LOVER STALKER KILLER (2024)

A masterful exploration of human complexity through love, lust, deception, and redemption in a modern cautionary tale — Ambar Chatterjee Dave Kroupa was a married man with children. He worked during the day, while his wife, Amy, worked nights, resulting in their marriage hitting a roadblock. After separating, Amy decided to move back to Omaha,…

ANWESHIPPIN KANDETHUM (2024)

Tovino Thomas shines in a Riveting Saga of Intriguing Mysteries and Emotional Resonance — Ambar Chatterjee Malayalam police procedurals are among the best that Indian cinema offers. I have watched numerous Malayalam police dramas, ranging from serious and sombre to thrilling and dramatic, and have concluded that regardless of the type of the film, Malayalam…

ANATOMY OF A FALL (2024)

“Anatomy of a Fall” Interrogates the Chaos of Matrimony and Motherhood Through a Probing Trial — Ambar Chatterjee “Anatomy of a Fall” chronicles the journey of Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller), an author who relocated to France with her husband, Samuel (Samuel Theis) and their son Daniel (Milo Machado Graner) who is visually impaired. Their marriage…

REACHER – SEASON 2 (2023)

Cracking Bones and Mysteries: The Return of the Biggest, Meanest Smart Guy in Reacher Season 2 — Ambar Chatterjee Reacher Season 2 is here, and I can’t say that I wasn’t waiting for it ever since the first season absolutely blew my mind with its action, story, performances, and especially all that Alan Ritchson had…

ECHO (2024)

Representation Over Action and Thrills: Dissecting Echo’s Overt Identity Crisis in the Superhero Genre — Ambar Chatterjee “Echo” is a 5-episode origin story for the character of Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox), who appeared in Marvel’s “Hawkeye” series that I didn’t care to watch. You may ask, why I chose to watch this series, and the…

THE KILLER (2023)

David Fincher’s Riveting Exploration of a Killer Transcends a Simple Plot — Ambar Chatterjee “The Killer” is based on a comic book of the same name by Matz (Author) and Luc Jacamon (Illustrator). The story revolves around a professional contract killer referred to only as the Killer (Michael Fassbender), who fails to assassinate an important…

KANNUR SQUAD (2023)

“A Gripping Police Drama Masterfully Balancing Realism with Mammootty’s Heroic Brilliance” — Ambar Chatterjee “Kannur Squad” is the latest police procedural from Malayalam Cinema, and it immediately reminded me of one of Tamil cinema’s greatest police procedurals and action films, “Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru”. As was the case with “Theeran”, “Kannur Squad” is inspired by true…

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023)

Betrayal, Greed, and Scorsese’s Brilliance -Documenting the tragic legacy of the Osage — Ambar Chatterjee Martin Scorsese is my favourite director of all time, and every release of his comes with a promise of being different and better than his previous work. I have watched his films more times than those from my own country….

LEO (2023)

A Bloody and Entertaining Spectacle with Vijay as its USP — Ambar Chatterjee Parthiban (Joseph Vijay), an animal rescue specialist, has been living happily with his wife Sathya (Trisha Krishnan) and two children in a peaceful town in Himachal Pradesh. Parthiban runs a café and has enough to lead a comfortable life with his family….

CAT (2022)

“A Vivid Documentation of the Unholy Nexus between the Pakistani Army, Khalistani Terrorists, and Indian Criminals” — Ambar Chatterjee “Cat” was one series that was critically acclaimed upon its release but never got the kind of marketing that some of the other shows on Netflix received. It is perplexing to note that such a wonderful…

A HAUNTING IN VENICE (2023)

“Branagh’s Poirot Meets the Supernatural in an Underwhelming Venetian Mystery” — Ambar Chatterjee Kenneth Branagh’s 3rd Hercule Poirot mystery is called “A Haunting in Venice” and can barely be associated with Agatha Christie’s “Hallowe’en Party”. Most of the names of the characters remain the same, and the primary antagonist of the story is the same…

JAILER (2023)

Rajinikanth’s Star Power vs. Narrative Shortcomings — Ambar Chatterjee “Jailer” received unprecedented success after most of Rajinikanth’s recent releases met with a lukewarm response from the audiences. The reasons behind the interest in “Jailer” were many. Rajinikanth was playing his age. The much-talked-about cameos from Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, and Jackie Shroff piqued the interest of audiences…