The Tortured Poets Department album cover Two months ago, receiving Grammys for Midnights, Taylor Swift announced her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, to be released on April 19 2024. However, it was only just before the album’s release that she revealed the surprise within the promised surprise; “I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past two years and … [Read more...] about The Tortured Poets Department: Taylor Swift and the modern day dating despair
The Color Purple review: the Blitz Bazawule adaptation is both outlandish and exhilarating
This latest rendition of Alice Walker’s epistolary novel, The Color Purple, is once again a movie-musical that kicks the tragedy of the narrative into a dim-lit corner to bring the hollywoodish fantastical elements into play. The choice of such a fanciful genre to narrate a story of rape, domestic violence, and oppression black women face within the community, is both … [Read more...] about The Color Purple review: the Blitz Bazawule adaptation is both outlandish and exhilarating
Churuli : Lijo Jose Pellissery’s expressionism and Vinoy Thomas’ felonious spiral universe
Churuli (2021) is Lijo Jose Pellissery’s most critically acclaimed film after his 2019 action thriller Jallikattu, which portrays man’s primordial affinity towards violence and animalistic nature. It is an adaptation of Vinay Thomas’ short story Kaligaminarile Kuttavalikal (Culprits of Kaligaminar), and it explores the lawless life of a fantastical land called Churuli, located … [Read more...] about Churuli : Lijo Jose Pellissery’s expressionism and Vinoy Thomas’ felonious spiral universe
Alejandro Jodorowsky: the avant-garde filmmaker whose works are both daunting and uplifting
Alejandro Jodorowsky stands as a towering figure in the realm of cinema, renowned for his daring and surrealistic films that push the boundaries of storytelling and visual artistry. With a career spanning decades, Jodorowsky has carved a niche for himself as a visionary maverick whose work transcends conventional genres and narratives. From his early days as a mime and theatre … [Read more...] about Alejandro Jodorowsky: the avant-garde filmmaker whose works are both daunting and uplifting
Love, Action, Drama: 2024’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies to blast off your holidays
2024 has a lot to offer and entertainment this year will see a mix of colors. As everything from Bob Marley’s biopic to the most awaited sequels to Dune, Deadpool, Joker, Gladiator, Inside Out and many more gets released, it will indeed be a historically remarkable feast to all the cinephiles out there. Since most of the releases are adaptations and sequels, … [Read more...] about Love, Action, Drama: 2024’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies to blast off your holidays