Blog, Films, Reviews & Recommendations, Writer's Blog 20 Oct 2023 Even if you haven’t seen DDLJ, you have seen DDLJ I think my watching of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge now in 2023 should be a markedly shifted one, because while… Amartya Acharya No Comments
Films, Reviews & Recommendations 18 Oct 2022 ‘Kantara’ – The true nature of the film’s success lies in its brazen confidence in the story Apotheosis is the word rattling around in my brain as I walked out of the theatre after witnessing the last… Amartya Acharya 1 Comment
Films, Reviews & Recommendations 28 Feb 2022 ‘Love Hostel’ – It’s a slickly directed nihilistic gore-fest amounting to much of nothing A couple is on the run. The man is from a Muslim background, has a dark past and is stuck… Amartya Acharya No Comments
Films, Reviews & Recommendations 11 Jan 2022 ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ is an interesting genre exercise The Tragedy of Macbeth is an interesting genre exercise. Joel Coen, in his solo directorial venture, executes a direct adaptation… Amartya Acharya No Comments
Films, Reviews & Recommendations 17 Dec 2021 Spider-Man No Way Home : A thoroughly enjoyable experience with a very wobbly setup but satisfying payoffs Disclaimer - This is a non-spoiler review, but there will be some events that happened in the trailers which will… Amartya Acharya No Comments
Reviews & Recommendations, Series 12 Dec 2021 ‘Aarya’ Season 2 is more of the same as the first Season, and it’s both a blessing and its curse The image which stuck with me hours after finishing Aarya season 2 is that of a secondary character Sampat (Vishwajeet… Amartya Acharya No Comments
Films, Reviews & Recommendations 19 Nov 2021 ‘Last Night in Soho’ is definitely Wright’s foray of film-making into a radical new direction but it’s messy and confusing Eloise Turner is a young woman, passionate about fashion design while also passionate about the pop culture and style of… Amartya Acharya No Comments
Films, News, Reviews & Recommendations 29 Oct 2021 Dybbuk [2021] – An interesting story let down by a slow first half and an overall bland execution Dybbuk (2021) is the official remake of director Jay K's 2017 film Ezra, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. Considering I haven't seen… Amartya Acharya No Comments
Films, Reviews & Recommendations 14 Oct 2021 ‘Rashmi Rocket’ should be applauded in bringing the existence of gender test as well as the facts of hyperandrogenism public focus While not directly based on the 2014 case between the IAFF and Dutee Chand, Rashmi Rocket is heavily inspired from… Amartya Acharya No Comments