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Sneha Narayan

Sneha Narayan

Starry Nights and My Obsession with Lists

Whoever created the word “listless” truly understood the disorientation of not having a list.

Oct 16

Starry Nights and My Obsession with Lists

Oct 16

Sneha Narayan

Being Indian: Empathetic Cinema Part 2

[This essay doubles as a review of the Tamil movie franchise Indian. It goes without saying, spoiler alert for Indian and Indian 2

Sep 7

Being Indian: Empathetic Cinema Part 2

Sep 7

Sneha Narayan

Empathetic Cinema: What I Think It Means and Why I Can’t Stop Talking About It — Part 1

[This essay contains spoilers for the films Kho Gaye Hum Kahan and Tár]

Sep 1

Empathetic Cinema: What I Think It Means and Why I Can’t Stop Talking About It — Part 1

Sep 1

Sneha Narayan

How Bridgerton Season 2 Was an Ode to Eldest Siblings

Catch me in the corner crying, how about that?

May 25

An Image shows Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma and Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in Bridgerton Season 2. The actors are in period clothing in the colours blue and violet. They look at each other.

May 25

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BABEL

I Am in Love with Our Newfound Obsession with Language in Our Films

Okay, this is going to be a rant and a half.

May 2

An image shows a snippet from the movie Anatomie d’une Chute. Sandra Huller as Sandra Voyter sits in court wearing a white top and black pants. Milo Machado-Graner, who plays Daniel in the film, is in the forefront.

May 2

Sneha Narayan

Catch ’em Dead or Alive: Are we making too many biopics about the living?

I am going to a French movie screening today, and all I can think about are biopics — what it takes to make them, write them, star in them…

Apr 15

Lily James is pictured as Pamela Anderson in a blond wig, a white dress, and a white jacket. She is seated next to Sebastian Stan, who is dressed as Tommy lee. He wears a black leather jacket and a black shirt that has the number 69 on it.

Apr 15

Sneha Narayan

Frame Focus: A pivotal scene in Anya Taylor-Joy’s The Menu

[This essay contains spoilers.]

Feb 17

An image shows actress Anya Taylor-Joy in her character of Margot from The Menu. She wears a pink dress and her hair is an in updo. She looks surprised and to her right at Ralph Fiennes, who is in character from the movie. He is in chef’s attire. There are multiple sous-chefs working in the background.

Feb 17

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Story Lamp Reviews

Sinister Symmetry: A look into the geometry of death in The Fall of the House of Usher

Mike Flanagan has done it once again with his new Netflix horror show.

Jan 11

An image shows the main cast of The Fall of the House of Usher standing in a triangle formation. From far left to far right are Rahul Kohli, T’Nia Miller, Kate Siegal, Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Henry Thomas, Samantha Sloyan, and Sautiyan Sapkota. The cast stands in a sombre room with the portrait of an old bungalow behind them.

Jan 11

Sneha Narayan

5 Notes From My Year in Books 2023

In 2022 I set a Goodreads goal to read 20 books and surprised even myself by reading 21. Now that it’s been a year, I can confess that it…

Dec 23, 2023

8 books are lined up in a standing position. From left to right, the books are: The Begum, The God of Small Things, In a Dark Dark Wood, A Wedding in December, Anxious People, Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Year of Magical Thinking, At Night All Blood is Black.

Dec 23, 2023

Sneha Narayan

Black and White: The Real Reason Black Swan is a Tragedy

I finally watched Black Swan, and well, it was horrifying.

Dec 16, 2023

An image shows Natalie Portman in a black gown. She has black eyeshadow and a sparkling white tiara on her head. She stands with one hand in the air and one on her waist. Black feathers fly all around her.

Dec 16, 2023

Sneha Narayan

Sneha Narayan

Writer, Copyeditor, Chronic Overthinker. https://linktr.ee/snehanarayan

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