I had the privilege of experiencing a Bangla play titled Katha Chilo Hente Jabo Chhayapath (lit. We Had Planned to…
Emotion Is Not Transmitted in Cinema, It Is Evoked
I have found my cinematic creations often lacking emotional attachment, lacking, more precisely, the grounding that allows the audience to…
What is the Utility of Cinema?
I had the chance to listen to Anand Gandhi at IFFI Goa last year. While many in the audience were…
The Problem with the Short Film
Film school equips you with the resources to make a short film: gear, guidance, sometimes even a little money. But…
Overthinking One Line in The Brutalist
Van Beuren, the patron, asks Laszlo, the architect, a question that seems simple on the surface:“Why architecture?”Why this field? Why…
From Auteurs to Algorithms: The Future of Directing
The idea of the auteur once elevated the director to a mythic position, a solitary shaper of worlds whose obsessions…
The Case for Belfast: why I wanted it to win Best Picture
It was really underwhelming to watch CODA win Best Picture today. It felt as if the Academy had slipped back…
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE :: Dissecting a Scene
NO SPOILERS! This is kinda offbeat post on this blog, but it sure is interesting. You will need to watch…
AK vs AK :: Clubbing Metacinema & Cinéma vérité
NO SPOILERS When I finished watching Vikramaditya Motwane’s AK vs AK, I was struck with how Motwane and his troupe…
GULABO SITABO :: The Sin of Quantification
SPOILERS! (It is really important to watch the film before reading this.) One of the films that was forced to…
Unobjective 