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Timothee: Star of the Year or Plain Overrated?

One of the biggest stars on the planet is also one of the most polarising ones, at least for the admins of BhindiWire. Listen on for debates for and against Timothee Chalamet's rise to stardom, his Dune character, the disappointment over a new Willy Wonka, and much more.

Sarpatta Parambarai: How A Tamil Film Changes Boxing Cliches

Released in July, the Tamil boxing drama Sarpatta Parambarai (available on Amazon Prime) serves as a fresh update on familiar boxing cliches. In this episode, we discuss Sarpatta's cinematic and historical value while also delving into other boxing tropes with films such as the Rocky franchise, Raging Bull, and Toofan. 

'Based On A True Story': The Biopic Episode

The hosts are joined by a friend and fellow film geek Rishabh Gogoi as they ramble on biopics. We found out if the biopic genre oversaturated? How to reinvent it? Fiction over facts. To what extent is it justified? A biopic on a living figure or a dead one? Which will be more realistic?

'Being Nicolas Cage': A Conversation with Hollywood Stand-In Marco Kyris

Marco Kyris has served as Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage's stand-in for over ten years. His job mostly required to double for Cage in specific scenes or reshoots. For this, Kyris matches Cage's appearance and mannerisms and went on to be a part of classic Nicholas Cage films such as Face/Off, National Treasure, and Con Air. In a talk with BhindiWire, Kyris touches upon his career, his post-Hollywood pursuits, and his personal experiences with Cage and directors such as Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese.

Explicit Content: An Un-Adulterated Conversation

Since the 80s, explicit content has only risen in cinema all over the world. In this episode, we end up debating to what extent is such explicit content is justified, be it the profanity in The Wolf of Wall Street or the male gaze-driven nudity in Game of Thrones. Given that BhindiWire is an Indian collective, a discussion arises on the Indian censor board and its somewhat negative role as a 'moral saviour'. Amidst all the information overload, this episode also delves into our childhood experiences with explicit content, amusing porn parody titles (from Saving Ryan's Privates to ET The Extra Testicle), and much more.