Reviews
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…
AK vs AK – A Courageous Attempt At Meta-Cinema That Will Not Let You Drift At Any Point
It’s a film within a film with layers that don’t fail to revoke your attention in case you’re drifting away at some point. From the team of Sacred Games, the…
Paava Kadhaigal – A Deeply Poignant Anthology That Has The Impact Of A Cyclone
“Where do I even begin? This is one of the few films that leaves a lasting impact on you, it may even change your beliefs. If you’re a strong-willed person,…
Durgamati On Amazon – A Horror That Fails To Deliver A Scary Experience
It’s been a ride. It’s been more of a light and sound show and less of a horror movie. An Amazon Original movie with Akshay Kumar, Vikram Malhotra and Cape…