Netflix and Chill – ‘Alma Matters: Inside The IIT Dream’ (2021) Review
In the year 2001, which now feels a lifetime ago, I had appeared for the IIT JEE entrance examination. Thanks to the inherent herd mentality, everyone in the study group […]
Tharun Moorty’s ‘Operation Java’ (2021) Review
In today’s world, the whole of humanity is governed by the iron hands of technology. Everywhere we go, everything we do, we knowingly or unknowingly leave a digital footprint that […]
TVF’s ‘Aspirants’ (2021) Review
If you, like myself, hang around the internet, chances are that you have heard of this series. Now you may ask – “ We hear of every new release that is […]
Netflix and Chill – ‘Ajeeb Daastans’ (2021) Review
Anthology films are the flavour of the season. Several short films are put together, with a single theme or thought process which eventually speaks about the stories as a whole. […]
Netflix and Chill – ‘The Serpent’ (2021) Review
It was the year 1997 when every newspaper was screaming aloud about the one man, who despite the overwhelming evidence against him, walked free out of an Indian jail. Infamously […]
Mari Selvaraj’s ‘Karnan’ (2021) Review
‘Karnan’ opens with a young girl lying on a road suffering from an epileptic fit and on the brink of death. Lorries and Buses pass by, but no-one stops. She eventually […]
Amazon Prime – Anudeep KV’s ‘Jathi Ratnalu’ (2021) Review
Comedy is a serious business. Gags can turn into boring ‘hmms’ and uninterested ’zzzs’ if the jokes don’t land well. Satire can fall flat, if it doesn’t serve its purpose. […]
Dibakar Banerjee’s ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’ (2021) Review
On the breakfast table, a guest asks Sandeep about the fluctuations of the stock market to which her landlord rather snidely remarks that a lady who handles the customer service […]
Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ (2021) Review
Have you ever heard of Leonardo Da Vinci’s greatest unfinished painting called ‘St Jerome’? The unfinished painting hangs in the Vatican Museums whose greatness lies in its details. A closer […]
Seema Pahwa’s ‘Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi’ (2021) Review
Grief. This word has a different meaning for each person undergoing the aforementioned sentiment. The loss of a loved one makes us crumble inside in deep, searing pain. The memories […]
Amazon Prime: Jeethu Joseph’s ‘Drishyam 2’ (2021) Review
‘Drishyam’ (2013) is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable Indian films of the past decade, its story so engaging and protagonist Georgekutty so endearing that it was re-made into several […]
Netflix and Chill: Paul Greengrass’s ‘News Of The World’ (2020) Review
Anyone out there who still does not believe in the staggering talents of Tom Hanks?? Since 1988 the man has been one of the modern films’ finest and most beloved […]
Netflix and Chill: Sam Levinson’s ‘Malcolm and Marie’ (2021) Review
Back from the premiere of his debut film, Malcolm is all gung ho whereas Marie is dead calm. The discussion veers from his film to their relationship in no time […]
John Lee Hancock’s ‘The Little Things’ (2021) Review
Jared Leto has always been a sublimely gifted actor, from his early work in ‘Fight Club’ (1999), his doomed drug addict in the electrifying masterpiece ‘Requiem for a Dream’ (2000), […]
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