Category: Review
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The Acolyte review: Jedi galore but can’t light it up
The new Star Wars series benefits from its distinctive action choreography but it’s undone by its storytelling.
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review: richer than ever before
Unlike any other Mad Max movie before it, Furiosa is expansive, character-centric, and revisits the past. And it does all that while delivering stunning action.
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Dark Matter review: uneven multiverse thriller
Joel Edgerton takes on himself in this Apple TV+ series adaptation of a sci-fi book that takes a little too long to get going. Akhil Arora, a member of the Film Critics Guild and a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic, who has been reviewing movies and TV series since 2015. He has written for NDTV and…
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The Fall Guy review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are dreamy
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s chemistry takes the roof off director David Leitch’s new film—his best so far.
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Heeramandi review: glossy TV soap opera
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Netflix series betrays the very women—tawaifs—it seeks to champion. It’s a ₹200 crore disaster.
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The Veil review: nothing special
Elisabeth Moss-led spy series can’t power past the trappings of a standard spy thriller despite its promising premise.
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Challengers review: ace
With Zendaya leading a stellar trio, director Luca Guadagnino concocts a heady mix of jealousy, ambition, and attraction. It’s terrific.
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Rebel Moon Part 2 review: sloppy, horrid, and unimaginative
Zack Snyder’s Netflix sequel is an overlong epilogue that ought to have been the third act of the first part.
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Fallout review: Westworld meets The Last of Us, but weaker
The Amazon TV show is the right mix of goofy and self-serious but is found lacking in crucial departments.
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Amar Singh Chamkila review: a disorderly protest
Imtiaz Ali’s call for artistic freedom—and the price you must be willing to pay—doesn’t always have the power or focus it needs.