Reviews
Netflix's Space Force Reaches For Space But Grasps For Earth
The show, starring Steve Carell and John Malkovich, seems to be aware of the fact that no matter how outrageous the series looks, it may never outdo the surrealism of today’s White House shenanigans
Revisiting Savaari On Aha: An Overlong Man-Horse Bromance
When Raju is made to choose between Badshah and Bhaagi, you really buy it when it’s always about the horse for him.
Kenny Sebastian’s Netflix Special Is Shockingly Low On Smarts
For a special that aims to be niche, incisive, and play to Kenny Sebastian’s strengths, the show is shockingly low on actual smarts, or even funny moments
Ponmagal Vandhal Review: An Important, But Middling Courtroom Drama
Ponmagal Vandhal isn’t about getting physically stronger to exact revenge, it is about regaining one’s mental strength to procure justice.
Run Review: Few Things Are This Odd, Fewer This Bad
This Telugu movie, from Aha, Allu Aravind’s streaming platform, is what happens when you try to camouflage bad ideas with style
Review Of Jyotika-Starrer Ponmagal Vandhal, On Amazon Prime
The director doesn’t trust his material. He doesn’t trust the audience enough to feel that this “issue” is enough, and doesn’t need to be cheaply sensationalised.
Upload On Amazon Prime Video Review: A Charming Futuristic Show
The charm never really wears off, because the show plays out like a hybrid of parodying the future while simultaneously marvelling at it
Raktanchal Review: What Do We Do With Another Violent Cocktail?
The Eastern UP blood-lust sagas, of goons and guns with nothing fresh to say, are getting tiresome at best, and putrid at worst.
Douglas Review: Hannah Gadsby Is Back, But Something Is Missing
With Nanette, Hannah Gadsby pulled a coup, retiring from comedy while performing it. Now she is back, and I wonder what the urgency is.
Betaal On Netflix Is A Deafening and Dead Foray Into Zombie Horror
The writing is so flimsy that it makes an actor of Viineet Kumar Singh’s calibre look perpetually panicked
Case Jaundice is a light-hearted, farcical take on the Coronavirus
In snacky 10 minute episodes, streaming on Hoichoi, Parambrata Chatterjee and Ankush Hazra play lawyers arguing over matters related to the pandemic, with Anirban Chakrabarti as the judge
The Lovebirds: A Formulaic Script With Occasional Bursts Of Fun
The film does a good job of balancing the seemingly disparate genres — the humour levels the action well. But beyond that, it’s all just obtuse clutter
