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Ocean’s 8: What a Way to Cap the Year of the Woman
The utter coolness of Ocean 8’s trailer is especially heightened because it comes in a year where the prevailing climate is being dictated by women.
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Pankaj Tripathi: Gracing Aliases
Pankaj Tripathi has appeared in seven films in 2017 alone, playing disparate roles that stand testament to his versatility. And, yet Bollywood’s most gifted performer this year is unlikely to feature in roundtables or win awards.
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Growing Up, Letting Go, and Other Life Lessons from Toy Story
Toys become our first friends, ones that we not only choose, but also shape in our own minds. For me, the appeal of Toy Story stems from the love and care we give to our toys; the investment of imagination and the fantastic appeal of a story world that we co-author with these playthings.
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How Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag Taught Us the Art of Female Coping
Phoebe Waller-Bridge reclaims the idea of female coping in Fleabag. It remains a mordant exploration of what comes into play when women aren’t made to obsess over terminating the umbilical cord of pain, but instead taught to cope by tolerating it.
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F.R.I.E.N.D.S: The Reunion Review: The One Filled with Domino’s-Level Cheesiness & Topped with Nostalgia
The beauty of F.R.I.E.N.D.S is that it’s the serialised equivalent of the pizzas the gang constantly scarfes down. It may be too bland, too stodgy, but it’s also the quintessential comfort food. F.R.I.E.N.D.S: The Reunion is a reminder of that. It’s cheesy, yes but it’s not wholly devoid of charm.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Review: An Affectionate Portrait of ’60s Hollywood
Most movies look to use nostalgia as a tool, but Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s ninth feature, seems to have cracked the code on using it as a weapon. It’s a detailed time-machine leading to the Hollywood backlots of the ’60s, only reimagined in Tarantino’s own flamboyant image.
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Are You Smarter Than a Flat Earther?
The Flat Earth Society is like Scientology for fools. Both are based on equally ridiculous theories, but flat-earthers don’t have to go through half as much propaganda to be convinced.
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Isle of Dogs Review: A Biting Comment Against America’s Rabid Politics
Isle of Dogs is a testament to the urgent need for animated movies to address socio-political context. Just like last year’s Paddington 2, Wes Anderson also emphasises the power of kindness and the importance of embracing outsiders instead of expelling them.
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Sacred Games Season 2 Review: Netflix’s Gangster Drama Has a Ganesh Gaitonde Problem
The second season of Sacred Games remains intriguing and baffling at the same time. It insidiously sprawls and at times, there is no differentiating between intent or accident, quality or scale. Moreover, it has a visible Gaitonde problem, a gospel it has built and now can’t shake.
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Comment of the Week: The Vivek Agnihotri Edition
Welcome to Comment of the Week, where we psychoanalyse ourselves and try to understand what people are trying to tell us. Brought to you by Arré’s resident psychoanalyst and therapist, Sigmund Fried.