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Your perfect guide to online binging! Television Show Reviews and Movie Blogs that will delight you
Don't know what to watch? Tired of surfing through a million options? Well then this is the perfect site for you. Television Show Reviews and Movie Review Blogs that will delight you !
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Money Heist Season 5 - Templated thriller saga
When I first wrote about #LaCasadepapel (https://www.passmetheremote.com/post/la-casa-del-papel-an-edge-of-the-seat-thriller-with-fashion...
Oct 2, 20213 min read
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Kaanekannu - A 2-in-1 scoop flavour of life !
After the success of his first film, #Uyyare, Director #ManuAshokan is back with his second film, #Kaanekannu, a first-of-its-kind direct...
Sep 25, 20213 min read
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The Kingdom - All action, politically savvy drama
The first few minutes of the film capture the archives from history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The voice-over goes on to describe...
Sep 18, 20212 min read
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Hit & Run - Doron Kabilio in a new avatar !
It is fascinating to see regional content travelling far and wide and being accepted as mainstream. Creators of the Israeli hit show...
Sep 12, 20212 min read
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200 Halla Bol - More power to you Amol Palekar!
200 women barge into a courthouse building and hack a dreaded criminal into pieces and vanish in moments. A true incident that happened...
Sep 11, 20212 min read
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SherShah - A war movie with potential!
Finally an Indian war film where the locales, the firing, the bunkers, the hand signals and the explosions all look top class! And just...
Sep 4, 20213 min read
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Nava Rasa - Nine Emotions, Nine Insights!
An anthology is a collection of short films held together by a common theme. Each film can be made based on a different story, by a...
Aug 28, 20213 min read
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Carlos Ghosn The Last Flight - Tokyo to Beirut Box Boarding Now!
“The 30 minutes waiting in the box on the plane, waiting for it to take off, was probably the longest wait I’ve ever experienced in my...
Aug 22, 20213 min read
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Mimi - the trap of a sweet little film !
I call it the trap of making a sweet little film. One can tick all the boxes and yet get an output that is sub-par. Sample this one....
Aug 21, 20213 min read
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Pather Panchali - A master craftsman at work !
I n the last shot of the family leaving Nischindipur on a bullock cart, every member of the family has a different expression on their...
Aug 15, 20213 min read
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Dial 100 - Manoj Bajpayee is in top form but not good enough to salvage this taut thriller
Sometimes it is the simple films that can surprise you. What makes a film engaging? Some experts say it is the six elements - Script,...
Aug 14, 20212 min read
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Ted Lasso Season 1 - 2 tbsp twice daily and get rid of the pandemic blues!
The English Premier League. A top draw football club. A new coach. The threat of relegation. An icy strict owner. And fans who are baying...
Aug 8, 20213 min read
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Maharani - A lesson in Bihar politics from the Prakash Jha school
For fans of #PrakashJha who made movies like #Gangajal and #Apaharan, the crime and violence sagas of the Bihar badlands remain a treat....
Aug 7, 20213 min read
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Miracle in Cell No 7 - A love story for our times !
Turkish Films stand out for their attention to detail. Melancholy is an inherent feature of their films and you often find human emotions...
Aug 1, 20213 min read
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Toofan & Sarpatta Parambarai - A flurry of punches !
The last week saw two movies around boxing release on #AmazonPrime. Sports movies are usually centered around the themes of redemption...
Jul 31, 20214 min read
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Never Have I Ever - Season 2 raises the bar. The Vishwakumars are now well on their way!
Setting up a show is like pacing out your innings at batting. Season1 is about setting up an interesting premise. Quite similar to sizing...
Jul 25, 20213 min read
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Collateral - A stylish neo noir from Michael Mann
#TomCruise as the villain. An unlikely #JamieFoxx as the hero. Some short scenes that are beautifully conceptualised and almost like...
Jul 24, 20212 min read
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Haseen Dilruba - A genre-bending whodunit that sizzles to diasppoint
My theory about modern crime thrillers is that the intrigue builds up to a point at which you know that it can then move in any...
Jul 18, 20213 min read
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Malik - A 160 minute epic saga playing at 2x speed!
The opening shot is a 12 minute single-take delve into a grand feast at the protagonist’s house. The camera drifts in and out of the...
Jul 17, 20214 min read
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Sunflower - Of quirky characters and a whodunit
Who are some of the most quirky characters from Hindi cinema? Remember Soorma Bhopali from #Sholay or Kanta Ben from #KalHoNaHo?...
Jul 11, 20212 min read
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