Sayan Dey

A pretty meh watch, if I have to be brutally honest. What could have been wrapped up in 45 mins, took 1 hr 31 mins to complete. What was projected as a horror movie was never able to give us the creeps and that is the most disappointing thing to be getting from a horror flick. That’s that! The ghost or whatever it was, was so lame. The ending was also kind of predictable, with no real twists in the end. With its release kind of coinciding with the Nun II and the similarity in the setting, the makers surely did have to do a better job, which they have failed in, in my humble opinion. However, acting wise, the actors did try to put up a good show and full marks to them for that.

An OK movie to call it out. Predictable plot, a few loopholes here and there. If given an option, would have given it a miss. But yeah, once started, you can definitely complete this. So that's why, the 2 stars. From the very first, you can make out who the evil presence is, why it is haunting and what will be final consequences. The male lead seemed to be quite a weak character, to be honest. And yes, who lets a child sleep with such creepy dolls (if you can call them dolls at all). You have just lost your wife and all that you keep on doing is draw ghosts and demons. Well, you are bound to get nightmares, if you do. It's like you are trying to drench your audience in doom, gloom and darkness. That was a bit over the top, I felt. The story, as I told is OK. Could have been much better handled. The child actor also could have played her part better. Her acting definitely needed to be better. And yes, the demon! It was clearly someone wearing a mask and trying to scare us. In this age, you definitely have to have a better ghost, if you really want to be in the game. The cinematography was good. The scene where the wife gets killed was done quite well. It looked pretty solid, to be honest. To conclude, this is at max, a one-time watch. However, if you have better alternatives, would ask you to switch. If you have already started, go through with it.

Thanks to Netflix for this brilliant historical drama mini-series, covering a part of the history not many know about. Brilliant acting by all the cast. Kudos to Irrfan Khan for his brilliance, yet again. Really sad, because of the fact that such a gem of an actor and a person is not among us anymore. May his soul rest in peace. The series can be found a bit stretched at times, but personally I feel that's how it should be, much like enjoying a glass of old wine. This series has brought to light so many characters we don't know about in our life. For example, Justice Pal, who had represented my country, India and hailed from my city, Kolkata. This has given me a head start to start my bit of research on him. Definitely, for history buffs like me, this should be a must-watch and if you are into World War history, you can't miss this. Again, thanks to Netflix for bringing this out. Would be waiting for more series like this!

One of the best watches on Netflix for me and my wife. The plot kept us guessing and the acting made us marveled. Concise, without much slack, this definitely is a much-watch if you are into thrillers. Deserves to be one of the most watched films on Hulu! Thanks to Netflix, we could also enjoy it. Special mention must also be made of the sound-mixing that was done for this. Awesome!

This had all the potential to be the first epic Indian mainstream space movie. Honestly, with cast like that, we were not that wrong to get our expectations high. But in the end what came out was a real messy mixture of Sci-Fi, Space jingo and mythological filth. Poor writing and even poorer screenplay made the movie a total bore. So much so, that at times, I really wondered what they were all up to, what they were really trying to show/prove. If there was an inner meaning at all, it was too hard to get and too irrelevant to the context of the movie, should I say. Vikrant Massey did justice to his role to an extent and so did Shweta Tripathi, but they were rendered helpless as the movie was hollow and dry really. They did try to project loneliness in space and the essence of companionship there, but I'm afraid it really didn't come that well. About the special effects, it's OK, given the tight purse the producers reportedly have. The only reason, I am giving this a 2-star is because of their initiative to make a movie on this genre. They really need to make more, as the current Indian generation is really loving such content. I also liked the design of the spaceship - Pushpak, innovative, I would say. Also, made it really feel nice to take a look at an all-Indian space ship/station (though the name 'India' was never used I think). In terms of technicalities too, I think I found a lot of flaws, how they designed their spacesuits, how they came on board the space ship directly, without needing to take care of the space suits/themselves of the radiation present in space, how Captain Yuvishka didn't know how the food were brought on to the spaceship, though being a topper. These all were basic and more care were needed on the script, I felt. Overall, I would give a thumbs up, only for the initiative that the makers had taken for making this movie, but would caution them to get their acts together, if they want to make a good, watchable movie in the future, as this really appeared to be an amateurish attempt.

This is a real laugh riot to begin with. Great plot, superb acting and fast paced. Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis were really wonderful. Kevin Spacey also did great justice to his role as one of the 'horrible boss'-es. Jennifer Aniston was also at her seductive best. Given her fame and acclaim, all the kudos to her for portraying this role so casually and effortlessly, which really speaks volumes of her acting prowess and how much she invests in her career. Overall, it's a must watch, if you are into comedy movies and are a fan of the Hangover franchise.

Watched this movie on Amazon Prime. To begin with, I have to say that the entire storyline was quite patchy and predictable from the beginning. Loopholes were aplenty. They tried to forcibly immerse humour in every context and frankly, it wasn’t working and at times rendering the final output a bit awkward. Acting was OK! Jitendra did a good job, like he has always been doing from his TVF Days! In fact, I felt Ayushmann overacted on a few occasions, something which we haven’t seen that often. Rest of the cast also did their part well. Music was not a high part of the movie and I give it a pass on that. I give it a 2/5, instead of a lower rating just because of the fact that they tried to bring this subject up and they attempted to mix humour in with it. Just an attempt it was, which left much to be desired! They had the potential to do it, just that they could not pull it off, at all!

Not sure what the fuss was all about this movie. I mean I watched this today and have to say this was perhaps Ayushmann's all-time worst movies. No story at all, poor acting from everybody (except Ayushmann), poor jokes, poor music. Given the fuss that this had generated and the money it has minted, seriously expected more from this movie. Only bright spot in the movie has to be Ayushmann and his acting. But it was for a lost cause through out.