The Star Who Redefined Hollywood’s ‘Leading Lady’
In today’s Toast series, we celebrate the late Oscar-winning New Hollywood starlet, Diane Keaton — the woman who redefined what …
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15 Indian Films To Look Out For In 2025, 2026
From Anuparna Roy’s Songs of Forgotten Trees to Tanishstha Chatterjee’s Full Plate, here are all the Indian movies we’re keeping our …
The Film That Ended a Career (Almost!)
He made a movie so strange, his own studio fired him. He was blacklisted for a decade. This isn’t just …
Remembering the Sunny Brilliance of Robert Redford
In today’s The Toast series, we say goodbye to Hollywood icon Robert Redford, who gave so much to Hollywood and …
Mustang (2015) Review: A Poignant Tale Of Women Empowerment
Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s debut feature, Mustang (2015), begins with a line that could double as a warning: “Everything changed in …
Analysing Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved classic traverses several themes — humanity, selfhood, compassion and belonging. Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), however, derives its most enduring message …
Deborah Kerr: Old Hollywood’s Loveliest Lady (Who Went Rogue)
(This article was updated by Joslyn Jay on Aug 5, 2025 with fresh details and additional context). In our Toast …
Django (1966) Review: Bleak, Bold And Unforgiving
The path one is meant to tread is drenched in mud—the kind that seeps up to your boots and pulls …
The Distorted Legacy of Marilyn Monroe
“If I am a star, the people made me a star,” Marilyn Monroe once professed. The motion picture industry has …
12 Defining Film Trilogies Worth Revisiting
In the fall of 2003, as The Return of the King prepared to storm theatres, Peter Jackson confessed he hadn’t …
Jaws at 50: Trivia, Sequels & ‘Behind-The-Scenes’ Madness
In today’s edition of Legend Has It, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of iconic aquatic horror film Jaws and its …
Stolen (2025) Review: An Unsettling, Sharp Debut
Thrillers have long been OTT catnip—gun-toting, knife-wielding heroes, anti-heroes wading through murky conspiracies. But lets, for a minute, go all …
Adolescence (2025) Took Me Somewhere I Didn’t Expect
As someone who studies adolescent mental health and psychosocial dynamics of our digital culture, Netflix’s Adolescence (2025) struck a familiar …
A Quiet Brilliance: Revisiting 10 Overlooked Films of Gene Hackman
Few actors are as beloved outside the industry as they are revered within it. Gene Hackman was one of those …
12 Essential Films On Kashmir Issue (& Where To Find Them)
“If there is heaven on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here,” Amir Khusrao said, while describing …