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Why there is no Getting Past the Will Smith-Chris Rock Fiasco

Other than being chaotic and unpredictable this year’s Oscar ceremony will of course be dissected for the Will Smith-Chris Rock altercation that could both, have been avoided and dealt with better. All it did was undermine a night for cinema, especially for representation in cinema by two men who should’ve known better.
Posted inPop Culture

Bollywood Romances Don’t Work the Way They Used To

On paper, Brahmastra had every right to think it would revive the larger-than-life romance. The fact that none of the Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt spark translates on screen says a lot about mainstream Hindi cinema’s dated ideas, and the modern viewer’s demand for nuance.