Movie Review: News
11 Jan 2024
Netflix'Killer Soup' review: Abhishek Chaubey serves a slow-cooked, flavorful recipe
When three critically acclaimed actors like Manoj Bajpayee, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Nassar collaborate on a project, you expect it to be nothing short of brilliant. And that is how Netflix's latest release, Killer Soup is.
05 Jan 2024
Mammootty'Kaathal—The Core' review: Audacious LGBTQ+ drama bolstered by astounding performances
Jeo Baby's Kaathal—The Core—now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, is the kind of drama that you could spend hours dissecting; a film you want to continue rolling even after the end credits.
05 Jan 2024
Sony LIV'Cubicles' S03 review: A crisp ode to work friendships
When it is about churning out feel-good and realistic stories, you know you can count on The Viral Fever (TVF) to provide you with such content.
26 Dec 2023
Siddhant Chaturvedi'Kho Gaye Hum Kahan' review: Relatable tale of modern-day relationships
Netflix has dropped its latest Hindi film, Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, a modern take on friendship, relationships, the digital world's adversities, and more.
22 Dec 2023
Netflix'Curry & Cyanide' review: Gripping tale of Koodathai cyanide killings
For those who love watching true crime documentaries, Netflix released its latest title, Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case, on Friday.
22 Dec 2023
Amazon Prime Video'Dry Day' review: Confused film doesn't know where to go
With names like Jitendra Kumar, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Annu Kapoor, and Saurabh Shukla (director) attached to it, I pinned my hopes on Dry Day, which was released on Friday.
22 Dec 2023
Salaar'Salaar' review: Prabhas starrer has perfect recipe for actioner
Announced back in 2020, Prabhas's Salaar finally hit theaters on Friday after several delays.
21 Dec 2023
Rajkumar Hirani'Dunki' review: SRK, Rajkumar Hirani deliver overlong, predictable film
When you watch a Rajkumar Hirani film, you expect a bite of everything: romance, comedy, drama, and strong emotional overtones.
18 Dec 2023
Malayalam Movies'Falimy' review: Basil Joseph starrer is funny, sentimental, and heartening
Basil Joseph starrer Falimy (originally in Malayalam with selected segments in Hindi) was released in the theaters in November and made its OTT debut on Disney+ Hotstar on Monday.
15 Dec 2023
Mohit Raina'The Freelancer- The Conclusion' review: A complete Mohit Raina show
Neeraj Pandey is known for delivering some of the best thrillers. His latest offering, The Freelancer, is another addition to his praise-worthy creations alongside Baby, Special 26, and A Wednesday.
15 Dec 2023
Hollywood'Priscilla' review: Tender, sentimental portrait of fame, fortune, failed relationship
Sofia Coppola's Priscilla—which earned Cailee Spaeny a Golden Globe nomination in the Best Actress category—was released in India on Friday.
14 Dec 2023
ZEE5'Koose Munisamy Veerappan' review: ZEE5 documentary's E01 is partly thrilling
Koose Munisamy Veerappan, a documentary based on the life and crimes of the notorious murderer and poacher Veerappan (the title is his full name), landed on ZEE5 on Thursday.
08 Dec 2023
Pankaj Tripathi'Kadak Singh' review: Pankaj Tripathi's whodunnit isn't 'kadak' enough
The expectations are set high when a film stars Pankaj Tripathi in the titular role, is touted to be a thriller, and is helmed by National Film Award-winning director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury.
08 Dec 2023
Manoj Bajpayee'Joram' review: A brilliant Manoj Bajpayee headlines socio-political survival thriller
Devashish Makhija's Joram is one of those films that demand you to sit back for a few moments to completely absorb the high intensity of what you have just watched unfold onscreen.
07 Dec 2023
The Archies'The Archies' review: Come, relive your childhood with Archie's gang
The much-awaited movie The Archies is now available for streaming! An Indian adaptation of Archie Comics, the film marks the debut of not one but at least six newcomers in the industry.
06 Dec 2023
Manoj Pahwa'Chamak' review: Performances and music elevate this revenge saga
Twisted and thrilling- that's how Rohit Jugraj's musical web series Chamak is.
01 Dec 2023
Sam Bahadur'Sam Bahadur' review: Vicky Kaushal rightfully honors beloved war general
Biopics are a tricky genre, especially when you want to show the glorious life of a legendary army veteran like Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
01 Dec 2023
Animal'Animal' review: Gore, surprises abound in Ranbir Kapoor's one-man-show
There are a lot of ways to describe Sandeep Reddy Vanga's always on steroids, never short of adrenaline, Animal.
26 Nov 2023
NetflixNewsBytes Recommends: 'Oregon' on Netflix; dive into friendship, fun, nostalgia
Kerem Ayan's Oregon (2023), streaming on Netflix, is the kind of film that invites you into its world merely by its synopsis.
24 Nov 2023
Joaquin Phoenix'Napoleon' review: Grand visual spectacle comes with unignorable flaws
Ridley Scott's epic war drama (and not a biopic) Napoleon feels like the first paragraph of someone's Wikipedia entry—it packs too much information and yet provides only a cursory glance without stretching its legs toward the details.
24 Nov 2023
Ronit Roy'Farrey' review: Alizeh Agnihotri passes her debut test
Farrey means "cheating chits" in Hindi. But the recently released Soumendra Padhi film didn't need any farreys to pass its test.
19 Nov 2023
Amazon Prime Video#NewsBytesRecommends: 'Smile' on Amazon Prime Video—frightening, eerily creepy, hauntingly unnerving
Parker Finn's psychological supernatural horror thriller Hollywood film Smile (2022) is inspired by his short film Laura Hasn't Slept.
18 Nov 2023
Netflix'The Railway Men' review: Hard-hitting series captures horrors of 1984
The horrific memories of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy have returned with the release of The Railway Men. The series is surely to leave a lasting impact on the viewers.
17 Nov 2023
MammoottyMammootty's 'Kannur Squad' review: Feels satisfying despite some screenplay problems
Mammootty's Kannur Squad, which focuses on a group of police officers assigned to special, intricate, complex cases with a deadlock, is inspired by real events.
17 Nov 2023
Bollywood'Khichdi 2' review: This comedy has errors
Comedy? Check. Punchlines and one-liners? Check. Storyline? Nope!
12 Nov 2023
Salman Khan'Tiger 3' review: Salman-Emraan-Katrina's panache undercut by drudged screenplay
Maneesh Sharma's Tiger 3 is like one of those fireworks on Diwali that light up briefly, giving you moments of exhilaration, but then disappear into nothingness, failing to reach their full potential.
10 Nov 2023
Netflix'The Killer' review: David Fincher's thriller feels distant, unstimulating
David Fincher, the man behind Zodiac, Se7en, Gone Girl, and Mindhunter, among several other landmark projects in the thriller genre, is back with The Killer, which dropped on Netflix on Friday.
10 Nov 2023
Brie Larson'The Marvels' review: Enjoyable but not the best Marvel movie
The latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the women-led flick The Marvels, starring Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, and Teyonah Parris.
05 Nov 2023
YouTube#NewsBytesRecommends: '1500 Words' on YouTube—ode to love, longing, loss
Andrew Chaplin's 1500 Words is architected on an extremely intriguing and experimental premise; it is the kind of story you think you would have read in a book in your school library.
03 Nov 2023
Paresh Rawal'Shastry Viruddh Shastry' review: Strong performances but predictable and overlong
Directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprasad Mukherjee, the Hindi drama Shastry Viruddh Shastry is an adaptation of the Bengali film Posto.
03 Nov 2023
OTT releases'Scam 2003' review: Gagan Dev Riar owns Volume II, too
The second volume of Scam 2003: The Telgi Story is now available on Sony LIV. Starring Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Karim Telgi, the series is about the Rs. 30,000cr stamp paper scam that rocked the nation.
28 Oct 2023
Emily BluntReasons why Netflix's Hollywood drama 'Pain Hustlers' is mixed bag
When Hollywood's two globally popular, acclaimed artists join forces, we naturally expect something spectacular from start to finish.
27 Oct 2023
Vikrant Massey'12th Fail' review: Earnest, honest, bolstered by first-rate performances
Vikrant Massey's 12th Fail draws its story from the life of IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma and is based on Anurag Pathak's namesake book.
27 Oct 2023
Kangana Ranaut'Tejas' review: Kangana Ranaut's defense drama fails to take off
There's a dialogue in Tejas where Ashish Vidyarthi's character says, "Are we making a film's sequel?" when another character quotes a Uri: The Surgical Strike dialogue. The answer is a clear no!
22 Oct 2023
Netflix#NewsBytesRecommends: 'Once Upon a Star'—gorgeous moment frozen in time
The Thai film Once Upon a Star (2023), directed by Nonzee Nimibutr, is streaming on Netflix.
20 Oct 2023
T-Series'Yaariyan 2' review: Not great but sweet, simple, engaging enough
Director duo Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru's Yaariyan 2 is a Hindi remake of 2014's Bangalore Days.
20 Oct 2023
Tiger Shroff'Ganapath' review: Tiger Shroff starrer is atrocious, headache-inducing, utterly meaningless
While watching Tiger Shroff-Kriti Sanon's Ganapath: A Hero is Born, I felt an array of emotions: anger, confusion, exhaustion, but most of all, surprise at how a film like this could not just be made, but also released theatrically!
19 Oct 2023
VijayVijay's 'Leo' review: An out-and-about 'masala' mass entertainer
Vijay has made his grand entry into the Lokesh Cinematic Universe with Leo: Bloody Sweet, and it's no ordinary entry. The opening scene itself paves the way for a high-octane actioner.
18 Oct 2023
OTT releases'Permanent Roommates 3' review: New installment retains original feel-good flavor
Not often do you come across shows that are as good as their prequels, if not better. When Permanent Roommates 3 was announced, many feared that it may not live up to the expectations that the show had already created among the masses.
14 Oct 2023
JioCinema'Murakh The Idiot' on JioCinema: Reasons to watch Virendra Saxena-starrer
Murakh The Idiot, starring veteran actor Virendra Saxena and Arfi Laamba, is now streaming on JioCinema as part of its digital film festival.
