Here’s how reviewing works on this site. Our contributors watch movies (lots of them!), and then offer very subjective, very personal opinions on them. The objective here (pun intended) is to give you a perspective on the movie or show, and justify it. An informed opinion, if you please. You may wonder then: why should you be reading these reviews, or value these opinions over others? To borrow a thought from famous film critic Barry Norman, CBE (1933-2017), the biggest reason you should consider reading them is that these contributors probably have seen many more movies than the average movie-watcher over a long period of time and draw from a larger pool of movies they have watched, to form opinions. Does that make sense? Read on! If you would like to contribute, get in touch with us on one of our social media pages.
-
Ponman (2025)
Ponman is everything an adaptation of a novel should be—crisp, well-rounded, and crafted with care. I haven’t read the original, but if the fact that the original writer is also credited with the screenplay for the movie along with Justin Mathew is anything to go…
-
Mandi (1983)
A matriarchal bordello run by a confident dominating Madam meets a patriarchal world in Shyam Benegal’s classic movie. Mandi is not your average brothel based movie, it’s actually a pretty light drama with a lot of humorous situations that cover up a dark despair. Benegal…
-
Ankur (1974)
The Seedling, is how the name of the movie is translated into, in English. Ankur was the first feature release of the legendary Director Shyam Benegal, but it was also a debut for several other actors. The movie is set in rural Hyderabad based upon…
-
Despatch (2024)
Despatch is a crime drama revolving around a journalist named Joy Bag. According to reports Kanu Behl took 8 years to make the movie. However the movie is more of a biopic of Joy Bag than a thriller or a crime drama. Despatch starts off…
-
Bougainvillea (2024)
Bougainvillea is a psychological thriller set in a secluded part of Kerala. The movie starts off slow but well, with mystery and intrigue building up as you are introduced to Royce who is taking care of his wife Reethu, suffering from amnesia thanks to an…
-
Paani (2024)
Paani is a Marathi movie based on one man’s quest to bring water to his drought plagued village in Marathwada. Hanumant Babu Kendre is a young man from the village of Nagderwadi, who is keen on getting married to a girl who he falls in…
-
Agni (2024)
Let me begin by saying that this movie is a copy of Backdraft (1991) starring William Baldwin and Kurt Russells. While there are small changes and its not a scene by scene lift off, it is still basically the same storyline. Secondly the movie is…
-
Kanguva (2024)
Kanguva in Marathi means a hair comb, which for someone like me is useless. But I am not even sure why I am starting the review of this movie with this piece of information, it’s just one of the many things that came to my…
-
Jigra (2024)
I really like Alia Bhatt and have been in awe of her right since her act in Udta Punjab. I always thought she is one actress who would look convincing in any role. Karan Johar and Vasan Bala probably took this too personally, said “Challenge…
-
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video (2024)
This is one of the most hilarious movies I have ever watched in a long long time. Infact it’s so hilarious that I am still laughing I mean, imagine stealing the concept of Cameron Diaz’s movie Sex Tape and then creating a huge farce and…
-
Amaran (2024)
Amaran is based on the true life story of Major Mukund Vardharajan who succumbed to his injuries during a successful counter terrorism operation. However, the movie is more than just a tale of heroic exploits of a soldier. It is rather a more humane take…
-
Lucky Baskhar (2024)
On a well done backdrop of late 1980s (early 90s) Venky Alturi takes you to the Bombay of stock market scams and financial dealings. This was a time when Mumbai was still Bombay, scams were still caught and the scamsters were still jailed, institutions like…
-
Sikandar ka Muqaddar (2024)
Hansa: Aye Prafullll, I heard your new movie is playing on Netflix Praful: Yes Hansa, after a long long time. Hansa: And do you have a good role in it? Praful: I am there right from the first scene Hansa: Suparkkk Praful, so what is…
-
Martin (2024)
Martin is a high voltage Kannada action thriller which can applauded and put to good use for several reasons. The movie starts off in Islamabad Pakistan, which has a prison filled with all the MMA wrestlers of the world. While the entire North India is…
-
Yudhra (2024)
So last night I made myself an omelette. It wasn’t an ordinary omelette it was a cheese and Kheema omelette. I put on the movie as I started cooking the Kheema. Stirring the well minced mutton as I looked at Siddhant chaturvedi who was beating…
-
Napad (2024)
A police car drives up on a remote road. The driver stops to ask a passerby for directions to a Tadeusz Gadacz’s residence. The car comes to a stop and a serious-looking woman steps out and walks on a muddy pathway and across a tiny…