Even though the year 2020 received a lot of backlash for being a wild roller-coaster ride, one can not overlook that most of us got introduced to a plethora of movies and songs, which helped us make it through this year. It doesn’t matter whether you are a rom-com-person or … Continue Reading
The Social Network—A Ten-Year Status Update
‘What’s on your mind?’—Ten Years of The Social Network
Ten years on, The Social Network is still the sensation it was in 2010. Few films have captured the sheer speed at which tech startups grow, thrive—and in some cases—crash and burn into oblivion.
If your inner Harvey Specter is looking … Continue Reading
A Brief History of Time (with Christopher Nolan)
Christopher Nolan, the renowned filmmaker, is a master of mind games. His storytelling heavily involves the use of time, deception, and individual identity. Unconventionally narrated and carefully structured, his movies simplify the themes of epistemology. Intriguing approaches to otherwise bland ideas of philosophies appeal to many cinema-goers, enrapturing them in … Continue Reading
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl– Fact v/s Fiction
The surge of involvement of women in the fields of Defence such as navy, airforce, and army has given rise to a plethora of movies in Bollywood revolving around it. One of these is Netflix’s recent release Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, which depicts the story of the first Indian … Continue Reading
Movie Posters: A Film in A Frame
A dazzling colour scheme, a clever concept and a grabbing image—that’s all it takes to capture your interest in a film. An art form in its own right, movie posters have long been a huge part of movie promotion. A method of visual communication, they enable producers around the world … Continue Reading
Romanticism of Abuse in Media
The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, Kabir Singh, 365 Days—what do all of these shows and movies have in common?
No, it is not the inability of male leads in these to keep their shirts on. Neither is it the poorly written, seemingly empty, out-of-depth female characters that serve but a … Continue Reading
MTTN Recommendations: India’s Best Movies of 2019
There are three things that almost every Indian has an opinion about – politics, cricket and cinema. With the rise in the number of streaming services and increasing demand for better content, there has been a substantial improvement in the quality of movies during the past few years. 2019 has … Continue Reading
Spotlights and Film Scores
You’re in the theatre watching a movie, it’s a Friday night and you want a break from the harsh real world, away from all your troubles.
The movie is Interstellar and you watch the sweet-talking protagonist Dr Cooper scurry across inter-dimensional portals & wormholes, exploring the depths of the universe, … Continue Reading
To Gruber and To Snape
“Always”.
Who would have imagined that one simple word could ever mean so much to millions of people all over the world? One word that would teach so many people what love is. Every single ‘witch’ and ‘wizard’ reading this will be able to understand who is being referred to … Continue Reading