Cinephilia Club

Whether you love it or hate it, there's no denying that horror recently has experienced a massive surge in quality. On that note, we have compiled a list of the 10 best horror movies for the Friday 13th theme! Some of these films centered on supernatural horror, while others focus on more realistic forms of terror, but all of them are phenomenal films that make us proud to be fans of the genre. Now let's sitback and binge watch these movies! 1. The Conjuring Series (2013 & 2016) In 1971, the Perrons move their family into an Island farm house and soon strange things start happening around it with escalating nightmarish terror. In desperation, they contact the noted paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to examine the house. What the Warrens discover is a whole area steeped in a satanic haunting that is now targeting the Perron family wherever they go. To stop this evil, the Warrens will have to call upon all their skills and spiritual strength to defeat...

In our Part 2 segment for Indie Cinema we have got you Powerful, small-budget and independent Indian films received not just widespread national attention, but also recognition in international film festivals. So for the fellow cine lovers, sit back and UNBOLLYWOOD yourself. 1) Court – Marathi This courtroom drama directed by Chaitanya Tamhane was an Indian’s official entry for Oscars. The film follows the trial of an ageing folk singer in a Sessions Court in Mumbai as he battles charges of abetment of suicide, because one of his songs might have incited a man to jump into a sewer. 2) Titli — Hindi First screened at Cannes International Film Festival, this movie went on to receive lots of acclaim. Kanu Behl’s debut feature is about a family, which you haven’t seen in Bollywood before. It’s the polar opposite of the happy, shiny creatures by the Barjatya-Johar brand of cinema. This family is in Carjacking business and wants the youngest member Titli ...

Indie is the short form of ‘independent.’ The films under this banner are often made by independent artists and filmmakers, released by small labels without the support of major studios. Cinema is one form of recreation that will transport you to another world. And if you are a cinemabuff, watch out for these movies that are rustic and true in every sense. Graceful in both its simplicity and complexity, indie is brimming with wonderful ideas and insights. Here are some of the movies that are giving competition to mainstream cinema. 1. The Big Lebowski (1998) Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Two goons mistake 'the Dude' Lebowski for a millionaire Lebowski and urinate on his rug. Trying to recompense his rug from the wealthy Lebowski, he gets entwined in an intricate kidnapping case. 2. City of God (2002) Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund Two boys are brought up in a sadistic neighbo...