Them Series Review: Shocking, relentlessly horrific, but brilliant
Amazon’s excellent horror series Them is so hard-hitting and shocking that it ought to come with multiple trigger warnings
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This crime-thriller stands tall with its simple, straightforward storytelling and some brilliant performances
Nigerians love Bollywood: Namaste Wahala director Hamisha Daryani Ahuja
Hamisha, the director of the Indo-Nigerian film, Namaste Wahala, which is currently streaming on Netflix, talks about the film, her career, and more
Drishyam 2: Guilt, as a threat to self
Drishyam 2 is the second half of a testament that states that “humans are selfish by nature”. While Drishyam explored the idea of a family, as a world, for which a man will go to any extent to protect, Drishyam 2 states that a man can be so self-centered – again the ‘self’ being his world – that anything beyond that world doesn’t matter, until it poses a threat.
Yeon Sang-ho: Zombie films reflect reality
The Train to Busan director, speaks about the film’s sequel, Peninsula, and the parallels between his fictional world to our real one that is ravaged by a pandemic
Urvashi: Some things like love, family, and affection never change
The actor, who has been lauded for her roles in the Diwali releases, Soorarai Pottru and Mookuthi Amman, speaks about devotional films, being known for comedy, and much more
Nikhil Dwivedi: Nagin is the most organic woman superhero character
The actor, who plays a pivotal role in the latest Sony LIV hit series, Scam 1992, speaks about his role in the series, being an outsider in Bollywood, and about the upcoming Nagin trilogy
Kalyani Priyadarshan: Maanaadu cast and crew is a fun team to work with
The actor speaks about being a part of the ambitious Amazon Prime anthology, Putham Pudhu Kaalai
Freedom Writers of Chintadripet
If one takes a walk in the Iyya Mudali street in Chintadripet, it is highly unlikely that the slowly fading noises of school children praying in unison, will be any indication to the world of stories that one will be transported to on stepping inside the old, raw structure – a world of negligence, drugs, alcohol, violence and death