Debopriyaa Dutta
School
St. Xavier's College Kolkata
University Of Delhi
Expertise
Body Horror, Queer Cinema, Sci-Fi
- Over the years, Debopriyaa has covered film festivals such as NYAFF, BUFF, Tribeca, Fantasia, and Berlinale. Her reviews coverage is mostly geared toward highlighting compelling indie films that tend to fly under the radar.
- She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic.
- Debopriyaa's published chapbook, Frozen Sparks: A Rhapsodist's Tale, is available worldwide, and her poetry has also been published in literary journals like Gideon Poetry and White Noise Magazine.
Experience
Debopriyaa is a poet, entertainment writer, and film critic who writes in-depth features, reviews, and op-eds on a diverse range of topics, with a specialization in South-East Asian perspectives in cultural media. She has been writing professionally about film since 2014, while also dabbling into the realm of digital content marketing and management for a span of six years. She is immensely passionate about imbuing critical perspectives about cinema with a poetic tint and is an ardent admirer of the cosmic horror genre. Debopriyaa's additional bylines can be found at publications such as ScreenRant, 1428elm, High on Films, and Digital Mafia Talkies.
Education
Debopriyaa has a bachelor's and master's degree in English Literature and Literary Theory from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, and the University of Delhi, respectively, which allows her to bring her robust knowledge about literary film adaptations and critical theory-based analysis to the table.
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Stories By Debopriyaa Dutta
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When The Twilight Zone won its first Emmy in 1960, creator and host Rod Serling was caught off guard and didn't expect to take home the award.
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To play Albert Einstein in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, actor Tom Conti had to look the part, and that apparently wasn't a happy experience.
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The Netflix crime series A Nearly Normal Family makes good use of perspective to bring its gripping source material to life.
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When it came to writing The Twilight Zone episode The Odyssey of Flight 33, Rod Serling got some help from his brother, an aviation writer.
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Barbie set a new record for the highest-grossing movie from a female director, but Greta Gerwig says the previous record-holder made her movie possible.
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When it came time to make Star Wars: The Force Awakens, everyone involved knew it was important to get the Millennium Falcon right.
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As terrifying as the Alien movies can be, they're nothing compared to to the horror of having to wear the xenomorph suit for hours on end.
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The Oppenheimer crew staved off a last-minute disaster by repurposing a set from the HBO series Veep for a key moment in the film.
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David Leitch hopes that The Fall Guy will shine a light on the stunt teams who still aren't eligible for their own award at the Oscars.
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Russell Johnson may have been a castaway in Gilligan's Island, but in The Twilight Zone he played two different characters who tangled with time travel.
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off isn't just an animated adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs The World - there's a lot more going on here than you might expect.
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The Impossible, starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, and Tom Holland, is climbing the charts on Netflix.
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When it came to the romance between Harvey and Donna on Suits, star Gabriel Macht had some issues.
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According to director Emma Tammi, Josh Hutcherson immediately grasped what makes the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise so special.
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Shah Rukh Khan has a gift for improvising one-liners, as he once again demonstrated in his hit action film Pathaan.
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Evan Ellingson, who appeared on CSI: Miami and My Sister's Keeper, as well as the Fox sitcom Titus, has tragically passed away at just 35 years old.
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This ouroboros of guilt, shame, and jealousy begins and ends with blood in the thriller Fair Play. Let's dig into the film's ending.
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The Kill Team, based on a true story and also the documentary of the same name, is now streaming in the Netflix top 10.
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Whether Cate on Gen V is completely consumed by bloodlust or not, she's the one we should watch out for.
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Sister Death, the prequel to Spanish horror film Verónica, has catapulted into Netflix's top 10. Here's why the nun-centric spookfest is worth checking out.
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Radiohead recorded a song for the James Bond movie Spectre, but the track ultimately wasn't used for the final film.
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Meghan Markle was 'convinced' she was going to be recast while she was working on the first season of the now-mega-popular series Suits.
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The latest episode of Gen V features events that crossover with The Boys, so let's get spoilery and dive into that.
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The Carol Burnett Show has influenced so many of your favorite comedians, but sadly, only a couple main cast members are still alive today.
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The elaborate water scenes in Stranger Things season 4 presented quite the challenge for the show's camera and cinematography departments.
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Yer fond of me lobster, aint’ ye? Here's an examination of Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse ending that analyzes its mythological and literary references.
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The latest episode of The Boys spinoff Gen V shows that its characters aren't antiheroes, they're just very flawed humans (with superpowers).