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Hellaro Movie Review: This National Film Award Winning Gujarati Movie Is Simplistic Story-Telling At Its Most Exciting

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

Abishek Shah’s debut film is a celebration of freedom, and dance as a form of gleeful abandon. The moral lesson, though obvious, is largely irrelevant.

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5 Questions We Had About Divya Khosla Kumar In The T-Series Music Video ‘Yaad Piya Ke Aane Lagi’

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

This T-Series production, a vanity project, is a mashup of WALL-E and 90s Hindi music videos, and leaves us with more questions than answers. Here are 5 questions we had while watching it.

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House Arrest Movie Review: This Netflix Original Is A Quirky Story That Loses Its Quirk Too Fast, Too Easily

Posted on November 15, 2019November 15, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

More tragic than a good idea that turns out to be bad, is a good idea that turns out to be mediocre- eliciting nothing more than a nod, a chuckle, and a groan.

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Little Things Season 3 Review: An Inefficient But Beautiful Take On The Indignities Of Love

Posted on November 12, 2019November 13, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

Spanning 8 episodes of 30 minutes each, this Netflix series of a live-in couple trying long distance is deeply moving, but will test your patience

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Bala Movie Review: A Boring, Sputtering Sermon

Posted on November 8, 2019November 8, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

What could have been inventive, ends up becoming formulaic asserting of armchair progressive values

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Drive Movie Review: This Netflix Film Is An Obviously Bad One; An Ode to Artifice

Posted on November 1, 2019November 1, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

Uncaring for craft or clarity, Dharma Productions’ latest film is a welcome addition to the gang of movies-that-are-so-bad-they-are-good

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Shrieks From The South: Now Streaming, Four Horror Films

Posted on October 31, 2019November 2, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

A curated list of horror films across Tamil and Malayalam available on OTT, and why they are important works of cinema

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Review: Bhram, on Zee5, is a Horror Story that Lost The Plot

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

Demanding to be jolted is a fair ask from a horror series. Turns out, I demand too much.

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Review: Gods Of Dharmapuri on Zee5 is a Stylish But Simplistic Tale of the Mining Mafia

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

Sprawling 10 episodes, around 40 minutes each, the Telugu webseries never becomes as layered, political, and thus, relevant as it could have been

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Housefull 4 Movie Review: An Attempt at Cross Pollinating Genres That Produces More Groans Than Smiles

Posted on October 25, 2019October 25, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

While not entirely joyless, this film is a lavishly mounted ode to itself and its brand of irresponsible humour

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Review: Upstarts on Netflix, Is About A Startup That’s Uber for Medicine, Without The Drama of Uber, Or Social Commentary of Medicine

Posted on October 19, 2019October 19, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

For a film about startups, there is very little that excites, but the simple, economic storytelling entertains while it lasts.

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Review: Chhappad Phaad Ke Is A Meandering Story of Greed

Posted on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019
by Prathyush Parasuraman

Hotstar’s first original film, is an over-referenced, under-articulated story of middle-class aspirations, greed, and political ambitions.

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Hellaro Movie Review: This National Film Award Winning Gujarati Movie Is Simplistic Story-Telling At Its Most Exciting

5 Questions We Had About Divya Khosla Kumar In The T-Series Music Video ‘Yaad Piya Ke Aane Lagi’

House Arrest Movie Review: This Netflix Original Is A Quirky Story That Loses Its Quirk Too Fast, Too Easily

Little Things Season 3 Review: An Inefficient But Beautiful Take On The Indignities Of Love

Bala Movie Review: A Boring, Sputtering Sermon

Drive Movie Review: This Netflix Film Is An Obviously Bad One; An Ode to Artifice

Shrieks From The South: Now Streaming, Four Horror Films

Review: Bhram, on Zee5, is a Horror Story that Lost The Plot

Review: Gods Of Dharmapuri on Zee5 is a Stylish But Simplistic Tale of the Mining Mafia

Housefull 4 Movie Review: An Attempt at Cross Pollinating Genres That Produces More Groans Than Smiles

Review: Upstarts on Netflix, Is About A Startup That’s Uber for Medicine, Without The Drama of Uber, Or Social Commentary of Medicine

Review: Chhappad Phaad Ke Is A Meandering Story of Greed

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Shrieks From The South: Now Streaming, Four Horror Films

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