Sikandar is an Indian action thriller, directed by A.R. Murugadoss, which tells the story of an underdog hero fighting against corruption (most other plot details have been kept a surprise until the film’s release). This teaser (the film’s second) has great energy and strong editing, with musical elements that connect it to Hollywood action music history–particularly 1970s blaxploitation films–blended seamlessly with Bollywood and Indian pop nuances. The music for this teaser was created by veteran Indian composer/songwriter Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Directed by Philip Barantini and starring Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, Adolescence is a British four-part miniseries about a young teenage boy accused of murder.
Andor is a Star Wars/Disney+ television series, set several years before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope. Starring Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, its first season came out in 2022, along with an excellent score composed by Nicholas Britell. Season 2 of Andor has a trailer which prominently features country rocker Steve Earle’s 2004 song “The Revolution Starts Now.” A series depicting the characters involved in creating the Rebel Alliance—the primary threat to the Galactic Empire during the original Star Wars films—Andor is quite literally a film about the start of the primary revolution in the Star Wars canon.
Copyright Dr. James Deaville. Carleton University.
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