Inventing Anna is a Flashy and Outstretched Drama Centered Around a Wannabe Socialite
Largely based on the New York magazine feature written by Jessica Pressler, Inventing Anna depicts the swindling days of the infamous scammer, Anna Delvey. When the elusive Anna Delvey (Julia Garner) got arraigned in New York Supreme Court, she was…
A Thursday is a Pulse-Pounding Hostage Thriller that Doesn’t Quite Stick its Landing
A Thursday is clearly meant to be a spiritual successor to the cult hit Naseeruddin Shah-starrer A Wednesday. Both are about a vigilante protagonist going up against the police, driven by societal injustice. This movie, however, is a lot more…
Kimi is a Taut, Modern Thriller centered around Technology and set in the Pandemic Era
Kimi dips into a familiar well that the likes of Rear Window and Panic Room took inspiration from: thrillers that feature stalkers stumbling into disturbing information. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, a seasoned director who has directed the likes of the…
Peacemaker is a Wild, Violent Superhero Series that is Firing on All Cylinders in its First Season
On paper, Peacemaker shouldn’t have worked. The titular character isn’t even a C-list superhero, and the show doesn’t have any higher-tiered characters, except for a surprise cameo near the end. However, James Gunn (of Guardians of the Galaxy and The…
Emily in Paris Balances Glamour and Realism in Second Season
Recently Emily in Paris season 2 came out on Netflix, and many people have mixed reactions about this season. Some people loved it; some didn't. This makes sense to me cause recently, I've watched it in one sitting, even though…
Gehraiyaan Puts in a Surface-Level Effort to Portray Complex Relationship Issues and Childhood Trauma
Gehraiyaan (the depths) is Dharma Productions’ Amazon Prime movie which appears to be a family-drama/romance in the beginning but soon loses itself in the depths of pseudo-psychothriller/surrealism. The plot revolves around the frustrated, distraught Alisha (Deepika Padukone), who is in…
This is Going to Hurt is an Unflinching Portrait of Life in the NHS Anchored by a Riveting Lead Performance
Described as a 'love letter to the NHS', This is Going to Hurt is a comedic and gory recollection of a struggling junior medic that reminds us how underappreciated the frontline health workers are. Based on the best-selling non-fiction memoir…
How Fantasy Shows are Vying for Supremacy in a post-Game of Thrones Era
When did fantasy shows start to climb the charts? Was it when Game of Thrones (GoT) shattered the records of TV history? Or was it when Henry Cavill signed to play the lead for The Witcher? Or better when Amazon…
Why We Shouldn’t Judge What Other People Watch or Listen To
If you're a BTS fan, you must have had to deal with others who have opined, "BTS is trash." If you've grown up with Friends being your favorite comedy show, you must have felt frustrated with all the "Friends isn't…
Top 5 Sitcom Couples: Why These are Romances that We Want to be a Part of
Apart from the lucky ones, most of us struggle with love. However, that’s not the end of the world and that is where sitcoms come in to save the day. Sitcoms give us the opportunity to forget about the stressful…
