Ayaan Paul Chowdhury

The Wanton Bishops interview: Nader Mansour on bruises, blues and Beirut

While Beirut remains caught in the crosshairs of war, an indigenous band that boasts a ragtime conco...

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‘Citadel: Diana’ interview: Matilda De Angelis and Gina Gardini on reinventing ‘Citadel’ in Italy

There’s a particular thrill in building worlds — especially when the canvas stretches across contine...

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‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ movie review: Tear-jerking true story behind the man of steel with a heart of gold

In their new HBO documentary, directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui manage to soar above the Kryp...

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‘Slow Horses’ Season 4 series review: Gary Oldman’s caustic screwballs deliver a galloping forth ride

There’s something delightfully perverse about Slow Horses, that with its fourth season, continues to...

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‘The Elusive Samurai’ series review: Breathtaking period anime feels like a subversive successor to ‘Shōgun’

The summer anime season endured a bit of a glut this year, with few titles truly catching the eye. E...

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‘House of Spoils’ movie review: Undercooked Arian DeBose horror spoils its feminist broth

The latest dish in Amazon’s Blumhouse menu arrived under a silver cloche with a lot of fanfare, but ...

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‘The Rings of Power’ series finale review: Sauron’s delicious game of gaslighting finds epic stride in Middle Earth

The season finale of The Rings of Power’s second outing may not have completely answered every burni...

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‘Dandadan’ series premiere review: Eccentric occult outing is a genre-blending delight

The anime scene, currently basking in the glow of its modern shounen juggernauts — Demon Slayer, My ...

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‘Wolfs’ movie review: George Clooney and Brad Pitt turn up the charm for this smooth operation

Director Jon Watts’ latest non-franchise directorial effort, might just be the most low-profile high...

entertainment | 2 weeks ago

‘His Three Daughters’ movie review: Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne chart a soul-stirring sisterhood in devastating family drama

In His Three Daughters, director Azazel Jacobs crafts a delicate and tightly-wound meditation on fam...

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‘Transformers One’ movie review: Rip-roaring Shakespearean genesis story sparks new life in beloved franchise

Surely, a new Transformers movie paired with a Linkin Park resurgence in the same year, cannot be ch...

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‘Agatha All Along’ series premiere review: Kathryn Hahn’s campy resurgence is burdened by Marvel’s waning spell

Following the breakout success of Kathryn Hahn’s deliciously sinister Agatha Harkness in Marvel’s Wa...

entertainment | 3 weeks ago

‘My First Film’ review: Zia Anger’s moving meta-fiction is a stunning ode to failure

Zia Anger’s My First Film is a paradox — a (second) debut that is not just about making art, but abo...

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‘The Glassworker’ interview: Usman Riaz on bringing Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated feature to life

Usman Riaz never set out to make history; he simply wanted to sketch. His venture began a decade ago...

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Zia Anger interview: On ‘My First Film’, autofiction and working with Odessa Young

Zia Anger is not one to abandon a project, no matter how doomed it seems. Take Always All Ways, Anne...

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‘Strange Darling’ movie review: Willa Fitzgerald’s electrifying run elevates this subversive shocker

In Strange Darling, writer-director JT Mollner seems determined to take viewers down a twisted rabbi...

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