The Hustle promises to reimagine the nature of high-stakes swindling. They achieve this by having a feminist retelling of 1964’s Bedtime Story. The film has women (the well-cast Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson) be the fraudsters, exploiting, as Hathaway’s character puts it, men’s inability to imagine that a woman is cleverer than they are. 1. […]
Normal People dives into the beauty, complexities, and brutality of first love. It explores an intimate love with overlapping themes of class and the aftereffects of childhood trauma. A script and screenplay that does justice to the novel and a lead actor duo that lives and breathes their characters Normal People excels in depicting a […]
Crunchyroll Expo (CRX) is an annual convention held by Crunchyroll in San Jose, California, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. It is a three-day event held during August – September. The expo hosts exhibits and guest appearances by renowned people from Japan and the USA. It is almost like a Comic-Con for the anime […]
Characters in manga find themselves in another world quite often and this particular genre is called isekai. A character is transported to a parallel or a different world. The protagonist has to then survive in this place and adapt to new rules. One such work is Konosuba, a light novel series by Natsume Akatsuki. It […]
We all grew up watching Digimon and loved the adorable monsters who evolved into powerful creatures for battles. Unlike Pokémons, Digimons can talk, and their evolution is not a one-way process. The official Twitter account of Digimon Adventures announced the reboot broadcast of the anime episodes starting 7th June. The anime will air from episode […]
The Capcom Pro Tour is undoubtedly one of the most significant e-sport events. Since 2014, this yearly event has attracted the attention of fighting game enthusiasts all over the world. Unfortunately, this year, the Capcom Pro Tour events were shifted to an online mode as large-scale social gatherings are prohibited. Doubling up on the delays, […]
Solo Leveling is a South Korean webtoon made by Sungrak and Hyungoon, based on Chugong’s web novel of the same name. The former serializes in KakaoPage and the latter in Papyrus. Despite being around for a few years, and having a considerable readership, Solo Leveling hasn’t been available online officially till now. Tappytoons, an up […]
In the mood for some heartfelt yet woke reality TV? Queer Eye is back on Netflix with season five. Unlike the usual format of our Fab Five giving a makeover to eight people, this time it will be ten lucky people who will be touched by their magic. So this gives us two extra episodes! […]
First things first. This is a charity film and 100 percent of its proceeds go to Paul Newman’s foundation for children suffering from life-threatening diseases. I had to keep reminding myself about this fact every time I thought the film could not get any more regressive and then it did. The Healer is the story […]
Dragon Ball is an anime that has been widely disseminated across every nook and corner of the globe. It has vastly contributed to making Japanese culture and manga intensely popular in other parts of the world. It is the first anime in the vast Dragon Ball franchise, which consists of anime sequels like Dragon Ball […]
The Help is a southern melodrama that pushes for racial equality. As the tale of oppressed African-Americans, they are given their voice by a lone white do-gooder. Its moral universe is rendered in bright cartoonish strokes. The film’s journalist heroine is conveniently allowed to float free from the mores of culture (specifically 1960s Mississippi) she […]
America – you need a mirror right about now and where better to start if not art. One of the ugliest faces of US history – racial discrimination, is at large and the country is observing massive protests for justice. Here is a small but powerful list of artworks you can rely on for a […]
