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‘Vidaamuyarchi’ (2025): Tamil Cinema Goes for Breakdown

Directed by: Magizh Thirumeni || Produced by: Allirajah Subaskaran Screenplay by: Magizh Thirumeni || Starring: Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Regena Cassandrra, Arav Nafeez Kizar Music by: Anirudh Ravichander || Cinematography: Om Prakash, Nirav     Shah || Editing: N. B. Srikanth || Country: India || Language: Tamil Running Time: 150 minutes One aspect of contemporary … Continue reading →

‘Dhurandhar’ (2025-2026): Bollywood Grows Some Balls

Directed by: Aditya Dhar || Produced by: Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar, Jyoti Deshpande Screenplay by: Aditya Dhar, Shivkumar V. Panicker, Ojas Gautam || Starring: Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, Danish Pandor Music by: Shashwat Sachdev || Cinematography: Vikash Nowlakha || Edited by: Shivkumar V. … Continue reading →

‘Khakee: The Bihar & Bengal Chapters’ (2022, 2025) & ‘The Family Man’ (2019, 2021): The Expansion of Hindi Streaming Television

Created by: Neeraj Pandey [1, 2], Raj Nidimoru, Krishna Dasarakothapalli [3] || Written by: Uma Shankar Singh [1], Neeraj Pandey, Debatma Mandal, Samrat Chakraborty [2], Raj Nidimoru, Krishna Dasarakothapalli, Suman Kumar, Tusshar Seyth, Suparn Verma, Sumit Arora, Manoj Kumar [3] Directed by: Bhav Dhulia [1], Debatma Mandal, Tushar Kanti Ray [2], Raj Nidimoru, Krishna Dasarakothapalli, … Continue reading →

Hindi Indies, Volume 2: ‘Haseen Dillruba’ (2021, 2024) & ‘Dhoom Dhaam’ (2025)

Directed by: Vinil Mathew [1], Jayprad Desai [2], Rishab Seth [3] || Produced by: Aanand L. Rai, Himanshu Sharma, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar [1, 2], Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar [3] Screenplay by: Kanika Dhillon [1, 2], Aarsh Vora, Aditya Dhar [3] || Starring: Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey [1, 2], Sunny Kaushal [2], Yami … Continue reading →

‘Bangkok Breaking’ (2024): Over-the-Top in Every Way

Directed by: Kome Kongkiat Komesiri || Produced by: Kome Kongkiat Komesiri, Piyaluck Mahatanasab Screenplay by: Kome Kongkiat Komesiri || Starring: Sukollawat Kanarot, Sanya Kunakorn, Atitaya Tribudarak, Yasaka Chaisorn, Isariya Chanupala, Sonny Chatwiriyachai, Ekkamol Jamsai Music by: Terdsak Janpan || Cinematography: Thanat Kittikhun || Edited by: Weerapat Tembundit || Country: Thailand || Language: Thai Running Time: … Continue reading →

‘Kompromat’ (2022): There’s No Place Like Home

Directed by: Jérôme Salle || Produced by: Albane de Jourdan, Jérôme Salle, Marc Simoncini Screenplay by: Jérôme Salle, Caryl Ferey || Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Joanna Kulig, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Mikhail Gorevoy, Aleksey Gorbunov, Elisa Lasowski, Danila Vorobyov, Judith Henry, Igor Jijikine Music by: Guillaume Roussel || Cinematography: Matias Boucard || Edited by: Stan Collet || … Continue reading →

‘Trap’ (2024): M. Night Shyamalan Forever!

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan || Produced by: Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock, M. Night Shyamalan Screenplay by: M. Night Shyamalan || Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Night Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill Music by: Herdís Stefánsdóttir || Cinematography: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom || Edited by: Noëmi Preiswerk || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading →

Jaume Balagueró’s ‘Sleep Tight’ (2011) & ‘Venus’ (2022)

Directed by: Jaume Balagueró || Produced by: Julio Fernández [1], Carolina Bang, Alex de la Iglesia [2] Screenplay by: Alberto Marini [1], Jaume Balagueró, Fernando Navarro [2] || Starring: Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan [1], Ester Expósito, Ángela Cremonte, Inés Fernández, Magüi Mira, Aten Soria, María José Sarrate, Sofía Reyes, Fernando Valdivielso, Federico … Continue reading →

‘Ratsasan’ (2018) & ‘V’ (2020): What Genre(s) Are Serial-Killer Movies?

Directed by: Ram Kumar [1], Mohana Krishna Indraganti [2] || Produced by: G. Dilli Babu, R. Sridhar [1],  Dil Raju, Sireesh, Harshith Reddy [2] Screenplay by: Ram Kumar [1], Mohana Krishna Indraganti [2] || Starring: Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, Saravanan [1], Nani Babu, Sudheer Babu, Nivetha Thomas, Aditi Rao Hydari [2] Music by: Ghibran [1], … Continue reading →

‘Cell 211’ (2009): The Power of the Prison Drama

Directed by: Daniel Monzón || Produced by: Emma Lustres, Borja Pena, Juan Gordon, Álvaro Augustin Screenplay by: Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Daniel Monzón || Starring: Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines, Manuel Morón, Carlos Bardem, Luis Zahera, Vicente Romero, Fernando Soto, Marta Etura Music by: Roque Baños || Cinematography: Carles Gusi || Edited by: Mapa Pastor || … Continue reading →

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