Horror isn’t a strong suit for Indian filmmakers, with overly dramatic camera angles, cheap jump scares, and cringe writing dominating the genre, but Vikram Bhatt’s latest horror thriller, Bloody Ishq, somehow manages to stoop further. The film has all the trademarks of a poor horror flick, plus very shoddy CGI overused beyond reason. Bhatt has … Read more
When it comes to sensitive subjects like national security, filmmakers often resort to a jingoistic tone. Dramatic speeches, theatrical dialogues, mawkish music and factually incorrect portrayals underpin the story. Thankfully, that’s not the case with Netflix’s latest original series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, which brings a refreshingly dispassionate approach to genre. The show takes … Read more
There are films that run on extensive research and make you introspect, and then there are others that don’t have an ounce of practicality and make it to the audience’s guilty pleasure watchlist. Prime Video’s latest original series, Call Me Bae, falls into the latter category. It is essentially the story of an uber-rich Bella … Read more
For every actor, there is a role that unlocks their untapped talent and pivots their career. Vikrant Massey’s latest outing in Netflix’s Sector 36 as a psychopathic killer might just be it. While Massey has done his fair share of negative roles in the past, his on-screen persona this time is enough to send a … Read more
When Emily Dickinson wrote “The heart wants what it wants,” it hit home for many of us. Like Dickinson said, human desires and fixations are often beyond rationale and reasoning. Jiocinema’s latest original, Jo Tera Hai Wo Mera Hai, is based on the same concept. The film tells the story of a man called Mitesh … Read more
Love, Sitara opens with a Kerala wedding, with Sobhita Dhulipala’s Tara in the middle of an unabashed introduction to her dysfunctional family. Outwardly portraying a delusionally happy picture of an ideal bunch, Tara’s family has perfected the art of casually masking the truth. It is a typical toxic Indian family that runs on hypocrisy and … Read more
Whether it’s cinema, television, standup performances, or the millions of memes plaguing the Internet, the stereotypical Indian family has always been an object of ridicule. The moms are too controlling, food is uncontrollably spicy, curfews are annoying, privacy is obsolete, academic excellence flows through generations, and well… the list is too long to summarise here. … Read more
When it comes to sensitive subjects like national security, filmmakers often resort to a jingoistic tone. Dramatic speeches, theatrical dialogues, mawkish music and factually incorrect portrayals underpin the story. Thankfully, that’s not the case with Netflix’s latest original series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, which brings a refreshingly dispassionate approach to genre. The show takes … Read more
There films that run on Extent Research and Make You INTROSPECT, And then there are others that do’t hav a Once of Practicality and Make it to the Audience’s Guilty Compure Watchlist. Prime Video’s Latest Original Series, Call Me Bae, Falls Into The Latter Category. It is essentially the story of an uber-rain bella “bae” … Read more
For every actor, there is a role that unlocks their untapped talent and pivots their career. Vikrant Massey’s latest outing in Netflix’s Sector 36 as a psychopathic killer might just be it. While Massey has done his fair share of negative roles in the past, his on-screen persona this time is enough to send a … Read more