She is perhaps one of the most badass characters in the Marvel Universe, a human with no superhuman capabilities but having reached the pinnacle of human abilities. Even without technology or otherworldly powers backing her, she stands tall alongside the Avengers and helps them with capabilities paralleling theirs. The only … Continue Reading
The Essence of Movies: the Critic VS the Viewer
IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic are three of the most popular movie rating and review websites, trusted by the audience without scepticism. A large proportion of viewers rely on their ratings before deciding to explore a new film. Hence, the question arises – are these ratings, accessible by a … Continue Reading
The Manic Pixie Dream Girl: A Nightmare For Women In Films
Rewind to the year 2005- women in movies had a new stereotype, of teaching, not just men, but even gorillas (see: King Kong) how to unironically live, laugh, and love. Such female characters compelled Nathan Rabin, a fed-up movie critic who perhaps didn’t want a bubblier-than-champagne woman to teach him … Continue Reading
On-Screen vs. On-Stage: The Case Of Heathers
Artistic expression has a tendency to be perceived differently with different mediums. Even when narrating the same story, mediums as similar as film and theatre can vary exponentially. An example of these differences and their subsequent inequal interpretations can be seen between the 1988 cult classic Heathers and its off-Broadway … Continue Reading
A Fireside Chat with Ratna Pathak Shah
Any popular personality from the glamorous world of entertainment radiates a feeling of panache from their mere presence. From being on the sets of future blockbuster films to attending gatherings and celebrations with the bourgeois, their personality is elusive, almost disconnected with that of the lives of their fans, whose … Continue Reading