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Armchair Arbiters

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Armchair Arbiters

A Retrospective: The Curious Case of Qala

Kanishk Devgan -
Now that the dust has well and truly settled on 2022, and we wait poised for a summer of big Hindi film releases (although...
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‘THE CAR’ by the Arctic Monkeys

Yuvraj Nathani -
To entertain, in some way, is to surprise, to question, to tease, and even to ruffle. The Car, the 7th LP by the British...
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The Miniaturist of Junagadh–Deafening Silences and Blank Canvases

Saumya Singh -
Kaushal Oza’s short film is a gently crafted meditation on grief, memory, identity and art
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Season 6: A Pesky Peaky Compromise?

Yuvraj Nathani -
Disclaimer: Contains major spoilers for Season 6 of Peaky Blinders “It means you f*** people. F*** people over. Don’t give a f***. It means you covet...
Essays

83 and Lessons on Sporting Victories

Sneha Roychoudhury -
Kabir Khan’s 83 showcases how a record of the past responds to the cultural context of the present.
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Sir: Of Domestic Workers Who Risk Dreaming And Falling In Love

Saumya Singh -
Rohena Gera’s ‘Sir’, while subverting the popular portrayal of domestic workers in Indian Cinema, is authentic to the core.
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MANU JOSEPH’S ‘DECOUPLED’ REVIEWS THE CRITIC

Joseph Antony -
Characters are revived in each episode and the central predicament of the separating couple lives on even as the story makes excursions into Indian political life.
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‘The Half of It’ and the Language of Love

Shanna Jain -
Alice Wu’s second feature film is about finding the right words.
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The Little Women of A New Age

Shanna Jain -
Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s nineteenth-century novel is still both radical and relevant.
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Juice: On Indian Dinners Where Families (Mistr)eat Together

Sonal Dugar -
Neeraj Ghaywan’s short film unflinchingly sheds light on everyday misogyny through an intimate, Indian family get-together.
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