Reviews of the latest (and sometimes not-so latest) independent films from South Asians everywhere.
Understanding the trinity of Eeb Allay Ooo!
Jayjit Sarkar takes a deeper look at the trinity – the man, the animal, the God – of Prateek Vats' Eeb Allay Ooo!
Review: Betaal (Netflix)
Our review of Patrick Graham's BETAAL, the second Netflix-Red Chillies misfire after Bard of Blood.
Review: Ghoomketu (Zee5)
Our review of GHOOMKETU, the long-in-the-cans Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer now streaming on Zee5.
Review: What Are The Odds
Our review of Megha Ramaswamy's WHAT ARE THE ODDS, a quirky little flight of fantasy that's now streaming on Netflix.
Review: PAATAL LOK
Rachit Raj reviews the new Amazon Prime web series, PAATAL LOK, created by Sudip Sharma and produced by Anushka Sharma.
Review: MRS. SERIAL KILLER
Rachit Raj reviews the new Netflix India original, Mrs. Serial Killer, directed by Shirish Kunder.
Weeks without days
With the pandemic-stricken world in lockdown, young critic Rachit Raj mourns a life without the movies.
Streaming review: SHE
Rachit Raj reviews the new Netflix India series, SHE, created and co-written by Imtiaz Ali.
Film review: KAAMYAAB
Rachit Raj writes about Kaamyaab, Hardik Mehta's delightful directorial debut, starring Sanjay Mishra as a forgotten character actor in Bollywood.
Film Review: Guilty (Netflix)
Rachit Raj writes about GUILTY, the uneven Netflix India original written by Kanika Dhillon and directed by Ruchi Narain.
Film Review: RAKKHOSH (Netflix)
Our review of the indie, RAKKHOSH, featuring Namit Das and Sanjay Mishra, also known as "India's first POV feature film".
The anti-youth of Aunty Sudha, Aunty Radha
Film critic Poulomi Das writes about Tanuja Chandra's intimate new documentary, "Aunty Sudha, Aunty Radha".
Noblemen: An eye for an eye
By Pankaj Sachdeva In Noblemen, debutante director Vandana Kataria reimagines Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice by setting it in a boarding school in India. Her film tells the story of Shay (Ali Haji) who is selected to play the part of Bassanio from the aforementioned play in the annual function at his school. He is bullied by his senior Baaadal (Shaan Grover) as he wants to play the part of Bassanio as well. In connivance with the school captain Arjun (Mohommad Ali Mir), Baaadal tries to force Shay to withdraw from the play using violence and torture. The only support system Shay has [...]
Film review: Yours Truly
Rachit Raj writes about Sanjoy Nag's delightful little 2019 indie, YOURS TRULY, starring Soni Razdan.
Film review: Teen Aur Aadha
Rachit Raj reviews Dar Gai's critically acclaimed film, TEEN AUR AADHA, streaming on Netflix.
The meaty metaphors of Jallikattu & Aamis
Jayjit Sarkar, an assistant professor of English literature, writes an essay connecting Lijo Jose Pellissery's Jallikattu (2019) to Bhaskar Hazarika's Aamir (2019).
Memorable Hindi film scenes of 2019
Pankaj Sachdeva writes about his favourite Hindi film scenes of 2019.
(Streaming) Review: Ghost Stories
Rachit Raj reviews the first Hindi film release of 2020, Netflix anthology GHOST STORIES.
