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El Cid (1961) isn’t just a medieval epic—it’s a Cold War fantasy soaked in jingoism, linguistic imperialism, and toxic masculinity. Charlton Heston’s ‘hero’ crushes female agency while the film’s polished spectacle buries its hollow story.
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El Cid: A Cold War Holy War Dressed in Cinemascope

El Cid (1961) isn’t historical drama so much as jingoistic fantasy—a holy war parable dolled up in Cinemascope and Cold War drag. The Reconquista becomes proto-NATO propaganda, with Charlton Heston…

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For toxic Bollywood, change begins at home...

Toxic masculinity plagues both society and cinema, but what’s more disconcerting is the normalising of the same, again in both realms.

The New Indian Express