Review

‘Idli Kadai’ movie review: Dhanush redeems a delectable comfort meal

In a pivotal stretch of Idli Kadai, actor-director Dhanush’s protagonist Murugan relentlessly attempts to perfect his father’s time-honoured idli recipe.…

2 months ago

‘House of Guinness’ series review: Steven Knight serves up a tame drink

A still from ‘House of Guinness’ | Photo Credit: Netflix It’s been over a decade since Steven Knight’s Birmingham-set crime…

2 months ago

The ‘Ba***ds of Bollywood‘ series review: Not bad at all, Aryan Khan!

A still from ‘The B***ds of Bollywood’. | Photo Credit: Netflix Social media might have bridged the distance between Bollywood…

2 months ago

‘Vala : The Story of a Bangle’ review: An interesting premise let down by poor execution

At the centre of Vala: The Story of a Bangle is, well, a bangle, which everybody seems to want. There…

2 months ago

‘Him’ movie review: Pretty frames and little else mark this Marlon Wayans-Tyriq Withers vehicle

A still from ‘Him’ | Photo Credit: Universal Pictures This is not a Jordan Peele film. The Nope and Get…

2 months ago

‘Nishaanchi’ movie review: Anurag Kashyap returns with Gangs of Kanpur, sprays idioms and bullets

Noted French filmmaker and screenwriter Jean Renoir once said, a director makes only one movie in his life. Then he…

2 months ago

‘Beauty’ movie review: A relevant tale of relationships led by Ankith Koyya, VK Naresh, and Nilakhi Patra

At a time when Telugu cinema often leans on grand canvases and visual effects to mask weak storylines, it is…

2 months ago

‘Jolly LLB 3’ movie review: Farmer gets a hearing in Bollywood as Subhash Kapoor blends mirth with message in this potent courtroom drama starring Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi

Akshay Kumar (right) and Arshad Warsi in ‘Jolly LLB 3’. | Photo Credit: Star Studios/YouTube When the invisible claws of…

2 months ago

‘The Paper’ series review: Domhnall Gleeson tells the truth and dares to laugh

A still from ‘The Paper’ | Photo Credit: Peacock What if the searchlight were turned on those who create and…

3 months ago

‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle’ review: A stunning, sensorial fever dream in free fall

Anime movies spun out of long-running shounen series tend to trip over their own scale, with too much plot, too…

3 months ago