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A (Dis)Honorable 2026 for Bollywood So Far? | Assi | Main Vaapas Aaunga | O'Romeo, Tu Yaa Main, Ikkis & many more! #190
Main Vaapas Aaunga (2026) · Jul 28, 2026
English Language Queer Cinema of Trash, Class & Classy Trash | Pink Flamingos | Benediction | Bound #187
Pink Flamingos (1976) · Jul 1, 2026
European Queer Cinema of Lack and Excess | The Meetings of Anna | Querelle | Stranger by the Lake #186
Querelle (1982) · Jun 24, 2026
European Queer Cinema of Lack and Excess | The Meetings of Anna | Querelle | Stranger by the Lake #186
The Meetings of Anna (1978) · Jun 24, 2026
Asian Queer Cinema of Alienation | Happy Together | The River | Tropical Malady #183
Happy Together (1997) · Jun 1, 2026
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu — How Can A Cynical Cash Grab be this Cute? #182
The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) · May 27, 2026
Sci-Fi Spielberg (Pt. 1) - Close Encounters with E.T & A.I | Countdown to Disclosure Day #181
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · May 21, 2026
Sci-Fi Spielberg (Pt. 1) - Close Encounters with E.T & A.I | Countdown to Disclosure Day #181
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) · May 21, 2026
Sci-Fi Spielberg (Pt. 1) - Close Encounters with E.T & A.I | Countdown to Disclosure Day #181
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) · May 21, 2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2 - A Legacy Sequel That's Actually Good?! #179
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) · May 4, 2026
Taiwanese New Wave & The Value of Slow Cinema | Taipei Story | Vive L'Amour | Millennium Mambo #161
Vive L'Amour (1995) · Sep 2, 2025
Taiwanese New Wave & The Value of Slow Cinema | Taipei Story | Vive L'Amour | Millennium Mambo #161
Taipei Story (1985) · Sep 2, 2025
Coolie (2025) - Who is at fault? | Also, Exorcism of War 2 #159
Coolie (2025) · Aug 21, 2025
28 Years Later - A Molotov Cocktail of Formal Experimentation and Narrative Subversion #157
28 Years Later (2025) · Aug 6, 2025
Bollywood's Artless Trash vs. Artful Trash | Nadaaniyan | Badass Ravikumar | Loveyapa #148
Nadaaniyan (2025) · Mar 15, 2025
Stanley Kubrick's The Shining - The Horrors of Everything (including Book-to-Screen Adaptation) #136
The Shining (1980) · Nov 1, 2024
Hammer Horror Films 101 | Dracula (1958) | Rasputin - The Mad Monk (1966) #135
Dracula (1958) · Oct 29, 2024
Stanley Kubrick's Ultra-Violent & Erotic Odysseys | Lolita | A Clockwork Orange | Eyes Wide Shut #131
A Clockwork Orange (1971) · Aug 27, 2024
Stanley Kubrick's Historical Odysseys | Barry Lyndon | Spartacus #129
Barry Lyndon (1975) · Jul 15, 2024
Stanley Kubrick's (Anti)War Odysseys | Fear and Desire | Paths of Glory | Dr. Strangelove | Full Metal Jacket #128
Paths of Glory (1957) · Jul 7, 2024
Queer Representation in Bollywood | Geeli Pucchi | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui #125
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) · Jun 14, 2024
Queer Representation in Bollywood | Geeli Pucchi | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui #125
Geeli Pucchi (2021) · Jun 14, 2024
Civil War (2024) - Useless or Useful Provocation? #124
Civil War (2024) · Jun 5, 2024
Masaki Kobayashi's Anti-Samurai Trilogy | Harakiri | Kwaidan | Samurai Rebellion #121
Harakiri (1962) · Apr 24, 2024
Masaki Kobayashi's Anti-Samurai Trilogy | Harakiri | Kwaidan | Samurai Rebellion #121
Kwaidan (1965) · Apr 24, 2024
The Imtiaz-Rahman Trilogy | Rockstar | Highway | Tamasha #120
Rockstar (2011) · Apr 19, 2024
Michael Haneke - The Austere Austrian Auteur | Code Unknown (2000) | Caché (2005) | The White Ribbon (2009) #118
Code Unknown (2000) · Apr 2, 2024
Murder Mystery Mubarak | The Last of Sheila (1973) | Gosford Park (2001) #116
The Last of Sheila (1973) · Mar 17, 2024
Dune Part Two - An Epic of Scale and Substance #115
Dune: Part Two (2024) · Mar 7, 2024
The Great, Good, and Garbage Men of Bollywood in 2023 | Animal 🤬| Sam Bahadur 🥱| 12th Fail 🥲 #110
Animal (2023) · Dec 13, 2023
The Serial Killer Obsession | Se7en | Zodiac | Red Rooms #108
Se7en (1995) · Nov 22, 2023
The Serial Killer Obsession | Se7en | Zodiac | Red Rooms #108
Zodiac (2007) · Nov 22, 2023
Mumbai Film Festival - MAMI | Part 4 | Ghaath | Indi(r)a's Emergency | Priscilla #107
Ghaath (2000) · Nov 21, 2023
Mumbai Film Festival - MAMI | Part 4 | Ghaath | Indi(r)a's Emergency | Priscilla #107
Indi(r)a's Emergency (2023) · Nov 21, 2023
Mumbai Film Festival - MAMI | Part 3 | Joram | Rajat Kapoor | Fallen Leaves #105
Fallen Leaves (2023) · Nov 12, 2023
Mumbai Film Festival - MAMI | Part 3 | Joram | Rajat Kapoor | Fallen Leaves #105
Joram (2023) · Nov 12, 2023
Mumbai Film Festival-MAMI | Part 2 | Kennedy | Maestro | Stolen #104
Maestro (2023) · Nov 6, 2023
Mumbai Film Festival-MAMI | Part 2 | Kennedy | Maestro | Stolen #104
Kennedy (2023) · Nov 6, 2023
Leo - A History of Violence on Steroids? #101
Leo (2023) · Oct 20, 2023
Khufiya — VB Puppeteers a Shayarana Spy #099
Khufiya (2023) · Oct 6, 2023
Jawan - The Angry (Old) Man in a New, Massy Bottle | Review w/ Curioser Adithiyan #096
Jawan (2023) · Sep 10, 2023
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani - KJo's Return to Form? But When Was He Ever Gone? #092
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) · Aug 9, 2023
John Wick: Chapter 4 - The Best Action Film since Mad Max Fury Road? #079
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) · Apr 3, 2023
The Fabelmans - Steven Spielberg's Thorny Love Letter to Art and Family #075
The Fabelmans (2022) · Feb 20, 2023
Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva - 😭 😡 🤬 #062
Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva (2022) · Sep 16, 2022
"Eat the Rich" Narratives w/ Film.Trance | Parasite | Knives Out & Us #059
Eat the Rich (1987) · Aug 24, 2022
"Elevated" Horror Films Discussion | Men Explained | Crimes of the Future Explained #054
Men (2022) · Jul 14, 2022
"Elevated" Horror Films Discussion | Men Explained | Crimes of the Future Explained #054
Crimes of the Future (2022) · Jul 14, 2022
Discussing Badhaai Do | Jalsa | Sharmaji Namkeen #051
Jalsa (2022) · May 10, 2022
The Batman - A Detective Story? #045
The Batman (2022) · Mar 7, 2022
Approaching Indian Cinema from the Outside w/ Film Critic Mike McCahill | A Brief Discussion on "Annette" and "Memoria" #044
Annette (2021) · Feb 26, 2022
Approaching Indian Cinema from the Outside w/ Film Critic Mike McCahill | A Brief Discussion on "Annette" and "Memoria" #044
Memoria (2022) · Feb 26, 2022
Gehraiyaan - Productively Complicated or Messily Plotted? #042
Gehraiyaan (2022) · Feb 15, 2022
Another Q & A that went on for too long...| Obscure Film Recommendations| The Marginalization of Art Cinema| Part 1 w/ The Bong Cinephile #038
Titane (2021) · Jan 9, 2022
Last Night in Soho - (W)Righteous Horror #033
Last Night in Soho (2021) · Nov 23, 2021
Sardar Udham — Biopic turned inside out? #026
Sardar Udham (2021) · Oct 16, 2021
Shershaah - To critique or not to critique? #019
Shershaah (2021) · Aug 24, 2021
Malik - What We Liked and Disliked #015
Malik (2021) · Jul 15, 2021