Biraj Pradhan

a FAMILY movie! Marvel's first family enters the scene into the MCU. Will it stay or will it falter?! The Good - - The Family Arc; This is what a proper family movie with a touch of superpowers should feel like. It showcases how a family is, they have conflicts, they have jokes, they have fun, but at the end of it all, they stand by each other. The storytelling pattern; If you think this is an origin story, then you may be somewhat wrong. The story progresses so smoothly that it doesn't feel like an origin story but also it shows the origin of it all in a very proper manner. The pattern flows perfectly without any breakages which manages to keep you hooked until the very end. The Cast; everyone is on point and feels to be perfectly casted in the movie. Each of their dialogues also land perfectly making the perfect dose of humor along with seriousness. The Comic Accuracy; this is just perfect. From the cast's looks to their character's personality, it is a natural. Nobody is shown as just a Hero character with just the positives, you can feel the arrogance that the character has, the anger, the emotions, all of which coincide with their comic character. The Music; perfectly arranged and gives goosebumps when required. The Simplicity; the movie so simple yet so good that it feels short when the movie ends. The Seriousness; Marvel has this time landed their humor perfectly and hasn't messed up the seriousness. The jokes are not forced and the movie knows when it is serious and when to stay serious. The CGI; this is the level of CGI we all expected from this movie coming at 2025. Specially the final space sequence, that just feels mind blowing to watch in the big screen. Galactus; brings goosebumps whenever on screen. This is how he should have always been depicted. The Bad - - Nothing much but if there had to be some then I would say Galactus; I felt that his strength was a little less shown and was easily defeated just to get to the end of the movie. One major problem I felt was for me being an MCU fan, Thunderbolts where?; if you have watched Thunderbolts, then you know the post credit scene where it is shown that the F4 are entering the MCU Earth 616. Here, it is totally absent, kept me wondering if that scene made any sense hereafter. Maybe in a nearby future, it shall be answered. WOAH moments; this movie was simple and I felt like it kinda lacked the WOAH moments, its a decent watch with not much of the surprise elements. Mid Credit - DO NOT MISS! This is very essential for the MCU moving forward. This is probably the only time in the movie that gave me and the rest of the audience in the theatre our WOAH moment. Post Credit - Skippable. Final Words - If you are an MCU fan, then watch it. This is crucial for the MCU moving forward and it is also that good. If you are not an MCU fan, then also watch it. You will not need any back preparation by the need of watching any other movies to understand this movie. This is a stand-alone movie that stands firm on its own. If you plan to start watching MCU movies, then this might be a good place for you to start. 3.75/5

A mismatched and weird romance. What happens when a 42 year old man falls in love with a 32 year old woman through the weirdest of events in their life. It becomes the movie "Aap Jaisa Koi". The Good - - The Music; a must say, I had to watch this movie after I heard "Jab Tu Sajan" in the voice of Mohit Chauhan. This might probably be the strongest point of the movie, the music and the songs are outstanding. All of the songs in the movie are marvelous and should be added to your playlist if they haven't yet. The Cast; R. Madhavan and Fatima Sana Shaikh along with the rest of the supporting cast are amazing in their roles and provide full justice to what they do on-screen. Watching Madhavan after Shaitaan, and this man just proves his versatility. The first half; it feels very engaging and fun without bore as the story progresses and keeps you hooked throughout the whole of the first half. The presentation style; the parts where Madhavan's character is imagining different scenarios feels good to watch, we know its an imagination and we like it. I would also like to give a special mention to the art style in the credit sequence which felt unique and creative. The Bad - - The second half; this is where the movie falls off, it gets very lengthy and the pacing also slows off making the movie feel rather boring. The sub-plots; it feels like there are a little too many of the sub-plots which diverts the movie from its original storyline. The predictability; yes, the movie gets highly predictable starting exactly from the half segment which is from where the movie starts getting slow. Final Words - - If you have free time and want a casual movie then you may give this a try. The movie is average but the songs will totally entertain you. It's a one time watch. 2.75/5

Genre??! The Shaitaan verse brings to you another horror flick to scare you. Can this one live up to the legacy to maintain its universe?! The Good - - The lore of the movie; brings on a fresh take on the story of Raktabij and how Maa Durga saved humanity which I have not seen in any other movies that I have watched till date, hence feels like a fresh turnover. The supporting cast; everyone feels natural in their roles. A few of the horror sequences. The Bad - - The main cast; none of the lead actors felt true to their core in this movie for me. Kajol feels lackluster which I have noticed in more of her recent movies such as Do Patti. I also don't see why she does roles consisting of different accents - Haryanvi in Do Patti, Bengali in this one, it just doesn't suit her. Ronit Roy feels off with this accent as well. The child actor doesn't feel genuine and her expressions are afar from good and feel quite cringey - reminded me of Rachel Zegler's annoying expressions from Snow White. The Theme Music; they have included the female version of Jubin Nautiyal's "Humnava" as the theme song of this movie which is a very bad move to take. The theme song should feel special and particular to the movie, making it a remake doesn't feel authentic and emotionless despite the song been sung by the legendary Shreya Ghoshal - the song is good but is just not meant to be the theme song. Shaitaan had a far better soundtrack compared to this one. The CGI; this movie has a lot of CGI, but none of it seem natural and one can totally tell that this is all computerized, maybe this be the reason that the movie feels emotionless. The Genre; the movie has this major problem of not sticking to what its core is and just wanders off trying on different styles. The climax mostly makes it a disappointment as I couldn't really find out if this was supposed to be a horror movie or some sci-fi superhero movie. It actually felt like I was watching another one of Spiderman's movie at a time point. The Post-Credit Scene and the connection to Shaitaan; totally no point having this in the movie, feels pretty forced to be a part of this universe. Final Words - - Rather avoid. The movie is emotionless and fails to stick to its horror genre. The only part amusing about the movie for me was its lore. If you're hoping to enter the Shaitaan Verse with this one then it might disappoint you. 2/5

The Uncalled Chemistry! Supposedly the comeback movie for both Akshay and Tiger. Can this movie make a difference?! The Good - - The Concept; it's fresh, pretty new and nothing like yet shown in the Indian cinema. The Action; Ali Abbas Zafar brings back some very good action scenes to the big screen and it is definitely remarkable. The songs; they are good with a blend of various singers in most of the tracks. The Villain's story arc; feels very reasonable on why the villain i.e. Prithviraj is how he is in the movie, pretty reasonable. The Bad - - The Chemistry between the two lead; who's idea was it to cast Akshay and TIger together, they are total misfits and totally mismatched. Where one feels to be made for action and dance, the other feels to be made for comedic timings and drama, you can guess which one is which. This was a very bad matchup. The Acting; or should I say the overacting. Mostly by Alaya F, who I know is a very talented actor, but in this movie she feels very cringey with her loud and annoying act. Manushi Chhillar has a lot to improve in her acting skills, which is just good for considering her as a debutant. The songs; they are good but definitely a lot unnecessary in the movie. The story; despite having a good concept, the movie fails to execute the story in a proper way. The story gets predictable in most of the major portions. A time even comes when it feels like the villain actually has the valid point than the protagonists. Ronit Roy; feels pretty useless in the movie. Final Words - Avoidable! The movie doesn't bore you throughout it's run but not one that you should consider needs to be watched. 2/5

Marvel is back! Deadpool returns to complete his trilogy and brings along with him the iconic Wolverine! The Good - - Fan service! Total fan service with the special cameos which are numerous and provide a good required boost to the movie. The Plot - the movie has been created as a tribute for the old 20th Century Fox X-Men Saga and is a checkpoint established for the upcoming Marvel projects such as Blade and many others, no spoilers. The story - which aligns perfectly with whatever Marvel has showcased to us up until now, from Loki to Avengers to X-Men to anything that remains, the movie has tried to answer a lot of the bottlenecked questions. The Music. The Chemistry between Deadpool and Wolverine, perfect screen time has been given to both the characters, justifying the title. Many satisfying nostalgic moments. The Bad - - Not much but comparable to Marvel's past works maybe not the total best. Maybe, Endgame and No Way Home could be a bit step ahead. The climax also felt a bit lackluster and the Deadpool corps felt unnecessary, it felt just as if to introduce to the MCU that such a thing also exists. Final Words - WATCH IT! If you are a Marvel Fan, definitely watch it. A lot of things add up from this story line, a lot of things in the MCU can make sense from this movie here on forth. Recommended to watch the previous movies and web series from Marvel such as Loki, or the Avengers Saga, for better understanding if you haven't yet. 3.5/5

Lights! Camera!! Behind The Scenes!!! Karan Johar debuts into the OTT platform through this web series with a meticulously different genre than what he has yet offered with his all new Dharmatic Entertainment Production house. The Good - - The uniqueness of the story. Johar plans to address all the problems in the Bollywood industry, the inside story which an audience generally doesn't see, the paparazzi and all of the issues related alongside it. And the story is well-written indeed. The pace of the story is well maintained. The actors have put a good effort in what they have been offered. A lot that goes on behind the spotlight is showcased exquisitely. The music is well directed. The show doesn't bore you. It has its twists and turns which is also delivered in a proper manner. The character development also has progressed smoothly throughout the series. The Bad - Major bad is that "Why" is I wanna know that this series was released in 2 parts, 1 in March and the other in July. When the first season only has 7 episodes, the question is who's idea was it to make this a 2 parter. If they really wanted to experiment on it, they could have had an every weekend 1 episode release trial rather than this. The other thing is that this series might not be for everyone. Not that it's a bad thing but not everyone will like the genre that this series is developed in. The Bollywood drama portrayal might not be as interesting to some audience. The climax - somehow i felt that there was a certain rush towards the conclusion of the series. I felt that it could have used at least 1 more episode. Final Words - It's worth a watch! Now that all the episodes are available, feel free to binge watch it if interested. It won't bore you whatsoever throughout its run. 3.5/5

A decent entertainer! From the makers of Good Newwz, with high expectations bring up an even weirder phenomenon in the form of heteropaternal superfecundation. The Good - - The story is good and the total portrayal format in how the movie has been executed is quite remarkable. The movie doesn't bore throughout its run. Vicky Kaushal is remarkable. The songs feel properly placed along with the background music which is even better in situations. The Bad - - Comparative analysis is definitely going to take place with this movie relating it to Good Newwz and no, Good Newwz feels better than this. It seems to fail to connect the audience with the characters despite the conditions that they are presented in. Triptii is just there in the movie to feast the eye and casts no impact. Ammy Virk's character development feels to be lacking and overshadowed by the other two despite them being shown as equals in all the promotional events. Despite being of the comedy genre, the movie lacks the comedy aspects and feels to be forcefully trying to make you laugh. I was kinda disappointed as I was expecting Neha Dhupia in the movie to say "It's her choice!" in any scene but oh well! And finally the climax, which feels to be rather underwhelming. Final words - - It's a one time watch. Watch it if you are a Vicky Kaushal fan. The guy puts in all the effort that he can. Also the movie is not that explicit as expected so might give it a try. 3/5

Pretty Cliche! "Crew" is a pretty simple movie with nothing much to provide. it feels overrated that i have heard so much about the movie but the movie is so simple and underwhelming. The Good - The music is very good along with the songs. Also would like to call it an honorable mention for the simplicity of the movie. The movie is only 2 hours long and doesn't bore you whatsoever. The Bad - The movie is just overhyped. Even the cast feels cringey. Kriti feels like she is trying too hard to be funny, Kareena has a character that is all about exposing her assets in almost all of the scenes, Tabu is relatively okay compared to the others, Kapil is barely in the movie, Diljit doesn't cast any impact to the movie. The story itself is quite cringey and simple and doesn't offer much. Final Words - For a comedy movie, I really didn't find any scenes to be that funny, rather found the girls act to be quite annoying. It doesn't bore you however so that's a plus. The movie is avoidable. 2.5/5

Terror Returns! Godzilla Minus One presents the menacing monster in its prime monstrosity back in the day when Godzilla was actually a terrorizing monster rather than a pet like commercialized figure like in the current movies. Godzilla Minus One to me feels a bit tad much of Japanese. I mean it has its overreactive act and all by the characters. this feels like the movie does have more drama than more of Godzilla. The movie starts to bore when Godzilla doesn't appear on the big screen. But when Godzilla does appear, it pumps your adrenaline to a whole another level. The threat that the actors have faced, shown in the movie is really remarkable. I was about to just give the movie a 2.5 but the final 30 minutes of the movie totally stood up for me. The final planning, the execution, the acting, the music, everything in the final 30 minutes is just perfectly executed. The movie as a whole is may be just a one time watch but the final 30 minutes is a definite must watch. 3.5/5

Thrills with Plotholes! The movie lives totally up to its name. Farrey which is "cheat" in Hindi as is said in the movie totally revolves around a group of youngsters attempting to cheat in their exams in the most absurd way that is possible for them. In these attempts what happens to them, do they get caught, do they successfully learn their lessons or are they punished is the story of Farrey. Farrey certainly has its thrills specially in the exams part. It totally had me gripped on my seat during these times. It totally sticks to its name. But however i felt that the movie focuses solely on a certain character so much that it forgets to address the other characters that are also in the movie. Especially the character of Akash in the movie who is totally dumped in the latter end of the movie. It has its flaws and it feels like this would have been good if it were a series rather than a movie. If it were a series, at least all the characters could have set their stories properly in at least one episode dedicated to them. This is where it feels like the creators could have done something better. Other than this, the movie is good for a one time watch. 2.75/5