Nagendran’s Honeymoons Review | A Sluggish Marriage Comedy With Unimaginative Writing

In a recent interview with Sidharth Roy Kapoor by Suchin Mehrotra, they were discussing the problems with the possible boom of TV Plus content in the OTT space with giants like Jio Cinema coming into the market. For your information, TV Plus is a new industry term that creates shows with a lot of episodes… Continue reading Nagendran’s Honeymoons Review | A Sluggish Marriage Comedy With Unimaginative Writing

Showtime Part 2 Review | Bollywood’s Shallow Self-Reproach Feels More Like a Glorified Daily Soap

In my review of part 1 of season 1 of the new Dharmatic series for Hotstar, Showtime, I mentioned that even in self-criticism, Bollywood lacks nuances. Part 2 has now been released, and there are only three episodes. Well, the story goes through a predictable set of dramatic shifts in equations, and what you eventually… Continue reading Showtime Part 2 Review | Bollywood’s Shallow Self-Reproach Feels More Like a Glorified Daily Soap

Panchayat: Season 3 Review | An Emotionally Hefty Season That Works as an Appealing Second Act

Season 3 of any series feels like a tricky space. The first season always has the advantage of something new being delivered to the audience. The second season has the edge of the premise and characters being familiar. The makers can either scale up the story or even repeat the same thing, and it might… Continue reading Panchayat: Season 3 Review | An Emotionally Hefty Season That Works as an Appealing Second Act

3 Body Problem Review | A Well Fleshed-Out Science Fiction Drama That Sets the Stage for Something Fascinating

The purpose of the first season of the latest Netflix science fiction series, 3 Body Problem, is to do world-building. Familiarising the audience about the fictional setting of a possible alien invasion is done pretty neatly here through multiple characters and familiar emotions. With the story peeling off its complicated layers smoothly to give you… Continue reading 3 Body Problem Review | A Well Fleshed-Out Science Fiction Drama That Sets the Stage for Something Fascinating

Inspector Rishi Review | A Mystical Crime Thriller With Occasional Sparks

Inspector Rishi, the latest Amazon Prime Video original series by JS Nandhini, is an attempt to blend facts with myth to create an intriguing thriller. While the structure of the series establishes that aspect in a fairly engaging way, the over-explanatory writing that practically spoon-feeds the audience verbally about even the thinking of each of… Continue reading Inspector Rishi Review | A Mystical Crime Thriller With Occasional Sparks

Big Girls Don’t Cry Review | Well-Written Characters in a Politically Unsubtle and Crowded Script

When you finish watching something like Laurie Nunn’s Sex Education, which spans multiple seasons, it is kind of possible to wish to see something of that sort in an Indian backdrop. Nitya Mehra’s new series for Amazon Prime Video, Big Girls Don’t Cry, is actually one similar attempt. Talking about the various emotional intricacies through… Continue reading Big Girls Don’t Cry Review | Well-Written Characters in a Politically Unsubtle and Crowded Script

Showtime Review | Even in Self-Criticism, Bollywood Lacks Nuances

On paper, Showtime, the new Hotstar series produced by Dharma Productions digital wing Dharmatic Entertainment, looks like an extremely bold move. Bollywood, which is going through a patchy phase in terms of content and many other controversial topics including nepotism, doing a self-critique, that too produced by Karan Johar felt like a sign of acknowledgement.… Continue reading Showtime Review | Even in Self-Criticism, Bollywood Lacks Nuances

Maharani 3 Review | A Middling Political Drama With an Interestingly Poised Central Character

Maharani 3, the third season of SonyLIV’s political thriller, shows the character’s progression, and in this season, we have the character in a more mature and commanding position. While the character’s evolution looks pretty impressive, there is this issue of predictability of the texture, that makes it slightly less exciting. The dialogue exchange with metaphors… Continue reading Maharani 3 Review | A Middling Political Drama With an Interestingly Poised Central Character