Gayle Sequeira

Gayle Sequeira is a film critic, reporter and pop-culture columnist based in Mumbai, India. Her work has appeared in Film Companion, Hindustan Times and Welt. In 2023, she was one of eight film critics from around the world selected for Berlinale Talents, the Berlin International Film Festival's skill development programme.

She loves cats, The Princess Bride references and hates having to talk about herself in the third person.

Blu-rays

The Best 'Lord of the Rings' Movie That Never Was Is Coming To 4K

Finally you can see John Boorman’s Excalibur in all its 4K glory.

By Gayle Sequeira
Rewind

How A Rutger Hauer Cult Classic Introduced One Of The Most Underrated Horror Villains Ever

Forty years later, The Hitcher remains underrated.

By Gayle Sequeira
Blu-rays

A Legendary Hong Kong Director’s First Crime Thriller is A Forgotten Cult Gem

Johnnie To may have just been a hired hand for The Big Heat, but you can see the seeds of his best work in the 1988 film.

By Gayle Sequeira
Blu-Rays

This Lesser-Known Stephen King Horror Is A Must-See In 4K

Get ready for a wild Tripadvisor review.

By Gayle Sequeira
Blu-Rays

'Dark City' Just Got A Big 4K Upgrade

If you thought the end of Daylight Saving Time was bad...

By Gayle Sequeira
Blu-ray

One of the Most Influential Horror Movies Ever Made Is Getting The 4K Treatment

A new 4K restoration of Jacob’s Ladder renders the nightmarish reality even more vividly.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

Guillermo del Toro’s Misunderstood Gothic Romance Deserves To Find Its Audience

The horror was for love.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

30 Years Later, 'Strange Days' Is Still Painfully Prescient

Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron teamed up for an underrated sci-fi noir thriller that still rings true.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

M. Night Shyamalan’s Most Underrated Movie Put A Macabre Spin On The Locked Room Thriller

All aboard the hellevator.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

Before 'Spider-Man,' Sam Raimi Refined His Formula With 'Darkman'

Everywhere and nowhere.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

The Best 'Alien' Clone Remains Terrifying And Timely

The real monster is horny man.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

'War Of The Worlds' Remains Steven Spielberg's Most Sneakily Subversive Film

Bad aliens, but a better dad.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

50 Years On, 'Jaws' Is Still The Ultimate Summer Horror Movie

Watch the water.

By Gayle Sequeira
Inverse Recommends

The Sexiest Spy Thriller Of The Year Just Dropped On Peacock

The Spy Who Loved Michael Fassbender.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

Before 'The Running Man' And 'The Hunger Games,' There Was 'Death Race 2000'

Across the town, the traffic is murder.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

25 Years Later, 'American Psycho' Is A Misunderstood Classic

Yes, it’s a satire.

By Gayle Sequeira
Blu-ray

One Of The Best, Most Tragic Noirs Ever Made Is Finally Getting The 4K Treatment

50 years later, Night Moves is still a seminal noir thriller.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

'Final Destination' Introduced Cinema’s Most Terrifying Villain

You can’t cheat death.

By Gayle Sequeira
Inverse Recommends

Venom: The Last Dance’s Superpower Is Its Sincerity

Here's to the ones that we got.

By Gayle Sequeira
Retrospective

'Shutter Island’s Ending Continues To Haunt, 15 Years On

“Which would be worse — to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?”

By Gayle Sequeira