Criticism may have ended with Daney according to Godard, but some zombies still roam in the wasteland of cinephilia.

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December 14, 2025

Tropes and Tensions: The Mastermind

(Focusing on spoilers in this article can be likened to J.B’s apoliticism in the film. The revolution needs you to read the full article! Okay, I am half-joking, but spoilers ahead.) Kelly Reichardt’s approach to genre hasn’t been one of inversion, but of dilation and destabilization. Her films haven’t shown an unwillingness to adopt genre… Continue reading

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About Me

I am Anand Sudha, a PhD in Applied Physics who dabbles in film criticism. I am a blank slate (mostly) who patches pieces of personality from everyone and everything I admire. Just consider me as an insecure William Blake from Dead Man. Somehow, I have tricked some magazines like InReview, Film Companion and Ultra Dogme into publishing my work, which you can access by clicking on the “Published Writing” page to look at my work for other sites and magazines.

My older blog contains some embarrassing pieces written during the heady arrogance of youth , but you can click on the link below if you want to see some of my older writing. I have imported some links from the blog to this site as they contain my more recent work. This blog will be updated whenever I have the time and mainly contains pieces published only here.

In case you were wondering about the tagline, the end of cinema and criticism in the Godardian sense points to an end for a certain tradition or mode of the art form, paving the way for newer modes. Of course, that critic is me. Sometimes, candour is mistaken for arrogance, but more importantly, silly jokes using French words have to be made.

For those who want to contact me regarding articles, you can send an email to anand.narayanan.n@gmail.com.

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Tropes and Tensions: The Mastermind