Articles by Santanu Das
10 years of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: Naina and her story need to be revisited
10 Years of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: Ayan Mukherji's beloved coming-of-age romance starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone has aged delightfully with time.
Published on May 31, 2023 03:46 PM IST
Out on Netflix, Bheed doesn't know how to connect intention with execution
Out now on Netflix, Anubhav Sinha's Bheed suffers from a heavy-handedness that doesn't quite match the energy and disorder of the mass-migration crisis.
Published on May 29, 2023 02:49 PM IST
Citadel wants us to believe it is important, but suffers from cultural amnesia
Citadel is so obsessed with amnesiac spies and flashbacks popping in every 15 minutes, that it forgets to inject some semblance of logic into the narrative.
Published on May 26, 2023 07:24 PM IST
Alice, Darling review: Anna Kendrick delivers career-best performance
Alice, Darling review: Director Mary Nighy's feature debut is an effective character study of a young woman stuck in an emotionally abusive relationship.
Published on May 26, 2023 12:03 PM IST
Adarsh Gourav on Desi Down Under, and why he never wants to feel ‘settled’
Adarsh Gourav talks about his new Audible series Desi Down Under, where he stars alongside Prajakta Koli and Taaruk Raina.
Published on May 13, 2023 07:16 AM IST
Prajakta Koli on her new Audible series Desi Down Under
Prajakta Koli talks about Desi Down Under: A coming-of-age, immersive 9-episode Audible Original series set on the shores of Sydney.
Published on May 12, 2023 06:03 PM IST
Dahaad review: An engaging police procedural undone by an undercooked finale
Dahaad review: Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah star in a perceptive, well-made series led down by an undercooked finale.
Published on May 12, 2023 09:54 AM IST
Air review: Ben Affleck scores high in superbly crafted sports drama
Air review: Set in 1984, the film dramatizes the story of how Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) sealed a game-changing deal with Michael Jordan.
Published on May 10, 2023 02:24 PM IST
Milind D. Shinde, Ishan Shukla's Star Wars Visions 2 ep was inspired by Sholay
The creators of the first ever Indian entrant in Star Wars Visions, Milind Shinde and Ishan Shukla spoke about the process of making The Bandits of Golak.
Updated on May 06, 2023 10:34 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Rath: I'm very lazy, don't like using my brain
Biswa Kalyan Rath talks about his new Prime Video show Mood Kharaab, and clocking a decade doing comedy on stage.
Published on May 06, 2023 09:26 AM IST
Operation Fortune Ruse de Guerre review: A slick, entertaining spy escapade
Operation Fortune Ruse de Guerre review: Guy Ritchie rehashes convenient genre elements to deliver an entertaining spy thriller, with Aubrey Plaza in top form.
Updated on May 05, 2023 12:27 PM IST
Out on Netflix, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar makes a fabulous case for the man-child
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar, now streaming on Netflix, paints the anxieties and frustrations of modern relationships through the standpoint of a man-child.
Published on May 03, 2023 03:40 PM IST
Dancing On The Grave review: Unsettling true-crime docuseries loses steam
Dancing On The Grave: The gruesome murder of Shakereh Khaleeli is re-examined in this four-part docuseries which is now streaming on Prime Video.
Published on Apr 23, 2023 07:05 AM IST
Mutt review: A groundbreaking study of post-transition experience
Mutt review: Lío Mehiel gives a compelling turn as Feña, a young trans guy bustling through New York City, in Vuk Lungulov-Klotz’s directorial debut.
Published on Apr 21, 2023 07:45 AM IST
Patrick Graham says Dancing On The Grave tries to understand Shakereh Namazi
Director Patrick Graham spoke about how Dancing On The Grave takes on the case of Shakereh Namazi with a shift on perspective that hasn't been shown before.
Published on Apr 20, 2023 12:31 PM IST
Mrs. Undercover review: Radhika Apte's spy comedy is a clueless, tonal misfire
Mrs. Undercover review: Radhika Apte is utterly wasted in this spy comedy that doesn't know what kind of film it wants to be. Now streaming on Zee5.
Published on Apr 14, 2023 01:09 PM IST
Rennervations review: Anil Kapoor steals show in Jeremy Renner-led docuseries
Rennervations review: Streaming in Disney+ Hotstar, the docuseries sees Hawkeye actor Jeremy Renner help multiple communities with decommissioned vehicles.
Published on Apr 12, 2023 12:55 PM IST
Tiny Beautiful Things review: Kathryn Hahn cannot save inconsistent drama
Tiny Beautiful Things review: Adapted from Cheryl Strayed's book, the new series stars Kathryn Hahn as an advice columnist struggling with her own issues.
Published on Apr 10, 2023 09:12 AM IST
Beef review: Steven Yeun, Ali Wong wreck havoc in one of the year's best shows
Beef review: Now streaming on Netflix, Beef circles around two strangers from L.A. after their paths intersect during one acidic road rage incident.
Published on Apr 09, 2023 03:43 PM IST
Adam Scott talks Party Down S3 and how it has found an audience over the years
As Party Down returns after a decade, star Adam Scott answers why it took so long for the original gang to return and what exactly is new about Henry Pollard.
Published on Apr 04, 2023 10:16 AM IST
Motherland review: Urgent doc on the horrors of the Belarusian military
Motherland review: Directors Alexander Mihalkovich and Hanna Badziaka turn their lens on the brutal and oppressive culture of the Belorusian military.
Published on Mar 25, 2023 04:19 PM IST
By Heart review: Behind the scenes with Isabelle Huppert, Fabrice Luchini
By Heart (Par Cœurs) review: French film director Benoit Jacquot follows Isabelle Huppert and Fabrice Luchini as they prepare and perform at Avignon.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 07:20 PM IST
All That Breathes review: A visually stunning doc on the need to co-exist
All That Breathes review: Shaunak Sen's Oscar-nominated documentary centers around the efforts of two Muslim brothers to save wounded black kites in Delhi.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 07:06 AM IST
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine review: A brief history of the image
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine review: A visual essay on the century-long fascination with the photographic image, and the way we see the world.
Published on Mar 23, 2023 11:21 AM IST
Queendom review: No country for drag
Queendom review: Marking its premiere at CPH:DOCX, Agniia Galdanova’s Queendom revolves around a Russian queer artist named Gena Marvin.
Published on Mar 20, 2023 09:21 AM IST
Twice Colonized review: Aaju Peter's life shapes timely doc
Twice Colonized review: Aaju Peter, Greenlandic Inuit lawyer and activist leads this intimate and politically charged documentary which opened CPH: DOCX.
Published on Mar 19, 2023 10:11 AM IST
Away review: Danish doc details anxieties of self-isolation
Away review: Directed by Ida Høeberg and Sofie Melin, Away (Udebane) centers around a young Danish basketball player named Julianna Okosun.
Published on Mar 17, 2023 11:39 AM IST
Seven Winters in Tehran: Chilling story of a woman wronged by system
Seven Winters in Tehran review: Premiering at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, the film revolves around the trial of Reyhaneh Jabbari.
Published on Mar 16, 2023 05:09 PM IST
Keanu Reeves on John Wick 4 and toughest skill he had to learn
Keanu Reeves talks John Wick: Chapter 4 with director Chad Stahelski, and reveals what was the most challenging skill he has mastered “in earnestness” for the titular role in the series. John Wick: Chapter 4 is set to release in India on March 24.
Published on Mar 15, 2023 08:12 AM IST
Elephants Whisperers and RRR wins make this year India's best at Oscars
India's road to the Oscars has been a decades-long journey into the making. With two historic wins at the 95th Academy Awards, India has more reasons to cheer (and dance) like never before.
Published on Mar 13, 2023 12:30 PM IST
Santanu Das
