The Producers

1967

★★★★ Liked Rewatched

A flop so funny, it’s a smash hit!

Mel Brooks’ The Producers is a comedy so outrageous it feels like it was concocted by two lunatics—and, appropriately, it’s about two lunatics concocting a comedy. Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder are Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, the ultimate odd couple: a sleazy, washed-up producer and an anxiety-ridden ant who hatch a scheme to produce the worst musical ever written. Their masterpiece? A gloriously tasteless romp called Springtime for Hitler. Yep, this…

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

★★★★ Liked Rewatched

Justice is blind, but everyone here is squinting real hard.

Anatomy of a Murder is the courtroom drama that sets the bar and then pokes fun at it. Otto Preminger’s legal epic may clock in at nearly three hours, but its pace is snappier than James Stewart’s cross-examination comebacks. The movie hums with energy, balancing whip-smart dialogue, razor-sharp tension, and an ever-present undercurrent of moral ambiguity.

James Stewart plays Paul Biegler, a semi-retired lawyer with a knack for folksy charm…

Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959

★★★★ Liked Rewatched

Love, memory, and the art of turning heartbreak into poetry.

Watching Hiroshima Mon Amour feels like staring into a kaleidoscope of memory and emotion, where each turn reveals fragments of beauty, pain, and humanity. Alain Resnais’ debut narrative film opens like a wound—raw, unhealed, and utterly captivating. Through its fractured yet fluid structure, it explores love as both a fleeting connection and an unbearable reminder of the past.

Emmanuelle Riva is simply astonishing. Her performance as a French actress grappling…

Rivals

2024

★★★½ Liked Watched

Big hair, bigger egos, and Britain’s juiciest boardroom battles. It’s like Succession got a perm and a VHS player.

Hulu’s Rivals is an absolute delight—a gloriously chaotic, 1980s rollercoaster through Britain’s cutthroat TV industry. Think corporate backstabbing, bedroom shenanigans, and enough shoulder pads to outfit an entire decade. It’s not just good; it’s brilliantly bonkers.

David Tennant, as always, is magnetic. As the devilishly complex antagonist, he struts through the chaos with the kind of effortless charisma that makes you…

Marco

2024

★★ Watched

Blood, Guts, and a Post-Tragedy Haircut You Didn’t Know You Needed!

Haneef Adeni’s Marco is a whirlwind of blood, gold, and over-the-top action that promises thrills but delivers more of a headache. Set against the glitzy, gritty backdrop of Kerala’s gold trade, this film is all style, no substance—and maybe a little too much CGI blood.

Let’s start with the positives: Unni Mukundan as Marco is a force of nature. From a jaw-dropping staircase fight to his brooding intensity, he…

Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year

2024

★★ Watched

More Sizzle Than Steak, and That’s Not a Compliment.

If roasting 2024 was an Olympic sport, Torching 2024 wouldn’t even make it past the qualifiers. Jeff Ross and his merry band of comedians take aim at the year's absurdities, but their punches rarely land, leaving this Netflix special feeling more like a lukewarm buffet than a fiery roast.

Sure, 2024 provided plenty of roastable content—AI drama, celebrity meltdowns, and whatever was happening with TikTok trends—but instead of serving a Michelin-star…

Y2K

2024

½ Watched

The cinematic equivalent of Windows 98 crashing. Reboot optional.

If Y2K were a mixtape, it would be 85 minutes of static followed by Fred Durst awkwardly mumbling the Faith chorus to save the day—and, ironically, he kind of does. Directed by Kyle Mooney, this supposed horror-comedy wants to crash your nostalgia party with a wild Y2K bug twist. But instead of a raging 90s bash, it feels like an overlong, cringe-worthy SNL sketch someone accidentally greenlit.

The plot follows two…

Pushpa 2 - The Rule

2024

Watched

Pushpa 2 - The Rule: More Like Pushpa 2 - The Ruin
How much Pushpa is too much Pushpa? Three hours of this nonsense, apparently.

If the first Pushpa was an over-the-top masala feast, Pushpa 2 - The Rule is the reheated leftovers that leave you questioning your life choices. Sukumar takes us back to the forests of Chittoor for three excruciating hours of red sandalwood smuggling, bad VFX, and cringe-worthy dialogues. Forget about a tight plot—this movie meanders like…

Sookshmadarshini

2024

★★★★ Liked Watched

When nosy neighbors become unlikely Hitchcockian detectives—and chaos ensues!

Hands down, Sookshmadarshini is one of my favorite films this year—a bold statement considering 2024 has been a stellar year for Malayalam cinema. Directed by M.C. Jithin, this Hitchcockian gem strikes a perfect balance between humor, suspense, and a hefty dose of “oh-no-they-didn’t” moments.

The story follows Priya (Nazriya Nazim, killing it as always), a microbiology graduate with a telescopic curiosity, as she peers—literally and figuratively—into the life of Manuel (Basil…

Your Friend, Nate Bargatze

2024

★★★ Liked Watched

The comedy’s a little thinner, but Nate’s delivery still delivers.

Nate Bargatze’s Your Friend, Nate Bargatze feels like catching up with an old buddy who always knows how to make you laugh—even if his stories are starting to sound a little recycled. Sure, the material might not hit the highs of his earlier specials, but Bargatze’s signature deadpan delivery and relatable dad-next-door vibe still bring the chuckles.

From debating pizza strategies for guys’ night to contemplating the chaos of getting…

A Complete Unknown

2024

★★★½ Liked Watched

Timmy Chalamet, Folk Hero and Cigarette Addict Extraordinaire.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when Timothée Chalamet is asked to channel his inner eccentric genius, light a million cigarettes, and mumble his way through history, A Complete Unknown is the answer. Directed by James Mangold, this film captures the 1960s New York folk scene with such immersive detail you can practically smell the coffee, angst, and unwashed flannel.

Timmy, playing a young Bob Dylan, is magnetic—equal parts brooding introvert and…

Carry-On

2024

★★★ Liked Watched

Die Hard at TSA—Now That’s Holiday Travel Chaos.

Move over, Die Hard (Not really). There’s a new Christmas action flick in town, and it’s here to make you rethink trusting strangers, earpieces, or your next TSA officer. Carry-On is Jason Bourne meets Die Hard, wrapped in holiday chaos and topped with Jason Bateman’s casual villainy like a perfect bow on a dangerously spiked eggnog.

The movie thrives on its tension—airports are already stress-inducing, but toss in Taron Egerton running a…