Siddhant Adlakha
Expertise
Movies, Film Theory, Theatre
- Siddhant has worked as a filmmaker since 2007.
- Siddhant has been involved in theatre and the arts ever since an early age.
- Siddhant continues to work as a film critic and entertainment journalist for various outlets.
Experience
Siddhant is an actor, filmmaker, author, TV writer and film critic for various outlets including The New York Times, The Village Voice and New York Magazine.
Education
Siddhant has studied film theory and production at both an undergraduate and graduate level.
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Stories By Siddhant Adlakha
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This may sound like a joke, but it isn't: Paul Heyman has been giving one of the year's best performances on WWE and we should all take notice.
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With the DC movies finally embracing the idea that superheroes shouldn't be so dour, here are 10 fun DC characters we'd like to see on the big screen.
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In our Night Comes On review, we take a look at this captivating revenge movie, which features two incredible performances that deserve your attention.
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In the latest entry in our A Passage to India series, we explore Travelers and Magicians, a movie with a fascinating filmmaker at the helm.
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In our Days of Hate and The New World comic review, we take a look at two new comics that offer a distressing take on the future of the United States.
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Kelly Sue DeConnick, one of the creators of the modern Captain Marvel, is heading over to DC to take over writing duties on the company's Aquaman comic.
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Writer Grant Morrison and artist Liam Sharp are handling DC's Green Lantern comic relaunch. Could this be a testing ground for the upcoming movie?
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Gus Van Sants Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot may look like a traditional biopic from a distance, but its something very special in action.
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In this edition of A Passage to India, we examine Nagraj Popatrao Manjule's Fandry, one of the best feature debuts in recent memory.
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Lagaan revisited 17 years later reveals that the popular Indian film hasn't lost a step: it's a still a borderline religious experience.
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Millions of Americans grew up with Fred Rogers. But for a non-American, the new Mr. Rogers documentary provides a very different experience. Here is our non-American Won’t You Be My Neighbor review,
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Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction masterpiece, recently re-released in 70mm to celebrate its 50th anniversary, remains an enigmatic piece of genius…and a reminder of another age. Here is 2001 revisited.
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Now on Broadway, the latest chapter in the story of The Boy Who Lived is a fascinating tale of fathers and sons, and the passage of time. Here is our Harry Potter and the Cursed Child analysis.
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In our Noblemen review from the New York Indian Film Festival, we examine a film that is a tough watch, but a necessary one.
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After seeing Arshad Khan's Abu documentary, our own Siddhant Adlakha reflects on the story of a queer immigrant and how cinema works as a stirring self-portrait full of personal experiences.
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In our Venus review from the New York Indian Film Festival, we praise this well-meaning and big-hearted comedy about a transgender woman who discovers her son from a previous relationship.
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In our The Hungry review from the New York Indian film festival, we praise director Bornilla Chatterjee’s handsomely produced riff on Titus Andronicus.
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In our Nude review, we praise one of the best films of the year, a drama that explores a fascinating subject from an unlikely angle with grace and humanity.
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In our The Miseducation of Cameron Post review, we praise Desiree Akhavan’s honest and moving film, which follows a group of queer teens at at Christian conversion camp.
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Our look back at the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe concludes with one of the best and most ambitious films in the series. Here is Black Panther revisited.
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With its third Thor movie, Marvel cut loose and let a brilliant filmmaker get subversive and strange with a character in need of a makeover. Here is Thor Ragnarok revisited.
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In their first Spidey solo movie, Marvel found a way to explore the world outside of the Avengers. Here is Spider-Man Homecoming revisited.
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With his second Marvel film, Jams Gunn made a wacky space opera that is unafraid of exploring difficult and painful subjects. Here is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 revisited.
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When it came time to bring the Sorcerer Supreme to the big screen, Marvel embraced an international worldview and subverted western norms. Here is Doctor Strange revisited.
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After years of word-building and establishing characters, Marvel brought it all to a politically charged head. Here is Captain America Civil War revisited.
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After the bloated and ambitious Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel capped off its Phase 2 with something much...smaller. Here is Ant-Man revisited.
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It's been one year since the release of The Fate of the Furious, and the lack of Justice For Han continues to be a sore point for many fans.