Category Archives: crime

Movie Review : Raat Akeli Hai

Posted on August 8, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.1/5 Genre : Mystery Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hour 29 minutes Director : Honey Trehan Cast : Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Ila Arun, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Nishant Dahiya, Aditya Shrivastav, Tigmanshu Dhulia Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Raat Akeli Hai (releases 31st July, 2020)

Posted on July 31, 2020 by amodini

All hail the whodunit! A great cast – Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Shweta Tripathi (she was spectacular in Laakhon Mein Ek), Shivani Raghuvanshi (we’ve seen her in the marvelous Titli and Made In Heaven) among others. Honey Trehan debuts as … Continue reading →

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Series Review : Paatal Lok (Season 1)

Posted on May 24, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Mystery/Suspense Year : 2020 Episodes : 9 Running time : 45 minutes (per episode) Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Directors : Prosit Roy, Avinash Arun Cast : Jaideep Ahlawat, Ishwak Singh, Gul Panag, Neeraj Kabi, Abhishek … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Chhapaak (releases 10 January, 2020)

Posted on January 4, 2020 by amodini

Chhapaak is based on the real-life story of acid attack survivor Laxmi. Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey star. Megan Gulzar directs.

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Movie Review : Mardaani 2

Posted on December 28, 2019 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.7/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2019 Running time : 1 hour 43 minutes Director : Gopi Puthran Cast : Rani Mukerji, Vishwa Jethwa, Prasanna Ketkar, Taswi Singh Ahlawat Kidwise : PG-15 Where Mardaani dealt with child … Continue reading →

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What To Watch on Netflix and Amazon Prime – Edition #33

Posted on December 1, 2019 by amodini

-Unbelievable (Netflix, Series) The series is based on the true life story of Marie Adler, a young woman who’s moved from foster home to foster home. She’s finally starting to find friends and some confidence as she settles into a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Game Over (2019)

Posted on June 29, 2019 by amodini

Rating : 3.3/5 Genre : Thriller Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours Director : Ashwin Saravanan Cast : Taapsee Pannu, Vinodhini Vaidynathan, Parvathi T. Kid rating : PG-15 Swapna (Pannu) and maid Kalamma (Vaidyanathan) live in a house … Continue reading →

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What To Watch on Netflix and Amazon Prime – Edition #32

Posted on April 7, 2019 by amodini

– Made in Heaven (Amazon Prime, Series) From the makers of Gully Boy comes Made in Heaven. Zoya Akhtar, Alankrita Shrivastava (director of Lipstick Under My Burkha), Nitya Mehra (director of Baar Baar Dekho) and Prashant Nair direct. MIH is … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Badla (releases 8th March 2019)

Posted on March 2, 2019 by amodini

A mystery at long last! It is directed by Sujoy Ghosh who directed both Kahaani and it’s sequel and the very interesting short Ahalya, from Large Short Films.