Animesh Das

Just one thing to say: Judd Apatow? More like, what the fudd, Apatow!!

With the James Mangold brilliance written all over it, and a cast that delivers exemplary performances, specially Matt Damon, Christian Bale and Caitriona Balfe, this is a movie for the ages.

I have only watched 8 episodes of the first season so far, and I have no regrets clicking on the "Mindhunter" title card and sitting through it. As each episode goes on, we see a lot of insights uncovering in terms of FBI profiling, and it's a fascinating watch. It's a welcome change to see Jonathan Groff, straight out of his musical turn in "Hamilton" and "Glee", and comedic turn in "Looking", in a different light and donning a different era of mindset, in his turn as FBI Special Agent Holden Ford, who is, for all intents and purposes, fresh out of being a rookie, and it's equally fascinating to see his co-stars Holt McCallany and Anna Torv as fellow FBI Special Agent Bill Tench and consultant Dr. Wendy Carr respectively. What's even more fascinating to see is how these insights into criminal profiling uncover little by little, with notorious names Chuck Manson, Ed Kemper, and few others as classifications rather than human names.

If you're into family films, this might be worth a check. If you're into superhero or sci-fi, this flatlines, I would recommend one of Nolan's movies instead.

I just started watching the episodes from the start and it's already amazing. Note: At this point, I've watched only the first 14 episodes of Season 1 and I have to say this: it outdoes itself one episode at a time.