Reviews
Betaal – An ‘Indianized’ Wrong Turn That Capitalises In A Disaster
There is so much furor when an underdog wins. Be it Murad’s rise as a rapper in Gully Boy or Chennai Super Kings’ win in their comeback season in the…
Ghoomketu – A Comedy Drama That Has Its Moments, But Fails To Paint A Bigger Picture
Written and directed by Pushpendra Nath Misra (who also makes a cameo in the film), Ghoomketu is a story about a person with the same name, that loosely translates as…
Paatal Lok – Undeniably Excellent With The Right Mix Of Gore, Turbulence And Intensity
There is good, and then there is evil. Somewhere in between lies reality, and right here lies humanity, or at least we have convinced ourselves of that. Paatal Lok is…
The Half Of It – Wholesome And Kind
The new Netflix teen drama doesn’t stray too far away from its roots in the classic American coming-of-age stories. Written and directed by Alice Wu, this movie is set in…
Never Have I Ever…Wept At The End Of A Teenage Show
The much anticipated Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher creation of a teenage Netflix show, with an Indian-American central character came out a couple of days back. The internet is divided…
Extraction – An Action-Drama With Little To No Emphasis On Writing
Based on the graphic novel “Ciudad” by Ande Sparks, and a story by Sparks with the Russo brothers, this marks the directorial debut of Sam Hargreaves, more famously known as…
Panchayat – Honest, Hilarious And Extremely Relative
Over the past few years, the sphere of Indian streaming services have been greatly shaped by one dominant player churning out great shows one after the other – The Viral…
Tiger King – Truth Is More Bizarre Than Fiction In This Docu-Series By Netflix
Some movies work because they’re so heavy on content that it becomes a no-brainer for the audience to fall in love with it. Tiger King is one of those shows…
Maska – A Formulaic Feel-Good Template That Falls Flat
A feel-good film that pays tribute to Mumbai’s iconic Irani cafes, as well as the Pari community, follows the formulaic template where we know what the end will be as…
She – Intriguing With A Good Plot, Despite Its Many Problems
The plot begins with the major antagonist, Sassya (Vijay Varma) cherry picking prostitutes for his “sessions” – a seasoned regular as he seems to be. Within this catalogue of women,…