The Vaccine War Review : An engrossing back story that leaves you moved and proud. 

The Vaccine War ( 2023 /Medical Thriller/ Crime Release)  Director- Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri  Cast – Nana Patekar, Pallavi Joshi , Raima Sen, Anupam Kher , Girija Oak, Nivedita Bhattacharya  Covid times will always be embedded as few of our darkest memories.  If we remember the fear , helplessness, prayers and the pain around, we also […]

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Jawan Review : Jaunty Joyride with Jumbo dose of SRK charm

Jawan (Action Thriller / 2023/ Cinema Release) Writer /Director – Atlee Cast – Shahrukh Khan , Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi , Sanya Malhotra, Deepika Padukone SRK does it again after Pathaan and the whole nation is abuzz , only much stronger this time!  Box Office is jingling ,fandoms are dancing or debating depending which side they […]

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Gumraah Review: Absolutely Engrossing Suspense Thriller even if not perfect !

Gumraah (2023/ Suspense Thriller/ Cinemas) Director – Vardhan Ketkar Cast – Aditya Roy Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, Ronit Roy Gumraah is a thriller that centres around a murder, two suspects and a mind bending investigation to nail the culprit. When the suspects are being played by an actor you so admire, that definitely adds to your […]

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Bholaa Review : Wish the great action,  style & cast was backed up by  better writing

Bhola ( 2023/ Action Thriller/ Cinema Release) Director – Ajay Devgn Cast – Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Deepak Dobriyal, Sanjay Mishra, Gajraj Rao, Vineet Kumar Bholaa could loosely be categorised as a chase movie. There’s a huge cache of drugs worth “dus hazaar karor”. Obviously there’s chase around it.Some very interesting looking main baddies, one interesting […]

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The Invitation Review: “ This invitation better be declined “ 

The Invitation ( 2023 / Horror/Thriller/ Netflix) Director -Jessica M. Thompson  Writer-Blair Butler  Cast -Nathalie Emmanuel,Thomas Doherty, Stephanie Corneliussen, Alana Boden, Hugh Skinner Plot After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie takes a DNA test and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound […]

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This Thriller keeps you Tense and on Tenterhooks !

I Came By (2022/ Netflix/ Crime Thriller) Director- Babak Anvari Cast – George Mackay, Hugh Bonneville, Kelly Macdonald, Percelle Ascott, Varada Sethu Toby is a rebellious graffiti artist, at odds with the system and society.  He breaks into elite homes, does graffiti , as he puts it, “ to show them a middle finger” ! […]

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SRK hai na … kaafi hai !!! 

Pathaan ( Cinema Release/ Spy Action Thriller) Director – Siddhartha Anand Cast- Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, Deepika, Dimple Kapadia, Ashutosh Rana Slight Spoiler Alert ! When you have people’s hearts clamouring for their much starved dose of SRK, what do you expect ? Of course we’ll lap it up lock stock and barrel. And […]

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Crazy Delightful Ride with Kuttey, Khokey aur Dhokey !

Kuttey(Action Thriller/2023/ Cinema Release) Director- Aasmaan Bhardwaj Cast – Naseeruddin Shah, Konkana Sen Sharma, Tabu, Kumud Mishra, Arjun Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Shardul Bhardwaj Music – Vishal Bhardwaj Lyrics – Gulzar  When a film has names like above to its credit, I would say“ Naam hi kaafi hai” !  Disclaimer – This review comes from an […]

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A slice of life thriller with Dhrishyam-esque Twist and superb performances 

Vadh (2022/ Thriller/ Cinema Release) Writer & Director – Jaspal Singh Sandhu , Rajeev Barnwal  Cast – Sanjay Mishra,Neena Gupta, Manav Vij , Saurabh Sachdeva  Plot The film opens and we are introduced to retired Master ji Shambhunath Mishra (Sanjay Mishra) and his wife Manju( Neena Gupta). Their simple life and adorable relationship is heartwarming […]

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Infidelity, hatred ,murder and twists is a good mix for a thriller !

Loving Adults(Danish/ Thriller/ Netflix) Director- Barbara Rothenborg  Cast- Sonja Richter, Dar Salim, Sus Wilkins, Mikael Birkkjaer The film starts with pearls like  “Almost all murders have something to do with love” and ends with “Love is more dangerous than its reputation“  These are the words of an investigator talking about one of his cases that […]

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