Charlie Chopra Review | A Half-Baked Predictable Thriller Saved by Its Quirky Humor

The new SonyLIV original, Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley, the Indian adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel The Sittaford Mystery, tries to blend this Fleabag kind of fourth-wall-breaking quirkiness to a typical Agatha Christie setup where the detective is trying to find the murderer. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj Charlie Chopra & The… Continue reading Charlie Chopra Review | A Half-Baked Predictable Thriller Saved by Its Quirky Humor

Sex Education: Season 4 Review | A Fitting Finale With Moving Character Arcs and Fun Elements

The way the Netflix original Sex Education blended least explored topics with the ease and charm of a teenage comedy is what makes it a great success. The fourth and final season of the series created by Laurie Nunn is yet another emotionally overwhelming compilation of personal stories that collectively impact you. With most of… Continue reading Sex Education: Season 4 Review | A Fitting Finale With Moving Character Arcs and Fun Elements

Kaala Review | A Consistently Engaging Thriller With an Impressive Character Pool

Kaala, the new series from Bejoy Nambiar, is dealing with the enormous task of presenting a story that has happened over multiple decades. It is an ambitious attempt to pull off a subject that needs to have conviction. In totality, I was really impressed by the way Bejoy and his team of writers managed to… Continue reading Kaala Review | A Consistently Engaging Thriller With an Impressive Character Pool

Bambai Meri Jaan Review | Guns Overshadow Grey in This Long Format D Company Story

Dawood Ibrahim, the world that built him and the world that remained after his prime, has always been a fascination for movie makers. Multiple versions of the same story, spinoff-like movies from the perspectives of characters in that world, etc., have come as movies in the past. The latest addition to that is the new… Continue reading Bambai Meri Jaan Review | Guns Overshadow Grey in This Long Format D Company Story

Scam 2003: The Telgi Story Review | Gagan Dev Riar Is Terrific in This Spiritual Sequel That Is Short on Panache

It was obvious that when they announced a sequel to Scam 1992, there would be comparisons with the original as the bar set by the Harshad Mehta story was phenomenally high. And frankly, that is precisely the problem you see in Scam 2003: The Telgi Story. It maintains the visual textures, terrific casting choices, and… Continue reading Scam 2003: The Telgi Story Review | Gagan Dev Riar Is Terrific in This Spiritual Sequel That Is Short on Panache

One Piece Season 1 Review | A Consistently Exciting Adventure With Well-Fleshed-Out Characters

One Piece, the new live-action version of Eiichiro Oda’s Manga series available on Netflix, had created curiosity in my head as I was interested in knowing how they have managed to recreate the eccentric visual sensibilities usually associated with Manga anime series. As someone who had no clue about the series beyond the title (my… Continue reading One Piece Season 1 Review | A Consistently Exciting Adventure With Well-Fleshed-Out Characters

Taali Review | This Underwhelming Biopic Starring Sushmita Sen Is a Wasted Opportunity

I was watching a recent interview with Raj and DK, the creators of the latest series Guns and Gulaabs, and one of the things they mentioned about their creative choices was avoiding the obvious. For example, they would choose not to show an antenna setting scene to establish it is the ’90s. The reason why… Continue reading Taali Review | This Underwhelming Biopic Starring Sushmita Sen Is a Wasted Opportunity

Mathagam Part 1 Review | A Discretely Promising Thriller That Shouldn’t Have Got Split

Let me begin by saying I have an issue with the Part 1-Part 2 releasing strategy of some of the Hotstar specials. The problem is that it almost feels like the projector got damaged at the interval of a seemingly exciting thriller, and you will have to wait for months to know what happened after… Continue reading Mathagam Part 1 Review | A Discretely Promising Thriller That Shouldn’t Have Got Split