Web Series Review

Running Riot In Rann Pradesh: The constant criticism of machismo in crime shows on OTT must have given Homi Adajania the idea of making a show with women playing men—not …

Spy Vs Spy: There is added interest in the Russo Brothers’ spy thriller Citadel, because it stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas. There is also an Indian version of the franchise in the making, …

M For Macabre: A man kills his wife by burying her alive, and till he is caught, he literally dances on her grave at parties he hosts. This ghoulish image …

Vampire Diaries: A large chunk of content on Indian streaming platforms remains in such a narrow circle of crime and comedy, that when a show breaks out of it, the …

Dry Heat: For most directors, the first film must mean something special, but not everybody gets a chance to revisit it. Tigmanshu Dhulia’s 2003 film Haasil took a look at campus politics …

Sepia-Tinted Past: An earlier Amazon Prime show, Cinema Marte Dum Tak, had used the documentary format to reminisce about the the B movie industry of the Eighties and Nineties. It is good …

Puppy Love: This teen romance streaming on Amazon Mini TV exists in a fluffy cloud of innocence; were it not for the constant use of cell phones, laptops and social …

Unbreakable Cop: The guy is shot at, stabbed, blown up, has a kidney extracted, but all he does is grimace and come up with some stream of consciousness philosophising. The …

Making Science Enjoyable: Amidst the line-up of crime shows, family dramas and campus capers, Rocket Boys dropped like welcome rain after an arid summer last year– a series about scientists that was …

No Ray Of Light: “I am a feminist,” says a slimy old lowlife at one point in Rana Naidu, which is probably the only laugh-out-loud moment in this grim remake …