Sky Force Review | A Template Hindustan Zindabad Film With Surprisingly Low Pakistan Murdabad

The success of URI, the 2019 Adithya Dhar movie starring Vicky Kaushal, had made way for many hyper-nationalistic movies that initially tasted success. But eventually, they all faced rejection from the audience as they realized that the makers were just milking the sentiments. When I saw the trailer of the latest Akshay Kumar starrer, Sky… Continue reading Sky Force Review | A Template Hindustan Zindabad Film With Surprisingly Low Pakistan Murdabad

Emergency Review | Creating the Illusion of a Glorifying Biopic by Focusing Solely on the Flaws

Emergency was indeed a dark chapter in the history of democratic India, which even the Congress Party members have admitted as a mistake later. The new movie starring Kangana Ranaut, produced and directed by Ranaut herself, Emergency, on paper looks like a great opportunity to present a grey-shaded iconic political leader. Even if you assume… Continue reading Emergency Review | Creating the Illusion of a Glorifying Biopic by Focusing Solely on the Flaws

Fateh Review | A Flavorless Story With Flairless, Lifted Action Sequences

When the promos of Sonu Sood’s directorial debut film Fateh were released, there were discussions that it was going to be the next big violent film after the likes of Kill and Marco. But frankly, this action entertainer has no setpiece that has novelty, and the story part with all those green-screen big screens featuring… Continue reading Fateh Review | A Flavorless Story With Flairless, Lifted Action Sequences

Baby John Review | A Scaled-up Remake That Misses Out on All the Punches

The mass masala movie exaggerations and compromises were definitely there in a movie like Theri, and the reason why it sort of worked for almost everyone was certain elements like the chemistry of the lead pair, the subtle swagger in Vijay’s performance in the police officer chapter and of course the overall heroics. When it… Continue reading Baby John Review | A Scaled-up Remake That Misses Out on All the Punches

Despatch Review | Manoj Bajpayee Does the Heavy Lifting in a Film That Struggles to Strike the Right Balance

In Kanu Behl’s movies, one can see a very peculiar and unusual amount of time spent on setting the world of the protagonist, even though the conflict and drama may not have anything to do with it. The disconnection of these tracks sort of bothers us while we are watching the film as we are… Continue reading Despatch Review | Manoj Bajpayee Does the Heavy Lifting in a Film That Struggles to Strike the Right Balance

Agni Review | A Potent and Pertinent Premise Undone by Burned-Out Writing Techniques

The thankless lives of firefighters and the kind of obstacles they face in their line of work is something we have not really seen in films, and even in real life, one could say they have not been celebrated or respected for the kind of risk they take. The new Rahul Dholakia film Agni, which… Continue reading Agni Review | A Potent and Pertinent Premise Undone by Burned-Out Writing Techniques

Sikandar Ka Muqaddar Review | A Flat Thriller With Unappealing Melodramatic Distractions

In his latest film, Sikandar Ka Muqaddar, Neeraj Pandey is trying to reinvent his own brand of movies that always feature these heists or operations along with a cat-and-mouse game between the one who did it and an investigator. But the problem is that the mixture of thrill, melodrama, and romance is very uneven, and… Continue reading Sikandar Ka Muqaddar Review | A Flat Thriller With Unappealing Melodramatic Distractions

I Want to Talk Review | Abhishek Bachchan Is Fantastic in Shoojit Sircar’s Reinvention of the Hope Template

Shoojit Sircar’s latest film, a true story-based drama, I Want To Talk, is a film that I found myself struggling to assign a genre or type. I walked out of the theater with a smile because the final takeaway from seeing the eventful life of Arjun Sen gave me a sense of hope. But the… Continue reading I Want to Talk Review | Abhishek Bachchan Is Fantastic in Shoojit Sircar’s Reinvention of the Hope Template