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Tribhanga Review: It Is A Spunky Sparkling Chic Chick Flick

Tribhanga(Netflix) Starring Kajol,Tanvi Azmi,Mithila Palkar,Kunaal Roy Kapur,Vaibhav Tatwawaadi Written & Directed  by Renuka  Shahane Rating: *** ½  Just like life, Tribhanga is  somewhat off-kilter, a  little askew, at times  uneven… Read More

16th January 2021

Pieces Of A Woman Review: It Will Shatter You

Pieces  Of A  Woman(Netflix) Starring Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie Fails Ellen Burstyn. Directed  by  Kornél MundruczóRating: ***  After seeing this… Read More

16th January 2021

George Clooney’s Film for Netflix Is Bleak, Depressing

The Midnight Sky(Netflix) Starring George Clooney,  Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Tiffany Boone, Demián Bichir, Kyle Chandler, and Caoilinn Springall Directed by George Clooney Rating: ** George  Clooney is one… Read More

4th January 2021

Why Did You Do This, Priyanka?

We Can Be Heroes(Netflix) Starring YaYa Gosselin, Priyanka  Chopra Directed by  Robert Rodriguez Rating: * ½  After seeing  this juvenile  mishmash  of  the… Read More

3rd January 2021

AK Vs AK, A Gimmick Gone Haywire

AK Vs  AK(Netflix) Starring Anil Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap Directed  by Vikramditya  Motwane Rating: ** 1/2  Like the  gimmick that one AK pulls  on another in this… Read More

24th December 2020

Subhash K Jha Selects The 5 Best Serials Of 2020 On the OTT Platform

A  lot of what followed after Advantage Covid on  the OTT platform was  plain garbage. There were sparks of excellence all through the year.… Read More

20th December 2020

Netflix, Amazon, Disney-Hotstar To Filter The Filth

With  Durgamati(previously entitled  Durgavati, though it makes no difference trash by any other  name stinks just as  much, to paraphrase Shakespeare) and  Torbaaz scraping… Read More

19th December 2020

Mank Is Much Ado About Nothing

Mank(Netflix) Starring  Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Sam Troughton, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, Joseph Cross, Jamie McShane, Toby Leonard Moore,… Read More

17th December 2020

Mosul Review: War Mongering For Entertainment

Mosul(Netflix) Starring  Suhail Dabbach as Major Jasem,Adam Bessa as Kawa Directed  by  Matthew Michael Carnahan. Rating: ** Lensing some  violent encounters  on the  ruined streets of Iraq, Mosul pertains  to… Read More

11th December 2020

Swara Shines In Bhaag Beanie Bhaag

Bhaag Beanie Bhaag(Netflix) Starring Swara Bhaskar, Ravi Patel , Varun Thakur Rating: *** ½  Besides being trolled by Kangana Ranaut, what is the scariest  experience  in the world?… Read More

5th December 2020

Right-Wing Factions Outraged By Hindu-Muslim Kiss

 In Mira  Nair’s widely acclaimed series  A  Suitable  Boy , the Hindu heroine  Lata Mehra  (Tanya Maniktala) loves the Muslim hero Danesh(Kanir Durrani). Their shared kiss… Read More

24th November 2020

Girl Review: Every Boy, Girl, Man , Woman & Transgender Should See This Film

Girl(French, Belgian. Available on Netflix) Starring  Victor Polster as Lara Verhaeghen,Arieh Worthalter as Mathias Verhaeghen Directed  by  Lukas Dhont **** ½  Watching  first-time  actor Victor Polster  nailing   the role of… Read More

18th November 2020

The Legendary Sophia Loren Returns In A Noble Tearjerker

The  Life Ahead(Italian, Netflix) Starring Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye and Abril Zamora. Directed Edoardo  Ponti Rating: *** ½   Some experiences are  forever.  For those of us who grew … Read More

17th November 2020

Ludo Is The Best Film Of The Year

Ludo(Netflix) Starring  Abhishek Bachchan .Aditya Roy Kapur .Rajkummar Rao ,Fatima Sana Shaikh ,SanyaMalhotra ,Pankaj Tripathi ,Rohit Suresh Saraf,Pearle Maaney,Inayat Verma,ParitoshTripathi,Asha Negi,Shalini Vatsa Cinematography and Directed by Anurag Basu Rating: **** “When luck suck, everyone  f…k, ” drawls Pankaj Tripathy,delightfully droll and… Read More

12th November 2020

Kali Khuhi Funniest Horror Film Of All Times

Kali Khuhi(Netflix) Starring Shabana Azmi,  Leela Samson,  Satyadeep  Mishras, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Riva Arora Directed by Terrie Samundra Rating: * ½ Damn!  Life can be such a bummer.  Just hours … Read More

31st October 2020

A Suitable Boy Review: It Is A Magnificent Melodrama

A  Suitable Boy(6 episodes) Streaming on Netflix   Starring  Tabu as Saeeda Bai,Ishaan Khatter as Maan Kapoor,Tanya Maniktala as Lata Mehra Directed  by Andrew Davies Rating; **** ½  How does a filmmaker, no matter… Read More

23rd October 2020