Leila (Netflix India), 6 Episodes Starring: Huma Qureshi, Siddharth, Rahul Khanna, Seema Biswas, Arif Zakaria Directed by: Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman, Pawan Kumar Rating: ****(4 stars) In the beginning there is the swimmingpool. A splashy symbol of the uppercrust’s affluence that’s rapidly...
I Am Mother(Netflix) Starring Clara Rugaard, Hillary Swank Directed by Grant Sputore Rating: **(2 stars) There are only two human characters in this dystopian futuristic Netflix film that presumes the world would...
Always Be My Maybe(NETFLIX) Starring Ali Wong, Randall Park , Keanu Reeves Directed by Nahnatchka Khan Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) When was the last time I had...
The Perfection(Netflix) Starring Allison Williams, Logan Browning Directed by Richard Shepard Rating: *( 1 star) This is a horror film that could have been so much...
BChopsticks(Netflix) Starring Abhay Deol, Mithila Palkar, Vijay Raaz Directed by Sachin Yardi Rating:* ½(one and a half stars) There is a vast difference between smart cinema and smartass cinema. The latter is designed by people who...
The enormously talented Pankaj Tripathi is flooded with compliments for his recent performances.But at times the praise floors him. On a talk show recently Janhvi narrated...
In an effort to get the optimum work done without compromising on the quality of work, Netflix has appointed two separate directors to direct the two parallel plots ...
Extremely Wicked , Shockingly Evil & Vile(Netflix) Starring Zac Efron, Lily Collins Directed by Joe Berlinger Rating: ****(4 stars) Films about serial killers and other sociopaths...
Selection Day Season 2(Netflix) Starring Mohammad Samad, Yash Dholye, Rajesh Tailang, Akshaye Oberoi, Mahesh Manjrekar Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) In spite of some...
Music Teacher(Netflix) Starring Manav Kaul, Divya Dutta, Amrita Bagchi, Neena Gupta Directed by Sarthak Dasgupta Rating: **(2 stars) Not all that looks somber subdued and layered at the top is what it seems. Sometimes you...
Delhi Crime(Netflix series) Starring Shefali Shah, Rasika Duggal Directed by Ritchie Mehta Rating: *** ½(3 and a half stars) It isn’t easy being on the right side of the law when all...
Evening Shadows(Netflix) Starring Mona Ambegaonkar,Ananth Mahadevan, Devash Doshi Directed by Sridhar Rangayan Rating: ***(3 stars) What happens to a conservative tradition-bound Hindu family when the son...
Triple Frontier(Netflix) Starring Ben Affleck,Oscar Isaac ,Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, Pedro Pascal Directed by J C Chandor Rating: **(2 stars) So boys, it’s time for some high-octane highvoltage action. You know, the...
Juanita(Netflix) Starring Alfre Woodard, Adam Beach Directed by Carl Johnson Rating: **(2 stars) There is something supremely sad about a meditation on womanhood and female empowerment gone awry....
Isn’t It Romantic (now on Netflix) Starring Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra Directed by Tod-Strauss Schulson Rating: *(1 star) First things first. What is Priyanka Chopra doing playing a frisky floozie in this ...
In February it is time for the ladies to come out of the closet. Two major films and an engrossing web series , feature lesbian protagonists...