Counter Arts

A time when rabble-rousers travelled from town to town

The blood sacrifices of Edvard Munch

From vision to virality — how algorithms are reshaping our cities quicker than you think.

Though hackneyed, the story was believable, and the protagonists made ‘This Time Next Year’ (2024) quite pleasant. (Some spoilers…

This is my story of how independence in the US showed me freedom, but connection in India revealed true meaning.

Kajol’s one-woman supernatural revenge saga has menace perpetually lurking in the shadows, posing a pertinent question: Who really is a…

Bodleian’s lost manuscript that blurs myth, fiction, and reality.

Old Bessemer Road, full of ghosts

This censored book remains highly relevant nearly 95 years later

I was labeled unstable for reacting to abuse. Yet the true loose screws, the powers that be, are never held accountable.

Thomas Clay’s stylish, majorly controversial debut feature is a savage political horror masquerading as a teen drama

The ‘Space Cadet’ filmmaker discusses her love affair with cinema and balancing her Hollywood work with her side hustle as an indie auteur

On care, dignity, and modern dating

The moment I realized our generation’s influence was never about creativity, just consumption

Or does Alex Garland need to get off the fence?

How Meghan Markle’s love may echo the very trauma Harry is trying to escape.

An analysis of the Indian movie, ‘Ponman’

A city made for walking

Why do I like reading biographies? Of course, you can answer this simply — I like to study people’s life stories, they inspire me…

This item Abigail put on John Adams’ honey-do list never got done, setting a precedent for American politicians

Imagine his voice commanding at the fore within the Vatican City.

Aamir Khan’s social film tugs at the heartstrings for its honest storytelling and unabashed Indianness

George Miller directs a stupendous Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon in his rigorous drama

What a new face, an old friend, and relocation taught me about staying.