Dhanak (2016) Review: Dream-Like, Magical, Deeply Satisfying
If novels could slip between frames, they’d look something like a Nagesh Kukunoor film—rich …
Articles for category: MOVIE REVIEWS
U Turn (2016) Review: Promising Build-up Yields Lackluster Payoff
Whodunit mysteries can be tricky; the reveal to the big build up may not …
MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) Review
The challenge with films that tell real-life stories (of public figures) is that the …
Aandavan Kattalai (2016) Review: Nuanced, Meaningful Entertainer
If you’re following Vijay Sethupathi’s meteoric rise in Tamil film industry, you know the …
Pink (2016) Review: A Film Long Overdue
A disquieting vignette of a society, Pink holds a mirror to everything that’s wrong with …
Oppressed Majority: This Provocative Short Is A Must Watch
This is not a man’s world. It’s a world where women are in charge. …
Is This Sidharth-Katrina Romance Worth A ‘Baar Baar Dekho?’
From the opening song and credits, Baar Baar Dekho looks like the stuff perfect …
Confirmation (TV Movie 2016) Review: Gripping Political Drama
Directed by Rick Famuyiwa, HBO’s Confirmation (2016) shows us everything that’s wrong with the …
Why You Shouldn’t Miss Raam Reddy’s ‘Thithi’
Raam Reddy’s excellent debut feature Thithi is a rare Indian film. There’s great interest …
Eye in the Sky (2015) Review: Tight, Well-Crafted Modern War Drama
A war film sans the clichés and the razzmatazz of a typical war film! Gone …
Udta Punjab (2016) Review: Edgy, Well-Written, Relevant
In an industry swarmed with lacklustre content, Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab shines with an …
Iraivi (2016) Review: Hard-hitting Tale Of Arrogant Men
Midway into Karthik Subburaj’s fantastic Iraivi (Goddess, 2015), there comes a familiar slow motion …
Money Monster (2016) Review
Money Monster is big-ticket Hollywood’s most recent attempt at uncovering narratives from within the …
Waiting (2016) Review: Charming, Poignant, Introspective
Fate brings together strangers Shiv Kumar (Naseeruddin Shah) and Tara Deshpande (Kalki Koechlin) when …
Aligarh (2016) Review: Appeal To Conformist Society
Noted critic Roger Ebert’s words “Movies are like a machine that generates empathy” resonate …