Top Gun: Maverick is that Rare ‘Perfect Sequel’, Despite Arriving 3 Decades After its Original
Arriving 36 years after the original Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick could have easily been a massive misfire if it weren’t for the hard work of capable collaborators Tom Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski (whom Cruise previously worked with in…
Alia Bhatt Delivers a Career-Defining Performance in Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi
Duped into the sex industry at a young age, a sex worker daringly rises from a pawn to ruling over the same industry using her underworld connections to preside over the 60s gangland Mumbai. A magnetic performance from Alia Bhatt…
Anek is an Ambitious and Incisive Thriller that Spotlights an Often Overlooked Hotbed of Political Instability
Ayushmann Khurrana reunites with his Article 15 collaborator, director Anubhav Sinha, for an equally hard-hitting, almost abrasive film in Anek, which focuses on a subject rarely shown in Indian mass media: the unrest between the North-East ‘Seven Sisters’ states and…
Jersey is a Decent Sports Drama That Goes On a Bit too Long
Last seen in Kabir Singh, Shahid Kapoor returned to the big screen with Jersey three years later. Adapted from a Telugu film of the same name that was released in 2019, the movie was written and directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri,…
We Own This City is a Meticulous (and Scathing) Look at Police Brutality and Corruption that Sometimes Gets too Bogged Down with its Message
If you have watched David Simon’s seminal The Wire- and liked it- We Own This City will probably keep you glued to the screen. The limited series is dripping with meticulous research and has a gritty, brutally honest approach to…
The Fame Game Paints a Slightly Predictable Picture of a Heroine’s Life, Powered by Madhuri Dixit’s Performance
The Fame Game is best characterized as a family drama, and is least effective as a crime series. It includes very little investigative police work, but so much of trite dramatization of overdone tropes. For a Bollywood-obsessed nation, creator Sri…
Hacks Embraces Soul-Searching as the Mentor-Protégé Duo Hits the Road in Second Season
Hacks was arguably one of the best shows in 2021. The mean characters and mordant humor certainly pulled off an effortless comedy that received commendations from critics and audiences. This Emmy award-winning dark comedy came back with its second season, whose…
Obi-Wan Kenobi is an Uneven Epic that Meanders in the Middle and is Saved by a Spectacular Finale
For a show that was as hotly anticipated as Obi-Wan Kenobi was, it was almost impossible for it to satisfy all the expectations fans had built up over the last 17 years since we had seen Ewan McGregor play the…
The Legacy of a Classic Franchise comes to an Underwhelming End in Jurassic World: Dominion
If you're a 90's kid, it's safe to assume that Jurassic Park has got its own place in your childhood classics. From John William's awe-inspiring theme for the 1993 movie to the feeling of pure wonder when the park visitors…
Hustle is an Engrossing Sports Movie that Thrives Thanks to Adam Sandler’s Performance
“Obsession’s gonna beat talent every time”-Stanley Sugerman. How do you know if your love for basketball is enough? According to Stanley Sugerman, you will know it when you are obsessed with it. Netflix's latest production, Hustle, follows the story of…
