Reviews
The Disciple, Netflix – A Drama That Convicts Towards A Better Life Through Perseverance
One of the recorded lectures of Maai, also known as Sindhubai Jadhav said that, “ Indian Classical music is considered to be an eternal quest. To attain it, one needs…
Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi, Netflix – A Realistic Middle-Class Dramedy With Characters As Tangible As There Can Be
You know the kind of movies that make you nostalgic about your own family gatherings and that memory makes you feel both warm and cold like that old shawl with…
Searching For Sheela, Netflix – Experiencing The Rebirth Of A Woman Through A Powerful Narrative
Ma Anand Sheela was a prominent figure in the religious movement headed by Bhagwan Rajneesh, better known as Osho. She devoted years to the man she loved and claims that…
Ajeeb Daastaans, Netflix – Four Stories With A Twist
Shorts from directors like Neeraj Ghaywan, Kayoze Irani, Shashank Khaitan and Raj Mehta, Netflix’s latest 142-minute anthology film Ajeeb Daastaans, produced by Dharmatic Entertainment, opens with an animated credits scene…
Hello Charlie, Prime Video – When Playing Dress-Up Goes A Little Too Far
Hello Charlie is rather a forced comedy with constrained narrative, clowney music and decent direction. The Hero, Chirag Rastogi played by Aadar Jain is an ambitious yet lousy character who…
The Big Bull, Hotstar – An Elevated Version Of The Greatest Scam That Doesn’t Deliver
The Big Bull directed by Kookie Gulati starts with a boom but eventually goes down. Unlike the very similar OTT series, this two and-a-half-hour movie shows the glamorous screenplay of…
Joji, Amazon Prime – In Between Greed And Conscience
Things go awry when you want it too much. Icarus, in Greek mythology, flew too close to the sun and ended up burning himself. Joji is a story about one…
Pagglait, Netflix – A Family Drama On Indifference Towards Death And Realism In The Journey Of Self-Love
Ever felt bad for not feeling bad at someone’s funeral? Not because you hate them or because you’re a sadist but because the environment just doesn’t evoke the amount of…
The White Tiger – A Powerful Narrative With Unhinged Darkness
The White Tiger an adaption of the Man Booker Prize-winning book of the same name. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, this movie is a twisted piece of art soaked out of…
Tandav – Is Hosting An Extraordinary Set Of Talent Good Enough?
The game of chess started with an unimaginable thrill but halfway into the story, the players prove to be highly amateur if not less. No, I’m not talking about the…