Mayank Kumar

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Just a regular film enthusiast.

Favorite films

  • Pather Panchali
  • Oppenheimer
  • Anora
  • Paris, Texas

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  • Hanuman Da Damdaar

    ★★★

  • Y Tu Mamá También

    ★★★★★

  • In the Mood for Love

    ★★★★★

  • Anand

    ★★★★★

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  • Anand

    Anand

    ★★★★★

    "Babumoshai..."

    I’ve seen films that made me think, films that made me feel, but "Anand" did something deeper. It made me "understand."

    It stripped away the layers of storytelling, direction, and even performance, leaving me face-to-face with life itself. Death looms over every frame, yet Rajesh Khanna’s Anand never lets it dictate his story. How can someone who’s dying make you feel so alive? I found myself hanging onto every word he spoke, every laugh, every playful jab at death…

  • Supermen of Malegaon

    Supermen of Malegaon

    ★★★★

    Finally felt something real in their bizarre world.

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  • Monkey Man

    Monkey Man

    ★★★★★

    “Remember who you are.”

    Im late to the review butttt,  Dev Patel’s Monkey Man, is a ferocious debut, blending stylized action with a raw, beating heart. Paying homage to his Slumdog Millionaire and Lion roots with certain scenes, the film bursts with striking colors and kinetic energy, evoking shades of John Wick and Kill Bill while remaining uniquely its own. Late Zakir Hussain’s mesmerizing tabla rhythms pulse through the film, elevating its amazing jugalbandi scene of violence and redemption.

    But…

  • Parasite

    Parasite

    ★★★★★

    “You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan at all.”

    I’m late to this, but Parasite was never about timing—it was always about dreams.

    A dream is exactly that—no structure, no guarantee, just a fragile illusion waiting to collapse. The Kim family’s ascent feels like wish fulfillment, a meticulously orchestrated fantasy of class mobility, where skill and deception can rewrite destiny. But like all dreams, it unravels the moment reality seeps in. The secret basement, the storm, the…

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