Future of Cinema: OTT Platforms & Storytelling through Episodes
A recap of a panel discussion on OTT platforms that I attended during SGIFF 2019.
Thupparivaalan: A Journey of cold Logic into the warm world of Emotions
Mysskin daubs a criminal investigation with generous splashes of philosophy.
Francois Truffaut and the hallmark of a critic
The hallmark of a great critic is being able to identify the fundamental flaw in a film, when you criticise it. Truffaut does it beautifully in his review of Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Balloon).
Vikram Vedha: playing carrom without a board
Some filmmakers are happy performing superficial gimmicks and manage to fool a section of the audience that there’s some depth to their work. Karthik Subbaraj demonstrated this in Iraivi. Now it’s Pushkar-Gayathri’s turn in Vikram Vedha.
The Beauty of Blemishes
The true hallmark of a master is in using such blemishes to create magic.
Chennai 28 II Innings — the post-Pa.Ranjith Venkat Prabhu
You cannot simply ignore the sequel of a film that was so close to you that you knew each dialogue by heart. You do not simply shun the sequel of a film that depicted an essential part of your childhood on-screen.
Black Friday — a tortuous quest through twisting bylanes
Thoughts on a recent interaction session with Anurag Kashyap and Black Friday.
Parched
One of the key parts for the machinery of male chauvinism to operate in India, is women themselves.
Mahanagar and Abataranika: Adapting story to film
I believe a faithful adaptation is one that captures the soul of the original work and can choose to leave out any details that don’t add to it. I can see that Ray is a master at this.