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Karthik Menon
Contributing Writer — Documentaries, True Crime & Indie Cinema
Kochi, India · Languages: English, Malayalam
Karthik Menon writes about documentary filmmaking, true-crime series, and independent cinema for Movie OTT. His coverage spans Netflix true-crime hits, HBO documentary specials, festival-circuit indie features, and films that find their audience on streaming after theatrical limited runs. He focuses on the storytelling craft behind nonfiction and arthouse work, helping readers find documentaries and indie films worth their time.
Expertise
- Documentary filmmaking
- True-crime series
- Independent / arthouse cinema
- Festival-circuit films
Articles by Karthik
22 May 2026
Trump Celebrates ‘Total Jerk’ Colbert’s CBS Exit; Late-Night Host Once Told President ‘Go F— Yourself’
President Donald Trump’s wrath toward late-night comedian who relentlessly mock him is no secret. So it was no surprise that Trump seized the opportunity to get a dig in at Stephen Colbert after the host signed off from CBS’s “The Late Show” for the last time Thursday. In a post at 1:52 a.m. ET, the […]
22 May 2026
amfAR 32nd Cannes Gala Turns Up The Music With $20M Raised & Last Minute
Seventy-five degree warm weather and Lizzo were saving graces at the 32nd amfAR gala by the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc ocean in a luxe-auction that racked up a massive $20M, +18% from last year for the AIDS research org. Seriously though, had amfAR been held earlier in the week, form figure wearing fashion models […]
22 May 2026
Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance Is So Powerful That Bob Mackie Hand-Delivered Her ‘Hacks’ Episode 9 Jumpsuit
Costume designer Kathleen Felix-Hager tells IndieWire about recreating an iconic Carol Burnett look for Deborah's sellout New York show.
22 May 2026
amfAR 32nd Cannes Gala Turns Up The Music With $20M Raised & Last Minute
Seventy-five degree warm weather and Lizzo were saving graces at the 32nd amfAR gala by the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc ocean in a luxe-auction that racked up a massive $20M, +18% from last year for the AIDS research org. Seriously though, had amfAR been held earlier in the week, form figure wearing fashion models […]
22 May 2026
Valeska Grisebach on Subverting the Western Genre in Cannes Palme d’Or Contender ‘The Dreamed Adventure’
At the start of German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach’s “The Dreamed Adventure,” a chiselled featured man rolls into a dusty border town, having been absent for years. It’s changed, but so too we find has he. It’s like the start of a Western. This is no coincidence, Grisebach tells Variety, ahead of the film’s world premiere […]
22 May 2026
Oscar-Winning Producer Guneet Monga Kapoor on Genre Pivot, Women in Film India at Cannes: ‘I Am Ambitious, and I’m Not Scared About That Ambition’
A year after founding Women in Film India, Guneet Monga Kapoor – whose “The Elephant Whisperers” took the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 2023 Oscars – was at Cannes with four scholarship recipients in tow and a producing slate that signals a deliberate move into genre cinema, women-led franchises and, eventually, […]
22 May 2026
Tales From amfAR’s $20 Million Cannes Fundraising Gala, Featuring Rami Malek and Heidi Klum
...and Simon de Pury’s dearly departed broken auctioneer’s gavel.
22 May 2026
Cannes Palm Dog Award Goes to Yuri, Chilean Rescue Dog and Star of ‘La Perra’
The Palm Dog, Cannes’ beloved, unofficial awards show celebrating the best canine performances across the official selection and various sidebars, has crowned its winner for 2026. For many attendees, the standard of films in this year’s Cannes hasn’t quite matched previous editions, and this was also reflected in the number of prestige four-legged roles seen […]
22 May 2026
‘Rivals’ Stars Tease the Moment That Could Change Everything for Rupert and Taggie [Exclusive]
Alex Hassell and Bella Maclean tease the hunt ball scene in Rivals Season 2 that may finally push Rupert and Taggie together, with a special cameo.
22 May 2026
‘Rehearsals For A Revolution’ Wins L’Oeil D’Or Prize For Top Documentary At Cannes
Rehearsals for a Revolution, director Pegah Ahangarani’s film about decades of political repression in Iran, won the L’Oeil d’or Prize today, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize for documentary. Accepting the award in the presence of Cannes Film Festival leader Thierry Frémaux, Ahangarani dedicted the award to the people of Iran. The jury, presided over […]
22 May 2026
5 Worst Horror Legacy Sequels, Ranked
Some horror legacy sequels have actually turned out fine, but movies like Halloween Kills and Friday the 13th: A New Beginning are just plain awful.
22 May 2026
‘Low Expectations,’ Starring Singer-Songwriter Marie Ulven, Sells to Multiple Territories Following Premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris- and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has closed multiple international deals on Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature “Low Expectations,” starring Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven (also known as Girl in Red), following the film’s world premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The film, which also stars Anders Danielsen Lie, has sold at the Cannes Market to Benelux […]
22 May 2026
Emilia Fox To Dig Into True Crime At Deadline’s Reality TV Summit
Emilia Fox will join experts to discuss the truth about true crime shows in a session just added to Deadline’s Reality TV Summit at SXSW London on June 2. The summit explores the biggest trends shaping unscripted television, with the true crime session examining where the line lies between compelling storytelling and sensationalism. Titled ‘The […]
22 May 2026
5 Worst Horror Legacy Sequels, Ranked
Some horror legacy sequels have actually turned out fine, but movies like Halloween Kills and Friday the 13th: A New Beginning are just plain awful.
22 May 2026
With ‘Clarissa,’ Two Nigerian Brothers Are Forging an Arthouse Alternative to Nollywood
Chuko and Arie Esiri's "Clarissa" is the second Nigerian film to ever play Cannes. With Neon as its global distributor, they pair tell IndieWire they hope to build a new Nigerian wave of cinema.
22 May 2026
Heat 2: Jason Clarke being eyed for mystery role in Michael Mann’s sequel
Jason Clarke is being eyed to join the cast of Michael Mann's Heat 2, but the nature of the mystery role is being kept under wraps. The post Heat 2: Jason Clarke being eyed for mystery role in Michael Mann’s sequel appeared first on JoBlo.
22 May 2026
Fallout 4 Players Praise Unexpected New Official Expansion
Fallout 4 has just received a pretty important update, and fans are delighted with what they'll now be able to do.
22 May 2026
Lionsgate sets new release dates for Mel Gibson’s The Resurrection of the Christ and Johnny Depp’s Day Drinker
Release of Mel Gibson's two-part biblical epic The Resurrection of the Christ delayed, with Johnny Depp's Day Drinker filling the old date. The post Lionsgate sets new release dates for Mel Gibson’s The Resurrection of the Christ and Johnny Depp’s Day Drinker appeared first on JoBlo.
22 May 2026
TIFFCOM, Frontières to Serve up New Genre Market Program in October (EXCLUSIVE)
International horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action and animation films will have a new feeding ground this fall. Frontières, the international genre co-production market, organized by Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, is partnering with the Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) to stage a new genre gap-financing program at the Tokyo Gap Financing Market (TGFM) this […]
22 May 2026
TIFFCOM, Frontières to Serve up New Genre Market Program in October (EXCLUSIVE)
International horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action and animation films will have a new feeding ground this fall. Frontières, the international genre co-production market, organized by Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, is partnering with the Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) to stage a new genre gap-financing program at the Tokyo Gap Financing Market (TGFM) this […]
22 May 2026
2026 Canadian Game Awards Winners: South of Midnight Wins Big
South of Midnight dominated the 2026 Canadian Game Awards, winning Game of the Year and multiple top honors for Compulsion Games.
22 May 2026
‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Finale: Paul McCartney Closes Out An Era With A Little Help From Stephen’s Friends
Stephen Colbert said goodbye to The Late Show after over ten years and more than 1,800 episodes. The comedian kicked off the show with an earnest piece to camera before Paul McCartney joined as his final guest after the likes of Bryan Cranston, Ryan Reynolds, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows and Tig Notaro offered to help. […]
22 May 2026
‘Slow Horses’ Star Antonio Aakeel Makes Directorial Debut With Short Film ‘Lessons in Pretending’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Antonio Aakeel, whose turn as Hassan Ahmed in Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” brought him international recognition, has wrapped his first short film as a director. “Lessons in Pretending,” which Aakeel also wrote and stars in, is a darkly comic drama examining fame, shame and the performance of public redemption. The film follows Arun Khan, a […]
22 May 2026
Thai Director Sompot Chidgasornpongse on ‘9 Temples to Heaven,’ His Debut Feature at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Sompot Chidgasornpongse spent more than two decades as assistant director to Apichatpong Weerasethakul, working on films including “Tropical Malady,” “Syndromes and a Century,” “Cemetery of Splendour” and “Memoria.” Now he is at Cannes with a feature of his own: “9 Temples to Heaven,” an ensemble drama about a Thai family’s one-day pilgrimage to nine temples, […]
22 May 2026
Thai Director Sompot Chidgasornpongse on ‘9 Temples to Heaven,’ His Debut Feature at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Sompot Chidgasornpongse spent more than two decades as assistant director to Apichatpong Weerasethakul, working on films including “Tropical Malady,” “Syndromes and a Century,” “Cemetery of Splendour” and “Memoria.” Now he is at Cannes with a feature of his own: “9 Temples to Heaven,” an ensemble drama about a Thai family’s one-day pilgrimage to nine temples, […]
22 May 2026
25 Edifying Movies to Appreciate America at 250
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22 May 2026
‘Slow Horses’ Star Antonio Aakeel Makes Directorial Debut With Short Film ‘Lessons in Pretending’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Antonio Aakeel, whose turn as Hassan Ahmed in Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” brought him international recognition, has wrapped his first short film as a director. “Lessons in Pretending,” which Aakeel also wrote and stars in, is a darkly comic drama examining fame, shame and the performance of public redemption. The film follows Arun Khan, a […]
22 May 2026
Hamaguchi Ryusuke on Cannes Palme d’Or Contender ‘All of a Sudden’: ‘What I Was Moved By Was What Was in the Book Itself’
Hamaguchi Ryusuke watched the standing ovation after the Cannes premiere of “All of a Sudden” with a degree of caution. He is not, he says, someone who takes ovations entirely at face value. “I also know that a standing ovation is kind of a tradition here,” he tells Variety. “I don’t know how seriously I’m […]
22 May 2026
Dr. Grove’s The Testaments Episode 9 Fate & Agnes Betrayal Clarified By Star
The Testaments star confirmed the fate of Dr. Grove and how her character's relationships changed in the aftermath of her actions.
22 May 2026
‘The Daily Show’ Suggests Trump Is ‘Discovering Something About Himself’ After String of Compliments to Men
"I'm just going to say it. The president needs to f--k a dude," host Ronny Chieng adds The post ‘The Daily Show’ Suggests Trump Is ‘Discovering Something About Himself’ After String of Compliments to Men | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
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