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Every Indian Netflix original movie, ranked

(from left to right) Taapsee Pannu in Haseen Dillruba, Kartik Aaryan in Dhamaka, and Alia Bhatt in Darlings

From Murder Mubarak to Darlings, and from Thar to Khufiya, film critic Akhil Arora ranks every Indian Netflix original movie ever made.

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Damsel review: Millie Bobby Brown-led Netflix movie is in distress

Millie Bobby Brown in Damsel

Even a giant talking dragon—voiced by the always wonderful Shohreh Aghdashloo—can’t save this feminist fantasy survival thriller.

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The Archies review: cotton candy

Khushi Kapoor as Betty Cooper and Agastya Nanda as Archie Andrews in The Archies

Zoya Akhtar’s Indian take on Riverdale, with Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, and Agastya Nanda, is a soft serve.

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Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, ranked

Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, and Brie Larson

From Iron Man to The Marvels, Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic Akhil Arora ranks all 33 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.

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The Marvels review: too lightweight

Iman Vellani, Brie Larson, and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels

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

a snapshot of the films Akhil Arora watched at MAMI 2023 across eight days

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

Christopher Nolan on the set of Inception

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

Maestro, Fallen Leaves, Fremont, Agra, 20 Days in Mariupol, and Anatomy of a Fall

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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