Posted inPop Culture
Ocean’s 8: What a Way to Cap the Year of the Woman
The utter coolness of Ocean 8’s trailer is especially heightened because it comes in a year where the prevailing climate is being dictated by women.
Posted inDisArré
Exclusive! PIL Against Sanjay Dutt and Govinda for Ande Ka Funda!
On the heels of the Gujarat HC notice on Pokémon Go, we carried out an intense eight-hour investigation into public interest litigations that never saw the light of day.
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Pankaj Tripathi: Gracing Aliases
Pankaj Tripathi has appeared in seven films in 2017 alone, playing disparate roles that stand testament to his versatility. And, yet Bollywood’s most gifted performer this year is unlikely to feature in roundtables or win awards.
Posted inBollywood
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Review: The Lesbian Love Story a Post-377 India Needs
A small-town lesbian love story might make Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga the most unexpected romance of the year, but equally riveting is its secondary plot. The Sonam Kapoor-starrer needs to be lauded for its honest portrayal of parent-child relationships, and exactly how far Indian children go to not disappoint their parents.
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Growing Up, Letting Go, and Other Life Lessons from Toy Story
Toys become our first friends, ones that we not only choose, but also shape in our own minds. For me, the appeal of Toy Story stems from the love and care we give to our toys; the investment of imagination and the fantastic appeal of a story world that we co-author with these playthings.
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Main Aur Meri Tanhai: Instagram’s “Ask Me a Question” Feature is Peak Loneliness
Instagram once saved us from the mundane mediocrity of Facebook, one pretty photo at a time. But its new “Ask Me a Question” feature is the epitome of modern loneliness: A way to convince yourself that your followers are actually interested in your life.
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Luck’s Not Always a Lady
Seduction is the enemy on a roulette table. And for fortune’s favour, you've got to make some brave choices.
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Photograph Review: Ritesh Batra Continues His Romance with Melancholy and Mumbai
Photograph marks Ritesh Batra’s return to writing and directing a Hindi feature film six years after The Lunchbox. His “star-crossed lovers” are separated by class, religion, and aspiration. And yet, both of them lead their lives for others, in this coming-of-age story.
Posted inModern Family
My Mama’s Baby in Sickness and in Health
My mother and I lived under the same roof after two decades and clashed, as mothers and daughters do, about “settling down”. All that changed when I got a renal tumour.
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How Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag Taught Us the Art of Female Coping
Phoebe Waller-Bridge reclaims the idea of female coping in Fleabag. It remains a mordant exploration of what comes into play when women aren’t made to obsess over terminating the umbilical cord of pain, but instead taught to cope by tolerating it.