akhilanad

akhilanad

my brain dump on movies I’ve been watching

Favorite films

  • Magadheera
  • Devdas
  • Manam
  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

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  • Nosferatu

    ★★★★

  • Dil Se..

    ★★★½

  • Dil Chahta Hai

    ★★★

  • Wicked

    ★★★★★

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  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★★

    …Holy shit?? 
    Besides all the crazy things I just witnessed, this is really beautifully filmed, and I love the use of shadow and darkness to create illusions and smooth transitions. This movie was so horrifying that it successfully distracted me from our current political climate which I consider a plus! Also cast is STACKED and Bill Skarsgård LOVES the opportunity to turn into a freaky monster 😭

  • Dil Se..

    Dil Se..

    ★★★½

    rewatched but also i watched it in July and was in the middle of writing a review that I did not finish whoops:

    “A visually beautiful film with really creative uses of light in some parts that interested me! This is certainly a political movie disguised as a romance which I fully realized after giving this film a second chance.

    I initially put it on last September and stopped it halfway because Amar, SRK’s character, is lowkey creepy as he…

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  • Hi Nanna

    Hi Nanna

    ★★★★

    Second time watching since the movie got on Netflix last year.
    Heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. Was a rollercoaster of emotion the first time I watched it. Really great first-time writing and direction, esp with little details and how they connect through the story, and I love Nani in romance and comedy!!

  • Kalki 2898-AD

    Kalki 2898-AD

    ★★★

    A solid story that incorporates important Indian mythology, great visuals, and even solid performances by the ensemble, Kalki 2898 AD absolutely has the potential to be a good “cinematic universe” and I definitely need a sequel tomorrow after the world and characters were established in this film. 

    I haven’t cared about a movie starring Prabhas since Bahubali 2 (2017), (I watched Radhe Shyam (2022) and Adipurush (2023) and they were both shittttyyy) and I’m not even a fangirl for him like…