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Welcome to AWH Film Reviews! As a film-literate critic with a deep passion for cinema, I aim to bring you thoughtful and insightful reviews, opinion pieces, and curated lists that go beyond the surface of popular film discourse.
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The MCU Spider-Man Trilogy Sucks: Why Brand New Day Works (opens the original)
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For better or for worseOne thing very few of you who’ve been following my Substack know is that superheroes are quite dear to me. Growing up, there were very few touchpoints to highbrow cinema, or even classic American cinema. My parents brought me up on a healthy diet of Indian Masala films, Disney/Pixar animation, and superhero films. The latter caught my attention the most. I’d likely be looking forward to corporate office work for the rest of my life if it weren’t for Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man
My 3 Favourite New Watches from August (2026) (opens the original)
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Back with my new monthly series a few days late. Here, I talk about three of my favorite new watches from last month. I plan to limit these pieces to a maximum of one new theatrical release, so I get the opportunity to talk about older films. If you want to keep track of all the films I am watching each month, please follow me on Letterboxd. Without further ado, let’s get started.Where is the Friend’s House? (1987, Dir. Abbas Kiarostami)Iranian Cinema is a new frontier for me. I feel so grate
What Makes an Adaptation Effective? - Wuthering Heights and The Odyssey (opens the original)
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With the recent blistering success of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, there’s been plenty of discourse regarding the film’s accuracy to the text. As one expects with a three-hour adaptation of one of the world’s oldest surviving pieces of literature. Earlier this year, another box-office success garnered similar flak: Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights. The approach taken by each film raises fascinating questions regarding the extent of creative liberty a filmmaker is permitted t
My 3 Favorite New Watches from July (2026) (opens the original)
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Welcome to a new series I want to try out where I talk about three of my favorite new watches from the past month. I plan to limit these pieces to a maximum of one new theatrical release, so I get the opportunity to talk about older films, a rarity on my Substack. If you want to keep track of all the films I am watching each month, please follow me on Letterboxd. Without further ado, let’s get started.The Odyssey (2026) Dir. Christopher NolanI told a friend that I imagine watching The Odyssey to
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