Sudhir Srinivasan

Creating an iconic dinosaur

Glen McIntosh, animation supervisor of Jurassic World, had a quick chat with me about the making of the film, on the eve of its Indian television premiere Glen McIntosh spent almost three years working on Jurassic World. As animation supervisor, he was in charge of drawing, design, storyboarding, and heading the 50 animators who worked out of…

Train to Busan: Engaging, despite offering nothing new

It is incredible how quickly Train to Busan gets you to care about its characters. They are all archetypes, and none of their names register. This is how I remember some of them: gusty, funny guy with pregnant wife (Ma Dong-seok), selfish father (Gong Yoo), little girl with parental issues (Kim Su-an), homeless man (Choi…

The 10 commandments of Remo

“Evanukko sutta dosai, namakku vara madhri.”

What it means: Women are objects to be consumed.

The Accountant: An asset turned liability

For a while, The Accountant trundles on with a heavy sense of purpose, as though burdened by its own awareness of what it seemingly believes to be brilliance. A protagonist, Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck ironically asked to be emotionless), has a disorder that’s revealed through quick flashbacks. “I’d prefer not to label it,” says the…

P. C. Sreeram: Cinematography is all I know

“When the whole world dismissed me for being uneducated, photography helped me understand myself. With each click, life became pleasanter, and I found an identity.”