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Shaitaan (2024) Movie Review: A Suspenseful Supernatural Thriller Worth Watching

The theatrical business has regained prominence in India after the disastrous impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. We have had some money-spinning blockbusters recently.  Shaitaan is the latest big film to hit the silver screen.  Inspired by a Gujarati movie, Vash, Shaitaan is two hours and twelve minutes long.  Does it have the legs to sail […]

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Furies (2024) Series Review: Outstanding Action, Formidable Storyline, and Virtuoso Performances

Some shows make an entry and some announce themselves globally. Furies, the latest French series on Netflix, has bombarded the charts. It was released a week ago and ever since, I have been seeing it on the Top 10 List every day. Expectedly, my curiosity began to grow and I couldn’t wait to finish the action

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Top 4 Best Netflix Shows from February 2024: Don’t Miss These Gems

Another month has gone by and we are heading towards the middle stages of 2024. February was full of content on every platform. But Netflix once again became the most active of all.  However, compared to last month, the number of original shows reduced significantly in Feb from ~10 to ~6. Here’s my list of

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Maamla Legal Hai (2024) Series Review: Easy-going and Funny, But Occasionally Lame 

Netflix’s Indian slate is getting stronger by the day. The streaming giant has been home to some impeccable stories of late.  Maamla Legal Hai is the latest Hindi series to hit the platform.  A supposedly funny, light-hearted legal drama, the show has eight episodes, running for approximately four hours.  Surprisingly, it hasn’t been publicized like

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A Round of Applause Series Ending Explained: What is the Significance of the Snake? Why Kudret Did Not Recognize Metin?

One of the craziest shows ever, A Round of Applause has taken over the world like anything.  The Turkish series is so offbeat that everyone has their own way of interpreting it.  While it is a masterpiece, no doubt, the show has a difficult-to-understand ending.  I tried to grasp it with whatever little analytical skills

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The Parades (2024) Ending Explained: Did Nana Die? Who Was Tanaka? What is the Reason Behind its Name?

Japan’s latest movie, The Parades, found some resonance among the audiences. In my review, I called it a melancholic affair. But one thing that must be bugging the viewers is its ending. How does the movie end? And why? I decipher these questions in my detailed ending explanation of The Parades. The point of the beginning

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A Round of Applause (2024) Series Review: A Masterpiece in Unconventional Storytelling

A conspiracy theory says that popular genres are becoming redundant and soon, the knack for watching them on the screen will wane away. Okay, I made that up. But a new cerebral, and offbeat series on Netflix might actually change your perception about movies. Originating from Turkey, A Round of Applause is a six-episode long

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Laapataa Ladies Movie Review: Sensitive Cinema is Back, Courtesy Kiran Rao’s Quiet, Moving, and Tender Modus Operandi

The advent of OTTs has made mid-budget and small films meaningless on the big screen. Either they don’t release in the theaters or, when they do, the audience is least interested in giving them a chance. However, this seems to be changing recently and Laapataa Ladies is a part of that change. The comedy-drama film is the

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The Parades (2024) Movie Review: A Melancholic Afterlife Drama with Visible Blemishes

Action stories have long been the forte of Japanese creators. But what gets lost beneath them is the art of telling quiet, comforting tales.  A new film, The Parades, has been released on Netflix, which falls in the second category. It is an intimate, emotional, and heartfelt film.  The movie from Japan deals with magical

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