kasaravalli and Siddiq Barmak
Ramchander met the filmmakers when they were in Singapore, for Sg.SAIFF 2018.
Madras Film Screening Club
A short interview with the team behind MFSC.
From dawn to dusk
Jayanthi Sankar spends a day at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2018.
Amit Agarwal: Bringing a film festival to life
An interview with Amit Agarwal, Artistic Director of the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival.
A song across generations
A short essay by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar, about the potent power of nostalgia, and a song from the Hindi film Pakeezah.
About the sixth issue
A directory of features in our sixth issue. You could begin here!
Around the world with cinema
Film recommendations for many moods, in many languages.
Interview with the team of Tashi
Ramchander met the cast and crew of Tashi, an independent film shot in Singapore.
In conversation with B Prasanna
He composed our magazine’s theme music! But we spoke to him about other things too.
How Studio Ghibli brought Japan back to me
Julia Shiota writes about growing up Japanese-American; with art work by Clinton Tham.
Movie watching in the Gulf
Manishankar Prasad looks at how the Indian diaspora in the Middle East consumes films.
Why Bergman? Why not?
Amitava Akash Nag tells us what Bergman’s films mean to him.
Missing dosa in Delaware
Naveena Vijayan watches a gourmet film that leaves her hungry.
In praise of slow cinema
Kamila Kunda shares her passion for cinema that reflects the natural rhythms of life.
An exploration of emotional infidelity
Gayathiri looks at how this issue is presented in The Red Thread (Spanish) and Sathi Leelavathi (Tamil).
Paper art expresses a mega landscape change
Coco introduces us to Rob Carter’s stop-motion film Metropolis.
Snapshots from CIQFF 2018
Pradheep reports from the Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2018.
Kaala and Pa Ranjith the artist
Ramchander argues that Pa Ranjith’s filmography is never lacking in form, even if such complaints abound.
Do you watch cartoons?
A fabulous comic panel by Unaka, about the pleasure of watching animated films.
Standing Solo
Ramakrishnan takes us on a tour of Art Deco theatres in South Mumbai.
Behind the screen
Vishwanathan talks to those who make the magic of cinema possible—the men in the projection rooms, the ticket collector, the popcorn vendor.
The Golden Mile
Kurien visits the Golden Mile Complex in Singapore, where every kind of film-goer can find a movie to watch.