January 11, 2025
Movie Review: Ghost of Maikhuli
“Ghost of Maikhuli” is an Assamese film that subtly weaves together extremism and political manoeuvering, creating an underbelly that leaves…
Category: Movies
January 1, 2025
Movie Review: Anur: Eyes on the Sunshine | Assamese | Monjul Baruah
Monjul Baruah’s Anur: Eyes on the Sunshine, adapted from the short story ‘Bhalpuwar Xomoi’ by acclaimed Assamese author Anuradha Sharma…
November 17, 2024
Movie Review: Jigra | Alia Bhatt, Vasan Bala
“How do I look?” Satya asks sentry at the jail where her brother is being held. The elder sister does…
June 3, 2024
Movie Review: Shri Swapankumarer Badami Hyenar Kobole
What is worse than not being popular? Being forgotten! That’s exactly where Dipak Chatterjee finds himself, relegated to a dusty…
November 25, 2023
Movie Review: The Great Indian Family
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Manushi Chillar, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya Writer: Vijay Krishna Acharya Yash Raj…
September 17, 2023
Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa | The Classic Reviews
I first watched Pyaasa in my mid-20s as a part of an exercise to know the work of the greats.…
July 9, 2023
Movie Review: Afwaah
If Is Raat Ki Subeh Nahi was a movie franchise. Afwaah could have very well been part of it. It…
June 18, 2023
Movie Review: 65 | Scott Beck & Bryan Woods | Adam Driver
Are we really alone in this universe? Not likely, many believe. A lot of them also believe that other inhabitants…
October 10, 2022
Movie Review: Lorni – The Flaneur
Disclaimer: I am excited to see a film from Shillong on a major streaming platform. Especially a film that is…
October 10, 2022
Protected: Movie Review: Babli Bouncer
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September 12, 2022
Movie Review: Cuttputlli
Everything is not bad. Cuttputlli manages to create suspense around the killings. The locations aid the story. Akshay Kumar as a performer does not falter. But that’s about it.
September 9, 2022
Movie Review: Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt |
What you surely can’t deny is that the film projects opulence right from frame one. The money spent is visible and you are assured you are in for a larger-than-life spectacle.
August 15, 2022
Movie Review: The Gray Man
Circa 2003. An inmate in Florida State Prison is approached by CIA personnel Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thorton) to become…
June 13, 2022
Movie Review: Hustle
Though he has delivered films like Uncut Gems and The Meyerowitz Stories, Adam Sandler is not readily associated with movies…
June 12, 2022
Movie Review: Jayeshbhai Jordaar
If the intent is all that mattered, Jayeshbhai Jordaar would certainly have been one of the most remarkable films in recent times. It uses comedy, proven to be effective while dealing with social evils, to tell us what misogyny could lead us to