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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Fate: The Winx Saga was an apparent hit for Netflix before the streamer canceled the fantasy series after two seasons. Here's what happened.
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Among Stephen King's latest recommendations are a horror series that's gotten a pretty dismal response from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Dracula may be the most famous vampire story ever, but there's an often overlooked horror novella that helped establish the genre before it.
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Glen Powell missed out on roles in a number of future blockbusters when he was younger. He also narrowly avoided starring in this massive sci-fi flop.
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A famous Stargate SG-1 two-parter episode was initially envisioned as a theatrical film. Here's why the plan ultimately changed.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios have countless classics under their banner, but only one film has earned a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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What's the best movie about Wall Street? According to IMDb, there's one clear winner, and no, it's not Oliver Stone's Wall Street.
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Bungo Stray Dogs can create confusion for newcomers due to its various arcs and timelines. Here's the correct order for watching the anime.
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An animated short film adapted from a very early Stephen King story came out this year, and you should definitely check it out.
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11.22.63 isn't your average Stephen King story, and the author's idea for a potential sequel isn't necessarily straightforward either.
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The Rotten Tomatoes score of Sony's latest Marvel movie, Kraven the Hunter, is about as poor as you might have expected, which is bad news for the studio.
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There are five movie scripts that Nicolas Cage has read where he knew, right away, he had to be involved in bringing them to life.
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The 2002 dystopian sci-fi action film Equilibrium (and pre-Batman Begins Christian Bale's lead performance therein) deserves more attention.
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Stargate SG-1 veteran Christopher Judge once pitched an intriguing spinoff series involving his character, Teal'c of Chulak.
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The film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series was a massive disappointment. But the movie has now become a hit on Netflix.
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While some movies that end up ranked high on IMDb might be questionable, here's one classic that deserves its placement.
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Stephen King's pick for the worst horror movie he's ever seen also happens to be a very important film when it comes to the genre's history.
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The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling took inspiration from an eerie real-life incident for the season 5 episode 'Mr. Garrity and the Graves.'
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An action thriller starring Denzel Washington was originally written to be one of the sequels in Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry series.
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James Gunn's DC Universe officially begins with Creature Commandos. Here's a guide to the animated series' main characters and voice actors.
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Horror movies are usually about death in some regard, yet these five films manage to be effectively scary without anyone actually dying in them.
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While Cobra Kai season 6 part 2's Axel Kovacevic is very much a breakout role for Patrick Luwis, it's far from his first time acting on TV.
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Pedro Pascal's Roman general character in Gladiator II ends up being much more than a simple foil to Paul Mescal's Lucius.
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Santa Claus isn't the only one coming to town soon. Here's how you can catch Art the Clown in the horror hit Terrifier 3 at home.
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There are fun bad movies and then there's the lowest-rated movie on IMDb, which is anything but a pleasure to watch (guilty or otherwise).
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Die Hard is full of rewatchable moments, but Bruce Willis' favorite scene from the film doesn't get talked about as much as others do.