Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Rang De Basanti 2006

  ★★★★½ Watched 19 Mar 2025

  All the while watching Rang De Basanti, I'd think to myself "Is someone in Hindi cinema making films like this or would make films like this nowadays, and even if they made it would the censors release it without major edits," and in both cases I couldn't confidently say yes.

  It's a film, for all it's flaws, is one that continues to resonate with me, a film that continues to move me, a film that is still relevant!

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  Dune: Part Two 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  Adds to the world-building of the first film and makes it even more grand, the visual spectacle left me awestruck, the storytelling was so good in that it raised the stakes, gave more depth to the characters, and was engaging all the way through despite the plot becoming more complex.

  Director Denis Villeneuve has been killing it with these Dune films so far. I can't wait for Part 3!

Popular reviews

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  Merry Christmas 2024

  ★★★★ Rewatched 26 Dec 2024 2

  Watched this film on the night of Dec 25, as one does for 'Christmas' films (I mean, it's literally in the film title).

  Apparently the film released in January and I'm not sure why, because this film truly works as a Christmas season film, I feel.

  Sriram Raghavan does crime thrillers so damn well, this one was no different too - it's intriguing, there's a calming yet "what's gonna happen" atmosphere, and when we reach the resolution by the end,…

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  All We Imagine as Light 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 22 Nov 2024

  Yeah, all the hype I heard about this film, I totally get it, it's no wonder this film made such waves at the Cannes Film Festival this year!

  This is an absorbing, gentle, lyrical tale that is told with such sharpness, it's so so impressive. The way how director Payal Kapadia captures her three protagonists, the depth at which she goes, I almost felt like I was a fly in a wall in their lives. The film finds beauty in…