Martin Prakkat’s Nayattu—our first film from the Malayalam New Wave, streaming on Netflix—is a genre-fluid thriller with grave undertones.
We debate the film’s plot holes, discuss its handling of the Dalit struggle, and dive into its broad socio-political themes.
Later, we talk about the teaser trailer for Marvel’s Eternals, and wonder why in the world they chose to ignore director Chloé Zhao—and her recent Oscar wins—altogether.
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