Reviews
Vannakili Bharathi Movie Review: A Terribly-Made Message Movie With A Serious ‘Sairat’ Hangover
A tackily-made social drama with no redeeming qualities
India’s Most Wanted Movie Review: A Film That Mistakes Slow-Burning Tension For Slow-Motion Tedium
Director Raj Kumar Gupta does the impossible – he makes suspense look boring and convoluted and painfully monotonous
Bebaak Short Film Review: A Defiant, Well-Acted Short That Dissects The Politics Of Faith
A short film that unflinchingly locates womanhood as an instrument that is used to connect faith with fate
Cannes 2019: Quentin Tarantino’s Pleasurable ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Catches The Filmmaker In A Mellow Mood
What is a “mellow” Tarantino? For one, the swearing isn’t creatively colourful. There’s no nudity…
Monster Movie Review: A Good, Old-Fashioned Children’s Movie That’s Also A Lesson On Tolerance
It has the warmth of a Pixar film where you don’t want even the evil diamond smuggler to get hurt.
Game Of Thrones Stuck The Landing…But It’s Had A Bumpy Ride
Here are 5 larger narrative problems with this season and whether the final episode managed to fix any of them
Ishq Movie Review: On Point, But A Tad Off Edge
Malayalam cinema has mildly touched upon moral policing in various capacities. But in Ishq, they doggedly bring it to the operation table, with the intention of surgically removing it.
ABCD – American Born Confused Desi Movie Review: A Comedy That’s Not As Funny As It Should Have Been
When the writers, who work on adapted screenplays, toy with the DNA of the plots, they’ll miss the forest for the trees
Mr.Local Movie Review: A Film So Politically Incorrect, It’s Not Even Funny
Expecting political correctness from Rajesh is like expecting a happy ending (no pun intended) from Bala but can’t we expect at least a few jokes to land? Shouldn’t the jokes at least offend us in new ways?
Bhoot Chaturdashi Movie Review: Fails To Live Up To Its Billing As The First All-Out Bengali Horror Film
Despite an intelligent premise and a satisfying climax, Shabbir Mallick’s debut only flatters to deceive
Kota Factory Review: TVF’s Most Evolved Show Since Pitchers
Kota Factory’s biggest asset is its writing which somehow maintains a semi-dramatic progression without compromising on the factual tone of the series
De De Pyaar De Movie Review: A Crude Social Comedy With A Man Problem
The film starring Ajay Devgn and Tabu as a divorced couple isn’t a very thoughtful ‘social comedy’