Editor's Reviews
In-depth reviews by our experts 🔮
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
"Second watch. A swashbuckling Ben Stiller goes on a search for an elusive intrepid mysterious Jesus-like Sean Penn. The movie encapsulates early signs of what was going to be a crystal ball to anticipate the glorious days ahead of Ben Stiller as a director, which he is one now. A movie that poses a very personal yet universally experienced question- If your whole life is one big REM cycle of gorgeous dreams, would you want to wake up? Magical realism…"
A Haunting in Venice
"The weakest among the Poirot movies thus far. A terrible tailor-made red herring of a movie for the occasion of Halloween that starts with the extrication of secrets and ends in Poirot's discretion of holding onto some inconvenient secrets about other characters. In terms of the plot, the movie is based on an obscure Agatha Christie novella Halloween Party, but it lacks the modern retelling with too many lazy twists and lame turns. The actors don't suit the occasion at…"
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
"AI finds MI, or rather MI finds AI. A never-seem-to-be aging Ethan Hunt, apple-rate-aging in just few years Benji and born-aged Luther on a mission against a faceless machine learner, which seems to be started as Sean Connery's Hunt for the Red October with a submarine setting and then goes on a fork along a straight line into a usual journey and never reaches to the zenith of Ghost Protocol or even a better Rogue Nation, let alone the franchise…"
Kathal
"Jackfruits for Jackasses. A smarmy insincere misfire but still a very decent bollywood take with a misguided attempt to trivialise a much more serious issue currently plaguing the country. After watching this Yashowardhan Mishra- directorial debut Netflix movie, you will have a genuine appreciation and sympathetic emotion towards the much notorious UP Police. Sanya Malhotra's performance has been better in her previous films, whether it was- Dangal or Badhai Ho, Ludo and her the best Patakhaa. Here, she gives a…"
Barbie
"Barbie or Bimbo? An evaluation with an absurd humourous cinematography about Barbiefication. The movie of the 21st century which speaks with the audience in a language that we know but still choose not to understand. Of course a great deal of contradictions and hypocrisies come with that message, not just from the characters, but also from the company that makes them, not just from the characters but also from the actors who play them, not just from their reel and…"
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
"The most wonderfully gorgeous yet hauntingly romantic movie I have watched in recent years. Amazing performances, melancholic theme, remarkable ending. Truly at its core, watching this masterpiece was like focusing on the intricate brush strokes on a painting for days. Never saw anything even remotely this beautiful and somber lately since as far back as I can remember. It's like visualizing the story as it is unfolding inside Céline Sciamma's dream. Fiery, fervent and passionate performances by both Noémie Merlant…"
BlackBerry
"Bingo! Now that's what I call an entrepreneurial biographical drama. People should have talked about this movie in an obstreperous manner in the place of that overinflating big star-studded AIR. The story of the most popular cellphone's rise and fall in just two hours. From more than 40% market capture to now zero. Taking a leaf from the popular similar-styled movies life The Social Network, the grossly underrated The Founder, Molly's Game, Steve Jobs and Pirates of The Silicon Valley,…"
Till Death
"An exemplary display of sound execution when there isn't enough substance. Very clever in its approaches, especially in direction and editing, Till Death is all about heart-racing, nail-biting instances with constant near-miss cat and mouse scenarios. Megan Fox literally tied to the embodiment of the phrase 'Till death do us part', hence the name. It is a decent movie of Megan Fox since the grossly misunderstood Jennifer's Body. Unfortunately her performance though is nothing but plastic. Even in scenes, where…"
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
"A lesson in the significance of Canon. Categorical moral imperative vs consequentialist morality. Spiderman style. A super important step in the world of animation with sparkly multi-colored glorious gallimaufry chameleonic multiverse marvel. But, only on a technical expertise level. That's all. I concede the third act is a wonderful spectacle and stupendous music except for the overused motivational force that further the plot. It's the same as Kang's and No Way Home. A movie that has somewhat similar motivations to…"
Burn After Reading
"Pretty much explains the operating principle of the US, leader of the free world on an international level with the use of its top clandestine intelligence agency that works like a hammer and therefore sees nails everywhere. Making a molehill out of nothing. Hilarious, situational and unbelievable. The finest chemistry between a cartoonish Brad Pitt and an effortlessly hilarious Frances McDormand. John Malkovich, well he is the same John Malkovich. An anxiety-ridden impulsive George Clooney falling from grace. With this…"
Sisu
"The purpose of this movie is preordained in its meaning of the title- Sisu. Definitely gnarly and visceral in its stylized graphic violence, this movie is insane like preposterously insane. An action flick that is terror-invoking on magic mushrooms. It's like if classics by the great Sergio Leone's westerns had a modern retelling on the line of John Wick but with a nordic touch life The Northman and an overall violent style of Tarantino but in an outlandishly contrived way.…"
Doctor G
"A treatise in search for the 'Real' men, whatever that is supposed to be. It also touches the issue of medico-legal ethics. It's a movie about the anatomy and physiology of females but the lesson is marketed towards males. There is a book by the name- "Everything Men Know About Women" By Dr. Alan Francis with consultation from Cindy Cashman and it consists of 120 crisp blank pages, because that's how much the general male populace knows about female anatomy…"
The Bone Collector
"At this point, there aren't too many Denzel Washington movies remaining for me that I haven't watched already. So, this one I picked which I keep forgetting about since I started watching all his classics. And it is one of the worst movies of his, with the most rundown overused plot twists and subpar acting by a fairly newcomer Angelina Jolie. Denzel as usual gave a fiery performance, it's just that there is no meat when it comes to the plot. Let's just leave it at that."
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
"James Gunn's ode to the MCU is at best a warning documentary for the PETA and is a show of his conscience against vivisection as well as human lab trials. I sat down thinking this is it. It would be the redemption story of all the dwindling and precarious foundation that the MCU Phase 4 has laid till now. But, it goes nowhere near the first two volumes in terms of quality let alone redemption. First the good. Rocket's previously…"
John Wick: Chapter 4
"A weaker first and second acts with a firework of a third act, Literally. Chad Stahelski along with Keanu go from Continental to Inter-Continental to, in this chapter Transcontinental, meanwhile John Wick goes full berserk. The first chapter was about plain old revenge, the second was about survival, the third installment was about redemption, but this chapter is all about wrath and going for the snake's head but also about reconciliation and common foe. One major problem of this part…"
Werewolves Within
"The funniest movie I have watched so far this year. Taking huge inspirations from Edgar Wright and Shane Black, this movie perfectly mixes the darker elements with the comedic ones. A parody on the Bible verse- Thou shalt love thy neighbor like you love thyself. A satire on the current societal environment where intolerance is the go-to way and nobody believes in giving the benefit of doubt to the person in question, while tearing the fabric of the peaceful community…"
Luckiest Girl Alive
"Thank God I didn't get swayed by Booktube and Oprah's Book Club and avoided the trap of actually buying the book."
Son of Saul
"Academy winner for best foreign movie and the Grand Prix winner in Cannes Film Festival. I have watched a fair share of Holocaust movies, and it would be an understatement to claim that Son of Saul is the most wonderfully disgusting one since The Pianist by Roman Polanski. And that was back in 2002. First, I must mention here that when we talk about the classics, like- Spielberg's Schindler's List or Polanski's The Pianist, amazingly performed by Adrien Brody for…"