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At Loggerheads

At Loggerheads

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In this podcast, two unemployed critics Vartika Rastogi and Sahej Marwah go head to head discussing and deconstructing culture, literature, and music through a critical lens.

They may often be at loggerheads with each other, but never without reason.
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Print to Screen: Roald Dahl's Matilda

At Loggerheads Nov 20, 2020

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Print to Screen: Roald Dahl's Matilda

Print to Screen: Roald Dahl's Matilda

In this episode, we talk about the 1996 screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's classic, Matilda. With one having (shockingly!) only watched the movie while the other has g̶r̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ read the book as well, we discuss our impressions of this story of a charming, bookish little girl: the aesthetics and politics of its translation from print to screen (and from England to America); Roald Dahl's usage of tropes; and the endearing strangeness of children's fiction.
Nov 20, 202020:41
Print to Screen: Du Maurier's Rebecca

Print to Screen: Du Maurier's Rebecca

In this episode, hosts Vartika Rastogi and Sahej Marwah talk about Ben Wheatley's 2020 screen adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's iconic gothic novel, Rebecca, starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Thomas. With one only having watched the movie while the other has read the book too, we discuss our impressions of the characters, aesthetics, politics, and use of the gothic in the movie, as well as how it holds up to its cinematic and literary predecessors.
Oct 30, 202019:10
Print to Screen: A Suitable Boy

Print to Screen: A Suitable Boy

In this episode, hosts Vartika Rastogi and Sahej Marwah discuss the BBC screen adaptation of Vikram Seth's 1993 novel, A Suitable Boy, directed by Mira Nair and starring Tanya Maniktala, Ishaan Khatter, Tabu, and Namit Das amongst others.
With one having only watched the show and the other having read the book too, we go at loggerheads over our impressions (no spoilers included) of the characters, politics, and aesthetics of the story, and of course, what got lost in translation. [Produced by: Shashwat Karkare]
Oct 23, 202022:46