Siddhant Adlakha

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Siddhant Adlankha is a New York-based critic and entertainment journalist originally from Mumbai. He has written for various publications including The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Guardian and New York Magazine.

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Wes Anderson’s Age of Anxieties

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jun 14, 2023 In “Asteroid City,” flying saucers and mushroom clouds cast shadows over the auteur’s signature palette. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Film

Festival of Riches: Cannes Premieres by Godard, Wenders, Scorsese and More

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jun 7, 2023 Our critic’s top picks from this year’s stacked program. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ken Loach Forever

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jun 5, 2023 The maestro’s final film is a parting plea for solidarity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Europe

The Death Camp Next Door

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig May 23, 2023 Jonathan Glazer unsettles with “The Zone of Interest.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

“R.M.N” Explores the Banality of Hatred

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Apr 27, 2023 Cristian Mungiu’s latest film quietly, then violently, reveals unseen human cruelties. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

How Not To Make an Eco-Thriller

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Apr 6, 2023 Daniel Goldhaber’s radical heist film fails to make its case, says Truthdig's film critic, Siddhant Adlakha. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic

Film

The Cinematic Language of Disability

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Mar 13, 2023 Teemu Nikki’s 2021 romantic thriller is equal parts visual experiment and riveting narrative. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

Ant-Man’s Take on Policing Shows Arrested Development

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Feb 14, 2023 Marvel’s latest is a tonally jarring fantasy and hollow political allegory. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Liberating Lucha Libre

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Feb 10, 2023 A film review of the Sundance biopic bought by Amazon, "Cassandro," which sanitizes a harrowing tale of real-world homophobia in professional wrestling. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

The Sound of Silence On Screen

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jan 23, 2023 An experimental Sundance documentary that upends audio-visual conventions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

The Dissident’s Camera

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 16, 2022 Jafar Panahi’s final film before his imprisonment is also his most self-reflexive. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fathers, Daughters and Videotape

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 8, 2022 “Aftersun” is anything but simple. Its moving tapestry of abstractions is the most precise and devastating piece of cinema this year. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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