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Learning to See: The Intriguing World of Insects

A documentary about insects is a type of a film which one wouldn't pick to watch on a binge-watch weekend. Yet there's something different about Learning to See, a beautiful i...

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Tribeca Film Festival is for the Virtual Reality Enthusiasts

Virtual Reality (VR) is the latest form of storytelling in Hollywood. Among film festivals, the Tribeca Film Festival has one of the strongest relationships with VR, with seve...

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Did Critics go easy on the Phantom Thread?

Phantom Thread, the lush gothic romance from auteur Paul Thomas Anderson was the art-house film of the moment. For all his critical acclaim, Anderson’s films have never ...

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Haidar Ali @70 & His Familial Film Heritage: A Treasure Trove

Voter-India ought to be voting Nirbhaya (unafraid) in 2018/ 2019 also for the freedom of Film India, Fashion India and her rights. Padmaavat played under police-protection. Wi...

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Ninth Jagran Film Festival to connect with 18 cities this Year

India’s largest travelling film festival, now connects with 18 cities this year onwards.  The 9th edition of the Jagran Festival this year will reach two more citie...

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India is the 'Country in Focus' at the 9th KASHISH MIQFF

The 9th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival - South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film festival - will screen 140 films from 45 countries. India will be the 'Co...

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Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN' makes history by winning Pulitzer

Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN' was voted for the Album of the Year in the latest round of Grammy but he was beaten by Bruno Mars. But Lamar did make history by winning the Pulitzer. ...

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A Chinese Farming Project offers a Sustainable Future

China is grappling with a daunting conundrum: how to feed nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than one-tenth of its farmland while adapting to changing ...

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The Tenacious Problem of Surplus Men in India and China

A combination of cultural preferences, government decree and modern medical technology in the world’s two largest countries has created a gender imbalance on a continent...

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Bill Gates on Improving Global Health

Bill Gates has spent much of the past decade trying to improve healthcare around the world through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He spoke about the progress that ha...

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GENDER: LIVING ALONE, FINDING INNER STRENGTH

AkelaNest by Aparajita Krishna: A reflective, deeply personal exploration of single livi...

November 21 2025

TV: TRUTH RISES THROUGH THE DARKNESS

In this review by Monojit Lahiri, a relentless Bengali crime thriller unfolds with raw p...

November 20 2025

BOLLYWOOD: LOVE, AGE, CHAOS, REPEAT

A witty, uneven yet engaging romantic comedy, De De Pyaar De 2 explores age-gap love wit...

November 19 2025