Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Article 15’ Review – India Burning!
Kabhi Hum Harijan ho jaate hain…Kabhi hum bahujan ho jaate hain… Bas kabhi jan nahi ban paye, jisse Jan Gan Man main hamari bhi ginti ho… A wishful revolutionary played […]
Hotstar Special : ‘The Office’ Review
Fans of the original British series tend to disagree when it’s compared with its US counterpart. And rightly so, because you just can’t beat the original. I haven’t seen the […]
HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ Review – The ultimate cost of lies!
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster has been labeled as one of the deadliest nuclear reactor accidents, in the history of the modern world. Of course, it goes without saying that negligence […]
Dexter Fletcher’s ‘Rocketman’ (2019) – A John H Foote Review
We just watched a biography of a rock star win four Academy Awards including a Best Actor Award for Rami Malek as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (2018), also […]
James Gunn’s ‘Brightburn’ (2019) – A John H Foote Review
What if Superman had been a bad guy? What if used those powers for selfish reasons, to conquer, to kill, to destroy? We saw in ‘Superman II’ (1981) the awesome […]
Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ (2019) – A John H Foote Review
Like so many of the recent releases from Disney, this film is critic-proof. There is a built-in audience of those curious to see what Guy Ritchie has done with the […]
Akiv Ali’s ‘De De Pyaar De’ (2019) Review
It’s an interesting concept to have a fifty-year-old man pair against a twenty-something woman. ‘Cheeni Kum’ had an eccentric chef falling in love with a woman half of his age. […]
Netflix and Chill – ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’ (2019) – A John H Foote Review
I love it when this happens. Remember ‘Norma Rae’ (1979)? Sally Field has been a cute, perky TV star, proving her gifts with her performance in ‘Sybil’ (1977) as a […]
Marvel’s ‘Avengers:End Game’ Review
Part of the journey is the end. As an 11-year-old version of me, I was jumping with joy as I saw the Avengers in action. An adult me found it […]
Dharma Productions’ ‘Kalank’ (2019) Review
Sometimes, you really want a movie to succeed. Stars, director/producer, story, music whatsoever be the reason, you really want the movie to appease the majority. I really wanted ‘Kalank’ to […]
Srijit Mukherji’s ‘Vinci Da’ Review
Serial killers are in vogue these days. In the last few months, there has been a plethora of films, web series dealing with the concept of serial killers. Be it […]
Biswa Kalyan Rath’s ‘Laakhon Mein Ek’ : Season 2 Review
Biswa Kalyan Rath, the standup comic man, has come a long way. A man, originally famous for his acerbic brand of comedy, ‘Laakhon Mein Ek’ is the perfect antithesis to […]
‘Hellboy’ (2019) – A John H Foote Review
As portrayed by Ian McShane, bartender, owner of the Gem Saloon, murderer and terrifying presence in ‘Deadwood’, Al Swearengen is one of TV’s greatest creations. Dangerous, often a vile man, […]
Garth Davis’s ‘Mary Magdalene!’ – A John H Foote Review
When I heard the casting for this film, directed by Garth Davis, I admit I groaned. Moody Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus Christ? Odd but undeniably gifted Rooney Mara as Mary […]
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