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Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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While it starts sluggish and even a little dull, Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders quickly finds its stride, and by the end, it proves to be almost as good as the original.
Posted Dec 23, 2025
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Homebound
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Ghaywan demonstrates again that he is not merely a filmmaker. He is our conscience. Yes, it is depressing. But that is because it holds up a mirror to a country whose indifference and hostility towards its most marginalised citizens is all too real.
Posted Sep 26, 2025
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Maalik
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Rajkummar Rao performs well. But it is more muscle memory than anything else. He’s good nearly by default, not because the script presents him with anything interesting to work with.
Posted Jul 11, 2025
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Maa
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Maa slips from haunting to hokey so often, it’s hard to tell whether you’re watching a tale of generational injustice or a supernatural soap opera made by people who binge-watched Tumbbad and The Nun in the same weekend.
Posted Jun 27, 2025
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28 Years Later
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Anchored by a heartbreakingly earnest performance from Alfie Williams as Spike, and featuring a haunting turn from Jodie Comer, the film trades in apocalyptic bombast for quiet dread — until, of course, it doesn’t.
Posted Jun 21, 2025
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Housefull 5
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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There are entire sequences that are shot only so the audience can leer at them [female characters]. The sexualisation is so constant that it almost feels like a theme.
Posted Jun 09, 2025
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Kesari Veer
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Watching Kesari Veer feels like getting yelled at by a very patriotic uncle who’s just discovered drone shots and CGI flames. The dialogue sounds like it was written by an AI chatbot that was trained only on Indian WhatsApp forwards.
Posted May 23, 2025
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning tries to end things with a bang (several, actually) but somewhere between, it nearly drowns in its own ambition. Still, there is a thrill in the spectacle, and a surprising melancholy undercurrent that sticks.
Posted May 19, 2025
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Raid 2
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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...for every good line, there are five grim monologues and a noisy background music insisting that something dramatic just happened. Spoiler: it didn’t.
Posted May 01, 2025
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Thudarum
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Mohanlal is as usual brilliant, but the star of the movie is Prakash Varma, who plays George with a chilling, almost reptilian calmness that somehow feels even more terrifying than full-blown rage.
Posted Apr 26, 2025
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Sinners
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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This film doesn’t hurry; it simmers. It leans into the atmosphere, into the silence. I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that Sinners is the best movie of 2025 so far.
Posted Apr 22, 2025
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Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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The film oversimplifies and overexplains as if we’re toddlers. It evocative at times. But it is not revolutionary cinema. Not even close.
Posted Apr 18, 2025
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Sikandar
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Sikandar is not a bad movie by Indian blockbuster standards. But, well, it is pretty bad.
Posted Mar 31, 2025
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Empuraan - Lucifer 2
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Nowhere near as nuanced and layered as Lucifer, L2: Empuraan is still a much better action-thriller than what we usually get in India. The political messaging is quite brave even for a Malayalam film and just subtle enough to miss many small minds.
Posted Mar 27, 2025
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Little Siberia
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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On paper, it presents itself as a crime thriller about a pastor guarding a meteorite in a small town in Finland, but in reality, it is a strange, existential fever dream wrapped in black comedy and snow.
Posted Mar 24, 2025
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The Electric State
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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...the story stumbles between poignant and painfully generic as if the writers couldn’t decide if they wanted to make an existential think piece or a robot-smashing blockbuster. So they just… kind of did both. Badly.
Posted Mar 17, 2025
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Chhaava
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Akshaye Khanna’s portrayal of Aurangzeb is a silver lining, though. I like the restrained menace he brought to the role. But that’s all. Chhaava is a hard movie to recommend.
Posted Feb 14, 2025
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Deva
(2025)
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Kshitij Rawat
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I will be honest — I was expecting another dumb big action-thriller starring a superhuman cop. You know, the kind we’ve seen Bollywood churn out over and over again. But Deva was a pleasant surprise.
Posted Jan 31, 2025
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UI
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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UI comes across less like a film and more like some kind of chaotic fever dream that you got after a pretty heavy night of drinking.
Posted Dec 22, 2024
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Joker: Folie à Deux
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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What saves the film is the same stuff that worked for the original: Phoenix’s performance, cinematography, and soundtrack. Also, the psychological thriller elements in the movie were as compelling as it was in the first one.
Posted Oct 04, 2024
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Trap
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Trap is an entertaining, though flawed thriller. Hartnett’s work alone here is worth the ticket price (or your time should you choose to watch it later on a streaming service).
Posted Aug 02, 2024
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Deadpool & Wolverine
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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A more honest title would be something like Deadpool & Wolverine: A Parade of Familiar Faces and Other Superficial Thrills. When the biggest draw of your movie is who shows up for a surprise, perhaps it is time to reconsider your approach to filmmaking.
Posted Jul 29, 2024
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Twisters
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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These jaw-dropping visuals made me glad I was half a world away, where tornadoes are just a headline in international news. No recent film captures the sheer awe-inspiring power of nature quite like Twisters.
Posted Jul 19, 2024
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1/5
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The Exorcism
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Even an actor of Russell Crowe's calibre is not enough to elevate the film beyond mediocrity.
Posted Jul 05, 2024
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2/5
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Despicable Me 4
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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You will find something to enjoy here — just don’t expect anything more than the usual fare.
Posted Jul 05, 2024
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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A Quiet Place: Day One is a masterclass in horror filmmaking. It easily avoids the typical pitfalls of prequels, delivering a story that stands on its own.
Posted Jul 01, 2024
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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If you are looking for a fun, good buddy cop movie to watch, Bad Boys: Ride or Die is worth a watch. There are enough thrills, laughs and heartfelt moments to satisfy both longtime fans and newcomers.
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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The First Omen
(2024)
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Kshitij Rawat
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Not only is The First Omen a rock-solid entry to the franchise, but it also stands tall on its shoulders. You will enjoy it even if you have not seen the original film and subsequent entries.
Posted Apr 07, 2024
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