Author: Akhil Arora
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The Archies review: cotton candy
Zoya Akhtar’s Indian take on Riverdale, with Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, and Agastya Nanda, is a soft serve.
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The Railway Men review: incompetence is the name of the game
YRF’s first Netflix series, centred on the 1984 Bhopal tragedy, lacks virtually everything it needs to be Chernobyl or Trial by Fire.
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The Marvels review: too lightweight
The sequel to Captain Marvel, with Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani, is fun in spurts but never the film it needs to be.
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MAMI 2023: 8 best movies at Mumbai Film Festival
Film Critics Guild member and Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic Akhil Arora picks his favourite films and documentaries. And just like that, MAMI 2023 (officially, the Mumbai Film Festival) is done. The awards have been handed out—the fishermen documentary Against the Tide, which I noted as one of the promising Indian titles in the pre-festival roll,…
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Christopher Nolan movies, ranked
Rotten Tomatoes-certified critic Akhil Arora ranks all films directed by Christopher Nolan, from Following to Oppenheimer. Arora praises Nolan’s unique storytelling abilities, while critiquing his weak female characters and limited emotional depth.
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MAMI 2023: 26 movies to watch at Mumbai Film Festival
Akhil Arora’s list features movies from Argentina, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Tunisia, Vietnam, Ukraine, and the US.
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Khufiya review: the exact opposite of a spy thriller
The new Netflix movie—with Tabu, Ali Fazal, and Wamiqa Gabbi—is an overlong slog.
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EA Sports FC 24 review: new name, same FIFA
Aside from a couple of welcome moves, EA’s new football game is largely as it was. Colour me surprised.
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Jaane Jaan review: Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma thrill in solid Netflix movie
Kareena Kapoor Khan is the least interesting element in Sujoy Ghosh’s new Netflix movie, his most mature work yet.
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Jawan review: two Shah Rukh Khans, too many PSAs
Khan’s movie-star charisma is doomed by Atlee’s didactic writing and direction.