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5/5
Her (2013) Gautam Anand The true worth of Her will be realized when the idea that it is based upon is ultimately achieved. Whenever that happens in the future, people are going to look back at Her in disbelieved awe for foreseeing the future with such disarming precision.
Posted May 14, 2024  Edit critic review
2/5
The Out-Laws (2023) Diksha Sundriyal With a star cast like this, ‘The Out-Laws’ had a lot of potential, but the film goes through too many lows to balance the highs.
Posted Jul 07, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
Nimona (2023) Tamal Kundu It makes up for its minor narrative shortcomings with a thoughtful exploration of morality, identity, and sexuality.
Posted Jun 27, 2023  Edit critic review
1/5
Women Talking (2022) Gautam Anand Despite Polley's good intentions, the film feels stagey and inauthentic. Everything — from the setup to the dialogues — has an air of pretension.
Posted Sep 18, 2022  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Look Both Ways (2022) Diksha Sundriyal It is a feel-good watch in a lukewarm way which might soften your perspective towards the “everything works out in the end” belief, though not completely sway it in one direction or the other.
Posted Aug 17, 2022  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Wedding Season (2022) Tamal Kundu Despite its problems and obvious predictability, 'Wedding Season' offers a fun and fulfilling ride. Although it is billed as a romantic comedy, it makes a dramatic shift about halfway into its runtime. This change might be surprising but not unwelcome.
Posted Aug 03, 2022  Edit critic review
2/5
Luck (2022) Tamal Kundu You know a film has problems when there is a break from the action in the climactic scene so the characters can explain the newest element introduced in the narrative.
Posted Aug 03, 2022  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Purple Hearts (2022) Diksha Sundriyal For all the relevant issues that the film tries to focus on, it never succeeds in moving beyond the superficiality of its endeavor.
Posted Jul 30, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022) Diksha Sundriyal ‘Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between’, in spite of its occasional sappiness, is a refreshing watch. It is certainly different from the plethora of films that have plagued the teen and romance genre with their acute mediocrity.
Posted Jul 05, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Love & Gelato (2022) Tamal Kundu Camp knows the constraints of the genre he is tinkering with here. He introduces common tropes of romantic comedies throughout the film, only to invert them later.
Posted Jun 22, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature (2022) Tamal Kundu While the jokes can be utterly savage, what comes after the punchline is often quite poignant.
Posted May 31, 2022  Edit critic review
5/5
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022) Tamal Kundu As you sit there — alone or in the company of others — and watch Norm's brilliance unfold like a barely-restrained yarn of chaos, you are bound to be caught by the emotionality of the moment.
Posted May 31, 2022  Edit critic review
2/5
A Perfect Pairing (2022) Tamal Kundu The inevitable conflict between the two main characters is what lets the film down. It is absurd, poorly conceptualized, and feels terribly out of place.
Posted May 19, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
The Valet (2022) Tamal Kundu The finest moments of the film are not when the humor comes easily but when it is hidden amidst grief and the confrontation with reality.
Posted May 18, 2022  Edit critic review
5/5
Boyhood (2014) Gautam Anand The best feature of Boyhood is that it derives beauty, joy, and emotion out of the ordinary lives of people.
Posted Mar 25, 2022  Edit critic review
5/5
In the Mood for Love (2000) Gautam Anand In The Mood For Love is not just a film; it is poetry in motion.
Posted Mar 22, 2022  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Gautam Anand The films biggest achievement is how beautifully it captures the rich tapestry of teenage experiences soaked in lessons learned for a lifetime.
Posted Mar 22, 2022  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Batman (2022) Shikhar Verma Reeves cleverly subverts the obvious inklings of an origin story in exchange for a brooding and bleak bat-noir that reinvigorates the cape crusader.
Posted Mar 03, 2022  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Death on the Nile (2022) Shikhar Verma While the film works as a homage, the obsessive gaze and campy nature of its writers more bourgeois lifestyle cannot be rectified by Branaghs failed attempt to diversify it.
Posted Feb 12, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
The Worst Person in the World (2021) Nicole Ackman If Trier was trying to make a coming-of-age story for people in their late twenties and early thirties with The Worst Person in the World, then he absolutely succeeded.
Posted Feb 05, 2022  Edit critic review
3.5/5
When You Finish Saving the World (2022) Shikhar Verma In a sequential takedown of white privilege, Jesse Eisenberg uses his visibly anxious energy to squash into the dysfunctionality at the centre of a family that basically avoids everything until it all becomes baggage.
Posted Jan 21, 2022  Edit critic review
2/5
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) Shikhar Verma The fact that Coen gives no new insights into this Shakespearean tale makes its existence sort of redundant and futile.
Posted Dec 24, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) Shikhar Verma [The Matrix: Resurrections] is an audacious and angry continuation that somehow manages to cater to the legacy of the original trilogy, and at the same time closely looks at the trickery of being a film that is expected to drive you into a familiar world.
Posted Dec 23, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
The King's Man (2021) Casey Chong [Even] with all the jarring tonal shifts that alternate between the serious/revisionist historical war epic and the tongue-in-cheek action-comedy vibe, 'The King's Man' is far from a total disaster.
Posted Dec 18, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Shikhar Verma In its own metaphysical form, the movie pays homage to the legacy of Spider-Man as a hero; leaving long-time fans with a wholesome feeling of Christmas arriving a few weeks early, and new ones with a smile as wide as Times Square on a sunny day.
Posted Dec 17, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
West Side Story (2021) Nicole Ackman The cinematography is gorgeous and the performances are phenomenal, so West Side Story excels as a film even when it doesn't as a musical.
Posted Dec 10, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
King Richard (2021) Nicole Ackman Even those who don't care for biopics and sports films will have a difficult time disliking King Richard.
Posted Nov 19, 2021  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Spencer (2021) Nicole Ackman Spencer is a haunting portrait of a woman on the brink of collapse, who is desperate to escape the stifling pressure of the Royal Family.
Posted Nov 05, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Army of Thieves (2021) Shikhar Verma Unlike most films of its kind, [Army of Thieves] doesn't boost off its charismatic macho-man persona. In fact, it makes sure it draws parallels between the two ends of the masculine spectrum.
Posted Oct 29, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Antlers (2021) Casey Chong If only everything is fleshed out substantially, this otherwise deliberately-paced horror film would have been a rewarding one.
Posted Oct 28, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
The French Dispatch (2021) Nicole Ackman While it's as visually charming as any Anderson movie, it rings hollow underneath its veneer.
Posted Oct 23, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Dune (2021) Casey Chong Dune is an extraordinary technical achievement.
Posted Oct 09, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
No Time to Die (2021) Shikhar Verma The set pieces are spectacular. They are an amalgamation of what makes Bond films exciting - the over-the-top campy action, carefully followed by the more realistic and exhilarating stuff.
Posted Oct 01, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Birds of Paradise (2021) Casey Chong While Birds of Paradise triumphs on the technical fronts, the story is sadly a mixed bag.
Posted Sep 24, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
The Starling (2021) Shikhar Verma There are some really wise moments here and there but Melfi's choice of clearly lighting up the heavy moments with pathetic gags and uplifting country songs just feels like a misstep.
Posted Sep 24, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) Lucy Buglass Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a film that's full of hope, and is the kind of feel-good film that's so easy to get swept up in.
Posted Sep 18, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
The Stronghold (2021) Shikhar Verma [The Stronghold] tries to say something but doesn't have the tools or the right political messaging to deliver it clearly.
Posted Sep 18, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
Cry Macho (2021) Casey Chong Cry Macho is a strictly average Clint Eastwood film.
Posted Sep 17, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
The Voyeurs (2021) Lucy Buglass Overall The Voyeurs is an average thriller, and will no doubt divide fans of the genre.
Posted Sep 12, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Malignant (2021) Casey Chong The third act is where [James] Wan truly shines the most and is among the only reasons that kept me hooked until the end.
Posted Sep 10, 2021  Edit critic review
1/5
Kate (2021) Shikhar Verma The stoic nature of its central character doesn't complement its narrative which is so inept and flaccid that in spite of Winstead's efforts, you can't help notice that it drops into the white-saviour complex.
Posted Sep 09, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Lost Leonardo (2021) Nicole Ackman At times, it certainly feels more like fiction than fact, but The Last Leonardo is a thrilling look at the real-life events.
Posted Sep 07, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Shikhar Verma When the conflicts are this personal, one is bound to get invested.
Posted Sep 04, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Cinderella (2021) Casey Chong Even with all the familiar storytelling beats typically seen in most contemporary renditions on the classic folk/fairy tales, Cinderella remains a delightful piece of live-action musical worth streaming.
Posted Sep 03, 2021  Edit critic review
1/5
He's All That (2021) Shikhar Verma [This] modern-day remake and a generic gender swap on 1999 teen favorite rom-com "She' All That" is as unappealing as the numerous updates on the said social media apps. It's both unnecessary and serves no purpose whatsoever.
Posted Aug 28, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Candyman (2021) Nicole Ackman Candyman is a visually stunning, but ultimately empty sequel to the original.
Posted Aug 27, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
Reminiscence (2021) Lucy Buglass It's just a shame that the score and the cinematography were much stronger than the plot on this occasion.
Posted Aug 22, 2021  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Sweet Girl (2021) Shikhar Verma The film ploys a really unoriginal plot twist into the mix that derails the film in the third act. A lot of groundwork is needed for such a twist, but director Brian Andrew Mendoza fails miserably in that context.
Posted Aug 20, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Protégé (2021) Casey Chong Although The Protégé has a few moments that define some of Martin Campbell's directing prowess, the film remains a missed opportunity.
Posted Aug 20, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Raging Fire (2021) Casey Chong [It] may have its fair share of shortcomings but as far as a big-budget Hong Kong action film goes, Raging Fire remains a hugely entertaining piece of work.
Posted Aug 12, 2021  Edit critic review
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