Space Gen Chandrayaan Review: When Science Becomes a Global Power Game
Critics Review: Some victories echo beyond borders. They do not remain confined to laboratories, launch pads, or press conferences. They ripple into collective memory, national identity, and global power equations. Space Gen Chandrayaan, directed by Anant Singh, does not merely chronicle India’s historic Chandrayaan 3 mission. It reframes it. Not as a technological milestone alone, […]
Mrs. Deshpande on JioHotstar: A Psychopath or a Vigilante
Some mysteries demand resolution. Others survive on discomfort. Mrs. Deshpande, directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and streaming on JioHotstar, attempts to belong to the latter category. It is not merely interested in who the killer is, but in what we choose to call those who kill with purpose, pattern, and justification. Starring Madhuri Dixit and Priyanshu […]
The Great Shamshuddin Family: A Dysfunctionally Functional Family
Families are rarely perfect. Some are loud. Some are layered. Some survive in silence, others in spirited arguments. The Great Shamshuddin Family, directed by Anusha Rizvi, belongs to the rare category of films that understands this chaos not as conflict, but as coexistence. Streaming quietly amid louder, darker OTT offerings, this film arrives like a […]
The Trial: Distinguishing the Faces from Facades
Inspired by the globally celebrated American series The Good Wife, The Trial on JioHotstarsteps into familiar territory but chooses to walk it with distinctly Indian weight. At its centreis a powerful trio of performers, Kajol, Alyy Khan, and Jisshu Sengupta, whose collectivepresence anchors the narrative in emotional gravity rather than courtroom spectacle. Yet,this is not […]