Articles by Santanu Das
The Jengaburu Curse review: Noble intentions cannot save this rushed drama
The Jengaburu Curse review: Helmed by Nila Madhav Panda, the series details tribal displacement and institutional corruption with the design of a thriller.
Published on Aug 09, 2023 01:37 PM IST
Red, White and Royal Blue director Matthew López on that coming out scene
In a chat with Hindustan Times, Matthew López shared how he cannot imagine the film without its two leading actors Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine.
Published on Aug 07, 2023 06:15 AM IST
Heartstopper season 2 review: Queer teen love story lacks bite
Heartstopper Season 2 review: Nick and Charlie are back at Truham High, with friends for company. Filled with earnest delights, the show stays safe to a fault.
Published on Aug 06, 2023 01:52 PM IST
The Hunt for Veerappan review: A riveting docuseries that will leave you shaken
The Hunt for Veerappan: Helmed by Selvamani Selvaraj, the new Netflix docuseries delves deep into the manhunt of the brigand Veerappan.
Published on Aug 04, 2023 02:51 PM IST
Barbie is everything but she's not anti-Ken, just about male fragility
Greta Gerwig's Barbie wears its feminist resolve wrapped under its delightfully pink meta-commentary. Its bitter aim is only directed at patriarchy.
Published on Jul 24, 2023 06:55 AM IST
Bawaal review: The most insensitive film of the year is here
Bawaal movie review: Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor star in the Nitesh Tiwari film, where horrors of World War II are re-imagined to save a crumbling marriage.
Published on Jul 21, 2023 11:29 AM IST
The Trial review: Kajol's OTT debut serves no pyaar, some kanoon, lots of dhokha
The Trial - Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha review: Expect loud background music and a total lack of nuance in this show starring Kajol and Jisshu Sengupta.
Published on Jul 14, 2023 07:55 PM IST
Neeyat adheres to the template, but lacks much-needed irony and ambition
Neeyat, starring Vidya Balan as a detective, is far too shy to take chances and tackle larger socio-economic crises at play in order to leave an impact.
Published on Jul 10, 2023 06:08 AM IST
The Summer I Turned Pretty: Christopher and Gavin's advice for Conrad, Jeremiah
In an exclusive chat, The Summer I Turned Pretty stars Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno reveal what advice would their characters need ahead of season 2.
Published on Jul 07, 2023 05:22 PM IST
Vidya Balan, director Anu Menon on Neeyat and comparisons with Knives Out
Vidya Balan plays detective Maya Rao in Anu Menon's Neeyat. She shares her first reaction to the script and her take on those Daniel Craig comparisons.
Published on Jul 07, 2023 02:10 PM IST
Lust Stories 2: Konkona Sen Sharma's The Mirror juxtaposes class and desire
Konkona Sen Sharma directs a deliciously rich and poignant segment in Lust Stories 2, with two compelling performances from Tillotama Shome and Amruta Subhash.
Published on Jun 30, 2023 06:39 PM IST
And, Towards Happy Alleys review: A tender, moving snapshot of Iran
And, Towards Happy Alleys review: Sreemoyee Singh's camera sensitively traces the growing climate of Iranian resistance through interviews and poetic anecdotes.
Published on Jun 29, 2023 03:43 PM IST
20 Days in Mariupol review: A vital, nightmarish chronicle of the Ukraine war
20 Days in Mariupol review: Mstyslav Chernov documents the early weeks of the Russian invasion of the Ukranian city of Mariupol in first-person narration.
Published on Jun 23, 2023 09:09 PM IST
The Hearing review: Thought-provoking doc on the ordeal of asylum seekers
The Hearing review: Four asylum seekers from various parts of the world answer questions as part of the Swiss application procedure in this doc by Lisa Gerig.
Published on Jun 22, 2023 05:07 PM IST
The Night Manager creator Sandeep Modi on how Tom Hiddleston reacted to show
The Night Manager creator Sandeep Modi talks about the challenges of adapting the beloved series for an Indian audience and how Tom Hiddleston reacted to it.
Published on Jun 22, 2023 07:12 AM IST
No Winter Holidays review: Wondrous in style, frustrating in effect
No Winter Holidays review: Directors Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey narrow down their gaze on two widows surviving a harsh winter in the Nepalese Himalayas.
Published on Jun 21, 2023 04:54 PM IST
Tish review: A rousing and intimate portrait of British photographer Tish Murtha
Tish review: Chronicling the life of British working class photographer Tish Murtha, Paul Sng's docu-biopic is a moving tribute to the legacy of an artist.
Published on Jun 20, 2023 10:59 AM IST
School of Lies review: Case of a missing child goes on trauma-dumping spree
School of Lies review: The show revolves around the case of a missing child in a fictional boarding school that houses many secrets.
Published on Jun 02, 2023 08:20 PM IST
Scoop review: Hansal Mehta sets the bar high in one of the year's best shows
Scoop review: Karishma Tanna gives career-best performance as crime reporter Jagruti Pathak, who is accused of murder in Hansal Mehta's gripping drama series.
Published on Jun 02, 2023 01:21 PM IST
10 years of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: Naina and her story need to be revisited
10 Years of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: Ayan Mukherji's beloved coming-of-age romance starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone has aged delightfully with time.
Published on May 31, 2023 03:46 PM IST
Out on Netflix, Bheed doesn't know how to connect intention with execution
Out now on Netflix, Anubhav Sinha's Bheed suffers from a heavy-handedness that doesn't quite match the energy and disorder of the mass-migration crisis.
Published on May 29, 2023 02:49 PM IST
Citadel wants us to believe it is important, but suffers from cultural amnesia
Citadel is so obsessed with amnesiac spies and flashbacks popping in every 15 minutes, that it forgets to inject some semblance of logic into the narrative.
Published on May 26, 2023 07:24 PM IST
Alice, Darling review: Anna Kendrick delivers career-best performance
Alice, Darling review: Director Mary Nighy's feature debut is an effective character study of a young woman stuck in an emotionally abusive relationship.
Published on May 26, 2023 12:03 PM IST
Adarsh Gourav on Desi Down Under, and why he never wants to feel ‘settled’
Adarsh Gourav talks about his new Audible series Desi Down Under, where he stars alongside Prajakta Koli and Taaruk Raina.
Published on May 13, 2023 07:16 AM IST
Prajakta Koli on her new Audible series Desi Down Under
Prajakta Koli talks about Desi Down Under: A coming-of-age, immersive 9-episode Audible Original series set on the shores of Sydney.
Published on May 12, 2023 06:03 PM IST
Dahaad review: An engaging police procedural undone by an undercooked finale
Dahaad review: Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah star in a perceptive, well-made series led down by an undercooked finale.
Published on May 12, 2023 09:54 AM IST
Air review: Ben Affleck scores high in superbly crafted sports drama
Air review: Set in 1984, the film dramatizes the story of how Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) sealed a game-changing deal with Michael Jordan.
Published on May 10, 2023 02:24 PM IST
Milind D. Shinde, Ishan Shukla's Star Wars Visions 2 ep was inspired by Sholay
The creators of the first ever Indian entrant in Star Wars Visions, Milind Shinde and Ishan Shukla spoke about the process of making The Bandits of Golak.
Updated on May 06, 2023 10:34 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Rath: I'm very lazy, don't like using my brain
Biswa Kalyan Rath talks about his new Prime Video show Mood Kharaab, and clocking a decade doing comedy on stage.
Published on May 06, 2023 09:26 AM IST
Operation Fortune Ruse de Guerre review: A slick, entertaining spy escapade
Operation Fortune Ruse de Guerre review: Guy Ritchie rehashes convenient genre elements to deliver an entertaining spy thriller, with Aubrey Plaza in top form.
Updated on May 05, 2023 12:27 PM IST
