A new, vital film about AI, data privacy and the stranglehold of social media
Also: Reviews of the ‘Joker’ sequel, ‘Manvat Murders’ and ‘Wolfs’. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.
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A new show tackles a slew of grisly ritual murders in the 1970s
Also: Reviews of Ghaath, Taaza Khabar S2, Binny and Family and Love, Sitara. Here's a list of this week's top reads from The Reel.
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The delightful days and sleepless nights that went into Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’
Also: Read Atul Sabharwal’s original story ‘The Decipherer’, on which his movie ‘Berlin’ is based. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.
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Berlin that isn’t in Berlin, and Buckingham that isn’t in London
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After the shock of the Justice Hema Committee report on women in the Malayalam film industry, the way ahead
Also: Reviews of The Greatest of All Time, Visfot, Call Me Bae, The Perfect Couple and Tanaav season 2. Here's a list of this week's top reads from The Reel.
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A new show revisits the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight IC 814
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A documentary on Salim-Javed is high on nostalgia and low on insight
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How the actor Kay Kay Menon brought Sherlock Holmes home through the series ‘Shekhar Home’
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Where are the superheroes of Malegaon's homegrown movie industry today?
Also: Meet the X-factor behind the Raj and DK hits. Not to forget: reviews for the week. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.
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New this week: A show about superstition, generational trauma - and smart policing
Also: Ulajh has intelligence agents but not much intelligence; Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha is v-e-r-y s-l-o-w. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.
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The Deadpool and Wolverine mashup is finally here
Plus: An acclaimed Sri Lankan film about Indian tourists is available for streaming on the Prime Video channel Manorama Max. Here's this week's top reads from The Reel.
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Acclaimed actor Sheeba Chaddha reflects on her magnificent journey
Plus: A chartered accountant becomes a sex worker; strange goings-on in a new Pakistani show. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.
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An unearthed documentary on the Dalit movement by a French filmmaker
Plus: Reviews of Sarfira, Hindustani 2, Kakuda, Pill, 36 Days and Wild Wild Punjab. Here's a list of this week's top reads from The Reel.
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Why a 1973 film resonates; plus the slaughterhouse beckons in this week’s big releases
Also: Warm anecdotes from a Kamal Haasan biography. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.
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In Paradise, an Indian tourist couple travel to Sri Lanka to find a country in turmoil and their marriage under threat
Plus: Difficult daughters and mothers in 'Sharmajee Ki Beti'. Here's a list of this week's top reads from The Reel.
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An Indian filmmaker travels to Iran in search of cinema and poetry
Plus: Will Return to the Jungle mark a return of animated films in theatres? Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.
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A new spin on the Burari mass suicide returns; plus a biopic of Olympic gold-winning para-athlete Murlikant Petkar
As movie stars go to court to protect their ‘personality rights’, are they stifling creativity? This and other top reads from The Reel this week.
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Payal Kapadia made history at the Cannes Film Festival with ‘All We Imagine As Light. Here is the story behind the movie
As movie stars go to court to protect their ‘personality rights’, are they stifling creativity? This and other top reads from The Reel this week.
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The miraculous resurrection of a classic Indian film
Nirad Mohapatra's acclaimed Maya Miriga, restored by Film Heritage Foundation, examines the slow implosion of a joint family. Here are top reads from The Reel this week.
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India makes a splash at Cannes
This week: Payal Kapadia's remarkable film 'All We Imagine as Light' bows at the Cannes Film Festival. Plus, is the talented Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema's white knight?
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