Eddie Redmayne Archives

What JK Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts Can Learn From Our Ichhadhari Naagins

As Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald releases, we finally see the much-hyped Nagini – and she is underwhelming. Should just have asked us, JK Rowling, we’re the experts in poorly CGI’d shape-shifting snakes.

Kahini Iyer July 28, 2016

Pop Culture

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Review: Why Grindelwald is a Lot Like Today’s Politicians

Gellert Grindelwald’s tactics of demonising muggles, as a convenient “other”, can be seen in the divisive politics of the US, much of Europe, Brazil, and even in our India. Like a steadily growing number of our world leaders, Grindelwald understands the politics of fear, fake news, and populism.

Kahini Iyer June 12, 2016

Pop Culture

Fantastic Beasts and How to Screw with Muggles

Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them is an exercise in how art and advertising screw with emotions, and an example of how we fall for it every time.

Parthshri Arora April 1, 2016