Rowdy Rathore is Really Great… as Long as You’re Akshay
When I was in India in the summer of 2012, I was with a gaggle of white people who were looking for a movie to watch. I remember everyone watching […]
PK is Pretty Killer (but LOL u called a guy “Pretty”)
Like all of Rajkumar Hirani’s films, PK manages to evoke the perfect balance of laughter and tears while spreading a message that needs to be heard. The film is similar […]
Happy Ending: despite a literally formulaic plot, it is sort of revolutionary
There is nothing new about Happy Ending. Everyone has already seen Saif Ali Khan playing a shameless sadak ka kutta, fucking a whole bunch of dumb white girls until he finally finds […]
Movement & Gendered Spaces in “The Lunchbox”
The essence of any city is found in the way things and people move around it, and no film yet captures Mumbai’s essence as well as The Lunchbox. This is […]
Mary Kom: Another Hero-Driven Sports Film
From the very beginning of Mary Kom, Priyanka-as-Mary commands the screen and the ring with hero-levels of power, strength, and confidence. Priyanka could not have been a better choice for Mary; she looks nothing […]
Mardaani: A Bollywood Film In Which A Girl Gets Raped & It’s Not A Joke
There is a scene in Mardaani where Shivani Shivaji Roy’s husband’s office is attacked, his face is tarred, and a necklace of shoes is put around his neck. Under the […]
Satyamev Jayate: on rape and the start of season 2
There is a stigma around talking about certain subjects in India, resulting in a lack of public awareness surrounding many issues. Additionally, films are such a central part of Indian […]
