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This is Your Brain on Dudebro

I wasn’t expecting much out of Baywatch. But beneath the testosterone-porn that the film disguises itself as, I’ve realised it is actually a riveting documentary about a world dictated entirely by dudebros.

Poulomi Das July 13, 2016

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We’ve All Been Up Schitt’s Creek & Catherine O’Hara’s Moira Rose Made It a Little Better for Us

The story of the riches-to-rags Rose family in Schitt’s Creek struck a chord with the world during the pandemic. And the character who is the gateway drug that hooks you upfront is the wondrous, certifiably insane Moira Rose.

Kahini Iyer July 13, 2016

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The Oddly Empowering Nature of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives

The reality show can be cringe at times, but it is also oddly empowering in the sense that these women would not come to our screens if not sought out for who they are, rather than what they could have been.

Takshi Mehta July 13, 2016

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Gun-Fu, Assassins, & Kevlar-Clad Canines: John Wick is the Gift that Keeps on Giving

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum does not have the luxury of low expectations like the first two films in the franchise. And with the bar set higher than ever before, John Wick manages to clear it yet again, in a dapper Italian suit to boot.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 12, 2016

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How to Spot a Neo-Shiv Bhakt

Let’s celebrate this Mahashivratri by acknowledging the neo-Shiv Bhakt, or Urban baba. He doesn’t go on any pilgrimages but he sure has a lot of special “prasad”.

#VALUE! July 12, 2016

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How to Sing Your Way to Manhood

“Galti Se Mistake” from Jagga Jasoos is the latest in a tradition of Hindi film songs that celebrate men coming of age.

Damini Kulkarni July 12, 2016

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Logan: The Darkest Knight Rises

Logan uses its advantage of being the last film in a series to get away from superhero tropes. It tries to combat the grand question: Why are superheroes important?

Parthshri Arora July 11, 2016

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Wonder Woman and the Loss of Innocence

The story of Wonder Woman is the story of mankind’s innocence lost – our submission to the uselessness of war and the futility of structure to fight corruption.

Parthshri Arora July 11, 2016

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“Kaagaz Nahi Dikhayenge”: From Streets to the Spoken Fest, Protest Poetry is Everywhere

In the age of CAA, words are the weapons on the tongues of wounded artistes. I witnessed the power of poetry first-hand at Mumbai’s Spoken Fest, where Varun Grover reiterated, “Kaagaz Nahi Dikhayenge” and Faye D’Souza asked, “Is the government reading the Constitution?”

Anand Holla July 11, 2016

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20 Years of Boys Don’t Cry: A Look at the Complicated Legacy of the Transgender Drama

When Boys Don’t Cry released in 1999, it started a conversation about the trans community. But the movie is not without its flaws. It is criticised for inaccurate casting – Hilary Swank, a cis straight woman essaying a trans man – and for being ambivalent regarding its protagonist’s trans identity.

Mavis D'Silva July 10, 2016