By Benjamin Joseph. This is not cinema that seeks empathy—it demands confrontation, defies simplicity.

By Tathagata Chatterjee. Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt once said, nations aren’t built by borders -- they’re held together by stories. And Sholay is one of those stories.

By Uttara and Sudarshan Shidore. To mark 50 years of the greatest entertainer, blockbuster, and the most successful Hindi film ever made, here's a quiz on the film, designed by Uttara and Sudarshan Shidore.

By Monita Soni. If you’ve ever held on to someone longer than you should have, this narrative will feel achingly familiar.

By Tathagatha Chatterjee. A charismatic cinema legend in his lifetime in Bengal, Uttam Kumar’s unfading brilliance continues to cast a magical spell across all generations -- his immortal legacy endures. A tribute to the Mahanayak on his 45th anniversary.

R Kalpana reviews Aap Jaisa Koi: Love is blind in this adult rom-com. But this infatuation lacks punch.

R Kalpana reviews 'Nayanthara – Beyond the Fairy Tale'. Why not enjoy this moment when there is so much of happiness, love and romance in two people’s life?

By Amartya Acharya. The success of the Holdovers is partly due to its depiction of the 1970s as a decade where people lived beyond being wallowed in cynicism.

By Jasmine Mishra. Review: Sitaare Zameen Par. The film ends on a heartening note – that our own ‘normal’ need not be someone else’s. The ‘normal’ simply doesn’t exist.

By Amartya Acharya. Because what is effective sci-fi, if not an allegorization of the times, of a world being utterly controlled under the stupid whims of a billionaire, or the exploration of the final frontier—space.

By Amartya Acharya. 'Sinners' has the space and potential to be political, to be historically accurate, and, yet...

By Tathagata Chatterjee. Ray’s masterpiece was not made to be liked. It was made to be remembered.

By R Kalpana. Vidhuthalai is not just a film – it’s a political document. A meditation on systemic oppression.