Turning Homer's almost three-thousand-year-old epic into a three-hour blockbuster was never an easy task. But Christopher Nolan pulled it off with courage. He is famous for his time-bending and layered storytelling, and forcing that style throughout the original poem is quite difficult. Nolan t

On every Eid al-Fitr in Bangladesh, Dhallywood always offers new movies. For a very long time, the go-to formula was romantic drama that ended in overly used, choreographed fights. The audience gets bored, and movies don’t sell much. But this Eid brought some banger films of diverse genres th

On a slow weekend afternoon in Dhaka, Spotify shuffled to a song less heard. It began with a strangely familiar image: “Rooftops and crows/And guitars and away we go.” The song “Crows” by Orford mentions rooftop hangouts, the unnoticed birds in the grey skies, and the laught

Love, Death & Robots showed the vast potential of animated storytelling for adults in 2019. With David Fincher as one of its executive producers, the series quickly became one of the most successful shows on Netflix, known for its genre-bending anthology format, innovative animation styles, and tho

It has been a while since the MCU was without Team Avengers after the endgame. New characters are getting standalone films and series, and previously introduced characters are getting their sequels. Still, they are not bringing the same success as the Avengers. So Marvel makes a bold move with Thun

In 2023, Black Mirror's sixth season showed a noticeable shift from traditional technology-related anxieties into supernatural horror territory. This was evident in episodes like Mazey Day and the 'Red Mirror' branded Demon 79, which had mixed receptions. The seventh season premiered on 10 April,

What if Sreemangal, the tea capital of Bangladesh, typically requiring two to three days to explore, could be fully experienced in less than 24 hours? It might sound impossible, but that's precisely what we did. Two days after Eid, we impulsively planned a quick trip to Sreemangal, aiming to captur

Daredevil pioneers darker storytelling in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Since its inception, it has been gritty, grounded, and human. When the Netflix series debuted in 2015, it redefined superhero shows with its morally complex characters and brutally choreographed action. But after three