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Parbina Rashid One of the biggest takeaways from my brief stint at the Women’s Studies Research Centre in Gauhati University in the 1990s was how Indian parents condition their daughters to be docile and weak by saddling them with names...

Nonika Singh The signature touch of Sanjay Leela Bhansali is all too visible in his digital debut. Opulence, thy name is ‘Heeramandi’ too. As we step back in time to Lahore of the 1940s and the master of spectacles makes...

Gurnaaz Kaur At the heart of this story is Jassie Gill (Furteela) and Amyra Dastur’s (Noor) love story but the movie touches upon various subjects. It’s a heartfelt exploitation of the challenges and aspirations of college students in Punjab. While...

Sheetal As the American supernatural comedy franchise returns with its fifth part, it is nostalgia packed in the right proportions. At the same time, it’s definitely in sync with the much-loved modern-day idea of sci-fi storytelling set against the...

Nonika Singh More than one case in crime documentaries has been designated as ‘like never before’. One hundred per cent, ‘What Jennifer Did’ falls in that category. For, how often do you hear a story where a daughter not only...

Johnson Thomas Originally proposed as a re-imagination of the 1936 Universal horror movie, ‘Dracula’s Daughter’, the scripting process turned it into something else altogether. It’s brainless, but a whole lot of fun too. A gang of desperate criminals kidnaps...

Parbina Rashid A convoy of CRPF jawans moving on the winding roads in Kashmir; a close-up shot revealing the bonhomie among the personnel, one of them on a video call with his wife. She wishes him ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’...

Nonika Singh A film headlined by Manoj Bajpayee and you are all agog. Drama in the very first scene and you are ready for more excitement. Talks of ‘elliptical blood spatter’ and a few more technical specs and you think...

Johnson Thomas An official adaptation of ‘The Lovers’, starring Debra Winger, the movie takes us on an intimate journey through a crumbling marriage that began on love and seems to be ending on boredom, the craving for attention, extra-marital affairs...

Vikrant Parmar One aspect about hijack dramas is often a letdown — you can well-nigh guess the end! That is not the case though with ‘The Hijacking of Flight 601’, the six-episode, adapted-from-real-life series, which springs a surprise. First things...

Parbina Rashid This particular scene will remain with me for a long time. A father breaking down in the middle of a road, waving his hand in slow motion as if to erase the traumatic incident that claimed his daughter’s...

Nonika Singh title as endearing as Baby Reindeer, and a subject as harrowing as stalking and rape. The seven-part Netflix series not only shows how a victim’s life is messed up, but also that of a perpetrator. Only not all...

Prime Video This live-action film is adapted from a video game of the same name, set in post-apocalyptic times. After a nuclear war in the mid-20th century, humans are compelled to live in bunkers. However, lead character Lucy dares to...

Sheetal K-dramas are known for focusing on a unique subject and weaving a love story or a thriller around it. ‘Blood Free’ is no different. Though only two episodes are streaming on Disney+Hotstar, these depict an intriguing thriller that should...

Parbina Rashid Action by the Army high command begets reaction from a friend-turned-foe antagonist! Hanging in between by a thin rope, which is presented in the name of a plot, are us viewers, braving one action scene after another. Action...

Johnson Thomas What ‘Chak De India’ was to hockey, ‘Maidaan’ is to football. Both films venerate those challenging halcyon days when Indian team sport came into its own at the Asian level. ‘Maidaan’ follows coach Syed Abdul Rahim’s efforts to...

Nonika Singh Can a two-hour-25-minute film decode the phenomenon that was Amar Singh Chamkila, the Punjabi singer who rose and died like a shining star? Can the maker Imtiaz Ali, whose understanding and depiction of Punjab has always been on...

Johnson Thomas This sixth feature of the franchise series that began way back in 1976, a prequel with a story predating the original ‘The Omen,’ directed by Arkasha Stevenson and based on a story by screenwriter Ben Jacoby, has...

Parbina Rashid ‘Why some people kill?’ asks one of the investigating officers in ‘Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer’. An interesting premise for a crime documentary to be set on! Who would not love to get into the mind of...

Nonika Singh In a space where thrillers are a dime a dozen, here comes one that dazzles you with its luminosity of both visualisation and storytelling. ‘Ripley’ is no whodunit. Sure, it’s not without its share of murder(s). The...

Johnson Thomas It has been a couple of years since ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ and the immediately satisfying but forgettable memories it evoked. ‘The New Empire’ is a colourful spectacle and also ape-centric. In this iteration of the franchise, we see...

Parbina Rashid Here goes a popular joke — ‘Moses led his people through the desert for 40 years. It seems, even in Biblical times, men avoided asking for direction.’ But no, Moses might have had serious anger issues (he did...

Nonika Singh She is a loving mother, a caring housewife and a lawyer too. Not that her legal acumen is anything to write home about, so we are told by the judge of the lower court where she practises. And...

Sheetal ‘Respond with a smile at all costs’ seems to be the most important lesson instilled in flight attendants. As the leading ladies — Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon — take up the role of air-hostesses, a smile...

Nonika Singh There are winners and then there are catalysts. And here was a woman who wanted ‘nothing more nothing less than be a catalyst for change.’ Shirley Chishlom, the first black woman to run for US Presidency, is hailed...