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In 'Obsession', the horror of being recast for male desire
June 22, 2026 4:30 pm
Director Curry Barker’s work makes people, especially men, question the power imbalance in romantic relationships, but here’s a concern: One cannot unsee how the plot did not spend even a few seconds on the horror experience from inside Nikki’s head
Backrooms: The malfunctioning mind palace where the hype is greater than the film
June 18, 2026 8:19 am
Backrooms: Even if you walk in with a blank slate, you will walk away with your interpretation of this universe. But, it is fully possible that the interpretation won’t really match up to the hype around the film.
Widow's Bay review: Apple TV's cursed island show is a blessing in this horror season
June 18, 2026 8:19 am
Widow's Bay review: Horror-comedy is a tough thing to crack but Widow’s Bay hits the nail on the head because it treats its characters and situations seriously.
Obsession: Not 'male loneliness' or 'crazy girlfriends', this is only about consent. Period
June 03, 2026 8:22 am
Obsession: A large part of the Indian audience has unfortunately missed the point of the film entirely and has come up with insane theories where they have sympathised with the man, claiming that he is the victim of a toxic relationship.
To love today is to grieve one day: On the dog’s eye view in ‘Good Boy’
January 21, 2026 11:30 am
Human children grow up to become adults who understand love as something mutual, fragile and contingent. They learn that loss itself is a condition of attachment. Do our “fur babies” understand it the same way?
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is the perfect AI parable
February 25, 2026 8:28 pm
If Shelley’s Frankenstein was a warning to the Enlightenment, del Toro’s is a lament for the Anthropocene
This IIT graduate became the face of horror thanks to his work in Ramsay Brothers' movies, was 'kicked out' of Bollywood because of his scary appearance
September 07, 2025 10:35 pm
The actor who played Saamri in Ramsay Brothers' horror movies also played the villain Babu Gurjjar in Shekhar Kapur's 1993 seminal crime drama Bandit Queen.
The Conjuring Last Rites movie audience review: Horror film gets exorcised by the internet, fans call script 'the real demon' despite record pre-sales
September 05, 2025 12:37 pm
The Conjuring Last Rites Movie Audience Review: The film achieved record pre-sales in India, but fans on the internet are divided about whether the film is best way to the end the franchise.
'The Kapoors would laugh at us, but watched our films': Bollywood's 'other' film family also came from Pak, attained 'sleazy' success
September 03, 2025 2:47 pm
Hailing from the Sindh province in modern-day Pakistan, the Ramsinghania family moved to Mumbai after the Partition. The patriarch was penniless and destitute, and desperate for money, he decided to join the film business as Ramsay brothers.
'Weapons', 'Sinners', and the rise of absurdist horror in a broken world
April 17, 2026 3:44 am
Hilariously clueless, caught up in their own messes, adults in ‘Weapons’ are perpetrators at worst, bystanders at best
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Five reasons why you should watch Insidious The Last Key
January 03, 2018 6:00 am
In The Last Key, the fourth iteration of Insidious The Last Key that is coming this week, Lin Shaye's character Elise Rainier investigates a supernatural phenomenon in her old home. Here's why you should watch it.
Isolated purani haveli, Black cats, amavas ki raat & more: Horror film stereotypes that make us laugh every single time
October 18, 2017 6:18 am
These days, the horror films made in Bollywood are less horror and more comedy. The movies want to scare their audience but instead, they make us laugh. Directed by Rohit Shetty, 'Golmaal Again' that releases this Diwali, is a horror-comedy that looks like it'll make fun of all the stereotypes we've seen over the years.
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