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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M. Night Shyamalan had his eye on casting Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman in Signs at one point. Here's why they passed on his alien invasion thriller.
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Cameron Diaz has made a lot of movies, but there's one title that stands above the rest, at least according to Rotten Tomatoes.
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Mike Flanagan isn't rushing to make his series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower, and he has every reason to take his time.
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The Mission: impossible - The Final Reckoning trailer teases the unexpected return of an important element from an earlier Mission: impossible film.
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There's only one movie Stephen King has ever walked out of, and it was directed by the maestro of Bayhem himself, Michael Bay.
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We've combed through the dense lore to determine the strongest Mortal Kombat female characters in the beloved video game series, ranked by strength.
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Netflix's Jessica Alba-led action movie Trigger Warning is filled with beautiful backdrops. Here's every real-life location featured in the film.
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If you're wondering about the best order to watch every Paranormal Activity film, it isn't the release order. Here's how to watch them for maximum enjoyment.
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Superstars Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington were once set to star in a spy thriller directed by...David Cronenberg? Get the details here.
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Agatha and Billy travel down the Witches' Road in the Agatha All Along finale, but Death is waiting for them at the end.
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The Agatha All Along finale lays the groundwork for an important Marvel Comics superhero to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and soon).
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Do you want to watch an entertainingly bad horror film starring a young Michael Fassbender and Henry Cavill? Well, have we got the movie for you.
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Master horror writer Stephen King once shouted out a visceral horror movie that he suggested viewers should not watch alone.
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The Scream franchise is still alive and kicking, but what's the best movie in the series so far? Here's the answer, at least according to Rotten Tomatoes.
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With cursed spirits and jujutsu sorcerers compelled to exorcise them, sudden, brutal deaths have become a part of the bleak reality of Jujutsu Kaisen.
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As Halloween approaches, a witchy comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman is doing well on streaming service Max.
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The Marvel series Agatha All Along actually does a better job depicting the use of tarot cards than most horror movies.
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Agatha All Along has revealed Rio Vidal's (Aubrey Plaza) true identity, so let's discuss her Marvel Comics counterpart and what it means for the show.
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Ten years ago, Jake Gyllenhaal earned raves for his performance in Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler, but he didn't get an Oscar nom.
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Years before he started overseeing the Dutton Ranch as Rip Wheeler on Yellowstone, Cole Hauser played a villain in a high-octane action franchise.
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Clint Eastwood landed his first major film role in a 1950s Western comedy that's mostly faded from the public's memory (and for valid reason).
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After the success of It, Stephen King temporarily shifted gears from writing horror books in favor of tackling other genres. Here's why he did that.
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When Silver Bullet's head producer scoffed at Stephen King's notes for adapting his work, that was the final straw for a legendary horror filmmaker.
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A 2020 action thriller starring Russell Crowe went mostly unnoticed due to its pandemic release but is now getting a second life on Netflix.
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While Robert Englund helped make Freddy Krueger a horror icon, the actor is ready to leave the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise behind him.
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Lonely Planet sparks a romance between Jurassic Park star Laura Dern and The Hunger Games franchise's Liam Hemsworth, and Netflix users are eating it up.
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In addition to directing Tom Cruise in multiple sci-fi movies, Steven Spielberg has also (briefly) appeared alongside the actor in one.