Film Critic at Midgard Times
Joined January 2018
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Radhika Bansal's #MeetheMeinKyaHai on Netflix is so sugary, so relentlessly wholesome, that I began to suspect my laptop screen would taste sweet if I licked it.
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#Akka doesn't unfold; it pounds you over the head. This thriller is so addicted to loud set pieces, abrupt developments, and expository shortcuts that it forgets the little thing called storytelling.
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#AkkaOnNetflix #KeerthySuresh #RadhikaApte
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Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's #CollisionCourse/#Colisión is so obsessed with pulling the rug out from under its audience that it forgets to give us characters worth caring about. Four robbers, countless twists, and a whole lot of nothing.
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#BalarawBloodIsland has no blood in its body.
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"If a person's national identity can be so profoundly altered by the loss of memory, how much of that identity was ever truly their own?"
On #UdtaTeer, patriotism, society, #ShahRukhKhan, blind devotion—everything at once:
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This is me after watching Vishwanath & Sons: moviesr.net/p-vishwanath-son…
Bhuvan Bam is a better sketch comedian than storyteller. #Dhindora (on #Netflix) is funny when he plays multiple characters, but the moment it reaches for Bollywood romance, middle-class sentimentality, and life lessons, the cracks begin to show.
REVIEW:
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Quick thoughts on #VisionQuest Episodes 5 and 6:
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Started Srikanth Odela's The Paradise. Couldn't bear this monstrosity beyond 15 minutes. If you want a Paradise worth watching, go with Prasanna Vithanage's drama. It's superior in every respect, including its far more sensible take on the Ramayana than the inane online chatter.
I won't say Dasara is a better film, but now it does look better. Here's what I wrote about it: filmcompanion.in/readers-art…
A thriller can have Stephen Graham, Poorna Jagannathan, a serial killer, and enough grim atmosphere to bury a corpse and still struggle to build suspense. #Nocturne (on #AppleTV from Oct 30) mistakes laying the groundwork for building momentum.
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"Despite its many flaws, if you emerge from #Dorothy leaning towards a positive reception, it's because, when #KarthikSubbaraj hits his marks, he leaves you stunned and excited."
REVIEW:
#DorothyOnNetflix #Sananth #Rishikanth #KeerthySuresh
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There isn't much competition, since Netflix rarely releases anything that stays with you for more than an hour. But How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is one show I watched this year that I often think about.
"If a person's national identity can be so profoundly altered by the loss of memory, how much of that identity was ever truly their own?"
On #UdtaTeer, patriotism, society, #ShahRukhKhan, blind devotion—everything at once:
moviesr.net/p-udta-teer-2026…
In Karthik Subbaraj's #Dorothy, everyone is a symbol. A film that takes audacious swings at toxic masculinity and patriarchy, yet sometimes reduces its characters to the very ideas it wants us to embrace.
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#DorothyOnNetflix #DorothyMovie
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US critics are about to go through what Indian critics went through after reviewing Dhurandhar.
The most interesting thing about #UdtaTeer is that it dares to ask, "What if patriotism is just another inherited identity we never question?" Sadly, it loses its nerve to pursue that question.
REVIEW:
#UdtaTeerReview #AyushmannKhurrana #SaraAliKhan
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If self-sabotage were a competitive sport, #UdtaTeer would be a serious contender for the gold medal. A juicy premise, a gifted comic cast, and considerable political potential—all squandered.
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#UdtaTeerReview #AyushmannKhurrana #SaraAliKhan
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