A hilarious BBC show, with an interesting premise. Young house owners realise they are not the only ones living there, joined by ghosts of decades and centuries past.
Watch and laugh at the peculiar house guests!
The Politician (2019-)
Training for politics starts early in this wealthy high school setting, where power, dysfunction, comedy and mind games entertain you aplenty.
An ensemble cast plays out many layered and some caricature characters very well. There is a lot at stake and the plot will not stop at anything to achieve its ends!
Expect the unexpected and enjoy the ride!
The Outlander (2014-)
A rich tapestry of history, drama, culture and society in the past make for a entertaining viewing.
The performances by Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe and Tobias Menzies are impeccable, supported by a talented cast. Some of the violence and gore is spine chilling, but adds authenticity to the period in history.
A brilliant lens in to a time which shaped events in the Kingdom. Based on the series by Diana Gabaldon it is a must watch!
Ghost stories (2020)
Four directors bring us very different scary stories.
Zoya gives us the creepy one with Janhvi Kapoor who has done a decent job.
Anurag Kashyap gives us the abstract one with symbolism and an unexpected evil.
Dibakar Banerjee gives us the spine chilling series of events that befall an unfortunate village (watch out for Gulshan Devaiah).
Karan Johar gives the opulent and vague relationship of a grandmother and her grandson.
3/5
Schitt’s Creek (2015-)
Created by Dan Levy and Eugene Levy, this is a brilliant show with comedy woven into the most unlikely scenarios.
Joined by Catherine O’Hara, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire, Jenn Robertson, Chris Elliott, Tom Rozon, Sarah Levy and Noah Reid, it is a laugh riot in the most subtle way.
It starts off slow, where you get to know each character and their idiosyncrasies. Very soon they start growing on you, they shed their one dimensional forms and become real.
The humour blends with reality and bonding between the characters, the personal evolution of the family and their small and important milestones, making it an endearing watch, a breath of fresh air in terms of content.
6 seasons on Netflix and loving it!
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020)
Kudos to Ayushmann Khurrana for taking on a subject as a lead role that no Bollywood hero would touch. Bravo to director Hitesh Kewalya for infusing so much healthy comedy in the film. The laughter made the truths easier to digest for the audience who was grappling with it for the first time.
The film starts off by normalising a gay relationship and exposing it pretty quickly to the family. Everything happens fast, without giving you much time to dwell on it. The family reaction and everything that comes with it follows with many eye openers about self love, doing the right thing, speaking your truth and fighting prejudice.
Jitendra Kumar has some superlative scenes and gets able support from his film family of Neena Gupta, Sunita Rajwar, Maanvi Gagroo, Gajraj Rao and Manu Rishi. They represent everything about a family, the balance and the chaos, the opposing views and the unconditional love and all that happens in between which cannot be explained, but only felt.
A wonderful balance of laughter, love and music. A sort of ‘coming of age’ of Indian Cinema, society and landscape.
3.5/5
Marriage Story (2019)
Directed by Noah Baumbach this film is everything that is frustrating about a marriage that’s ending. The writing is superlative, capturing the highs and lows, silences and fights with an undercurrent of care and connection.
Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson give brilliant performances, showing how complex it is for couples to seperate emotionally and mentally. How they can care for each other beyond a label or piece of paper. They also show the loathing and dislike in equal measure, which is heartbreaking to watch.
Laura Dern has won an Oscar for a very cunning performance, playing a double edged divorce lawyer, but to say it’s her best or a career defining one would be incorrect. She is much better in Big Little Lies.
Not an entertaining film, as it’s very emotionally charged, but it’s very sensitive and insightful.
3.5/5
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Vir Das For India (2020)
A funny and insightful introspection, a nostalgic journey of everything Indian and what many of us associate with India. Filled with laughs, jibes, the uncomfortable and the real, Vir Das treads boldly but gently, carrying you with him effortlessly.
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