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Stree 2
"Stree 2 mixes desi lores with Stranger Things and that underrated Epix-MGM+ show- From in the campiest and corniest way possible. Even a single star is one too generous. I have watched better Ramsay Brothers movies growing up. Veerana, Purana Mandir, Purani Haveli and that was the 90s. Imagine that. Fantastically far-fetched (even for a witch/ghoul horror comedy trope) ridiculous horror pits supernatural against supernatural while applying Priyadarshan's formula of noisy ruckus taking it to a bewildering proportion. Thematically, this…"
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
"If you have read the book, you know what I am talking about. That book was nothing short of a surprising product of sheer horror and it was really good. Although, the personal stories of the obsessive citizen sleuth as the narrator were sprinkled sporadically throughout, for the most part the book was about the victims as well as the investigative spirit of the author and less about the perpetrator. Here, in this docuseries, personal glory and autobiography and in…"
Companion
"Ohhh! Give me a break. From The Stepford Wives, Blade Runner, A.I. Artificial Intelligence to Black Mirror, Westworld, Ex Machina, Upgrade and a handful of other movies, it seems the memo hasn't arrived at many other producers' addresses. Even if the concept is given a pass, the premise itself is nothing new than what was shown in Get Out, Don't Worry Darling, Tau, Fresh and recently Blink Twice. I could go for countless other similar themed ones. Sophie Thatcher was…"
Better Man
"Caesar at the grand galactic circus. A washed-up popstar's born-again story that is more about redemption, atonement and owning up to the mistakes. Dream. Envy. Fame. Addiction. Sex. Drugs. Alcohol. Rock and roll. Debauchery. Love. Hate. Spotlight. Band. Money. Suicidal rumination. Rehab. And above all, a massive dad complex. Better Man has all the familiar tried and tested stages of a typical biography centred around a celebrity. From rags to riches, glamour to garbage and back, but what makes Better…"
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
"Some scripts for a sequel should never be allowed to see the light of day. A huge letdown compared to the anxiety-inducing action-heist focused original chapter. Would've been better to strangle it in the crib."
The Gorge
"A knockoff mediocre makeover of Alex Garland's AnnihilationIn the name of Red-eyed raven, the children of the forest and the green knight, it's hard to believe that this is the script that was voted onto the Black List of the most-liked unproduced screenplays in 2020. It's just mid-February and already I have witnessed the most terribly awful big studio product of 2025; a mixture of bland and bloated CGI laced with cluttered oversaturated music. The Gorge is so abysmally familiar that…"
Wolf Man
"What started as a mumblegore spin to the traditional classic premise that goes as far back as Proto-Indo-European mythology mixed with medieval gothic tales and folklore pretty soon turned into an obvious clear-as-a-day allegory for the place of modern male in this fast-changing family and social dynamic which is saying something since this version sheds the old full moon concept. Wolf Man is really well-shot and it tries to achieve something extraordinary in terms of all the technical fronts and…"
Babygirl
"Intimacy coordinators must have had their work cut out for this. It seems Hollywood is far from running out of materials from the subject of adultery, erotic paraphilia, power imbalance, sex positivity and fidelity. Limiting, constrained and compartmentalized and somewhat familiar in scope but visually glamorous and filled with sensuous sound design. It's been 30 years since the release of To Die For and 25 since Eyes Wide Shut and yet Nicole Kidman still got it. In all honesty though, I prefer Sanctuary and May December."
Nosferatu
"Murnau. Wiene. Dreyer. Christensen. Friedkin. Hardy. Bergman. Polanski. Żuławski. Coppola minus the ceremonial pomp and vivid display of color. The retelling of a classic in the most economical yet effective measure possible. Eggers makes the morbid history of plague unleashed into a looming cinematic tale of speculative horror bearing the age-old struggle between forces, good and evil. Here is the catch, it's Eggers' very first love story about fidelity and sacrifice, at the same time, he continues his feminist streak…"
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
"Welcome to the previously family-owned mom-and-pop plushy store's full-blown embrace of the mall culture thanks to Hollywood studios. The Sonic franchise has ultimately turned into the awfully bland and tedious Monsterverse franchise. But, at least glad to see Jim Carrey still got it."
Paatal Lok
"Season 2A permanent resident of the netherworld. Paatal Lok season 2 gives new meaning to the word 'Kafkaesque' while also underlining Camus' philosophy of the absence of meaning and thus salvation in this indifferent universe. Hence, full on 'Absurdism'. While some could argue that this season is a little too elaborate compared to the previous season just so that pieces can fall into their right places, here is the hot take. For me, on multiple fronts season 2 surpasses…"
The Day of the Jackal
"Tired tropes of globetrotting assassin hinges solely on a cold, calculating, steely Eddie Redmayne who plays a creature who stops at nothing and operates under the sole motivation of self-preservation. Despite being pretty smooth and slick and studios not sparing any penny on location shoots, this show falls well below expectation and that's disappointing given the first 10 minutes of it where it throws us right into white-knuckle action right from the get-go. But, pretty fast within two to three…"
Black Warrant
"A tv show India has been in dire need of. This very Kafkaesque crime drama thriller is as eye-opening as they come and reflects what French philosopher Michel Foucault once conveyed in his book Discipline and Punish: The Birth of Prison that prisons were not born out of some moralistic, humanitarian cause for reforms rather because of humans' innate hunger to exert power over fellow beings. Motwane did it again. Black Warrant is most probably the most hard-hitting show I…"
Anora
"For some reason, Hollywood decides to portray the Russians not as bloodthirsty mercenaries or dangerous mafia or scheming espionage operatives rather as goofballs and entitled Americans and the result was hilarious. The only man with any semblance of the Russian stereotypical features was actually the only sane man in the whole thing. Never would have imagined a Sean Baker movie that has this much humor, yet an ending so devastating, cynical but also too real."
Flow
"Blending animism's mythology with stoic philosophy, Flow works its way through the idea that maybe a feline apostle would be just the thing the universe needs when it's been going through a tectonic collapse (literally in this animated movie and metaphorically in the real world) . No need for Noah or Markandeya to build an entire arc. Ecstatically gorgeous imagery with a peaceful as well as chaotic demonstration of the randomness, indifference and companionship to endure all that's in the way. Thank you, Latvia."
The Lure
"Finally an answer to the question- "Top half fish or bottom half fish?""
Ghostlight
"Hardest part is the first line. All downhill from there. I didn't know there were two Sing Sing movies last year. Except Ghostlight has the dry invective-laden humor that was missing from Sing Sing and the latter one was much calmer. This one has waves of sentiments, it hits you and then recedes only to inundate you again. A heart-pouring account of how grownups always believe the little rebellious ones are the only problems and downplay their own participation thereby…"
A Real Pain
"A journey emphasizing isolation, mendacity and how crushing life can be and the travelling duo are an impressive Kieran playing Kieran and Jessie playing Jessie. What amplified the whole experience was what Eisenberg chose as the backdrop, one of the most appalling and grotesque tragedy befallen humanity. A Real Pain is simple, grounded and very relevant in today's time when previous generations happen to believe that millennials and Gen-Z have everything compared to them, yet they are lost, entitled and…"