Synopsis – After a deadly gas leaks from a factory in Bhopal, brave railway workers risk their lives to save others in the face of an unspeakable disaster. My Take – The night of December 2, 1984 changed everything for the citizens of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. As over the course of the night over 500,000 people, especially the small settlements around the plant, became exposed … Continue reading The Railway Men (2023) Review!!
Synopsis – With their six year old daughter kidnapped, a couple are forced into doing unimaginably bizarre things. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E12 My Take – Released back in 2018, at a time when Indian digital content had just begun gaining traction on OTT platforms, Breathe, starring Amit Sadh and R. Madhavan, the second Indian original series to see a release by Amazon Prime Video following … Continue reading Breathe: Into the Shadows (2020) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – A remote village becomes the arena of a breathless battle when an undead East India Company officer and his battalion of zombie redcoats attack a squad of modern-day soldiers. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E04 My Take – While Bollywood horror refuses to evolve from the staple revenge seeking supernatural story lines, as seen from this year’s brilliantly mounted but poorly executed Bhoot – … Continue reading Betaal (2020) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a journalist. The pursuit of it leads him to ‘Paatal Lok’, and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E09 My Take – I am not sure what the general consensus is, but I absolutely … Continue reading Paatal Lok (2020) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E08 My Take – By now we all know how Hollywood continues its struggle to translate successful video games into a big screen adaptions. But thankfully this series is originally adapted from a series of bestselling … Continue reading The Witcher (2019) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – The Family Man is an edgy action-drama series, which tells the story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low paying job. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E10 My Take – As … Continue reading The Family Man (2019) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – A political espionage thriller based on “Bard of Blood,” by Bilal Siddiqi. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E07 My Take – Right from its announcement this series has been in the limelight, well why wouldn’t it be? As it marked the first collaboration between Netflix India and Shah Rukh Khan’s company Red Chillies Entertainment, and cast Emraan Hashmi, one of the most renowned Bollywood … Continue reading Bard of Blood (2019) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E08 My Take – As a fan of fictional superheroes myself, we couldn’t be living in a better time. They dominate pop culture, they rule the box office, and they are just about everywhere. While Marvel and DC continue to fight over who gets … Continue reading The Boys (2019) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm. Episodes – S02E01 to S02E08 My Take – Based on the 916 page book from author Vikram Chandra, as far Netflix India’s first original series goes, Sacred Games set the bar quite high. Set in … Continue reading Sacred Games (2019) Season 2 Review!!!
Synopsis – In the summer of 1985 in Hawkins, the new Starcourt Mall has become the focal point of the town, driving other stores out of business. However, strange power fluctuations trigger Will’s awareness of something otherworldly, and Eleven and Max sense something is off about the town’s residents, and despite having closed the portal to the Upside Down, fears that they are all in … Continue reading Stranger Things Season 3 (2019) Review!!!
Synopsis – A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman’s first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E11 My Take – As a DC Comics fan every little tidbit or announcement from Warner Bros. about their next live action adaption is a genuine treat for me. However as much as I love seeing the likes of Batman, … Continue reading Titans (2018) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – The rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in Mexico. Episodes – S01E01 to S01e10 My Take – Back in 2015 when Netflix introduced us to Narcos, a show documenting the rise and fall of Colombian drug lord and narco-terrorist, Pablo Escobar in dramatic form, there was nothing like it, hereby taking the world … Continue reading Narcos: Mexico (2018) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E10 My Take – For years now the haunted house has been one of the most common staples of the horror genre. As an audience we burst with sheer enjoy and terror as we witness … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House (2018) Season 1 Review!!!
Synopsis – Matt Murdock, with his other senses superhumanly enhanced, fights crime as a blind Lawyer by day, and vigilante by night. Episodes – S03E01 to S03E13 My Take – The 2015 partnership between Marvel and Netflix was an exciting one, mainly as it was built to give the popular yet more contained characters as a chance to showcase themselves in a way the massively … Continue reading Daredevil (2018) Season 3 Review!!!
Synopsis – An up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E08 My Take – Generally when an audience member thinks of a spy on the screen, the names of James Bond, Jason Bourne and Ethan Hunt are the … Continue reading Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (2018) Season 1 Review!!!
Synopsis – In a totalitarian near-future India, a mysterious prisoner is sent to a remote military interrogation center where he turns the tables on his captors by exposing their most shameful secrets and unleashing a demon from Arabic folklore. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E03 My Take – It still seems like a dream when I realize that Netflix has now begun creating original content for … Continue reading Ghoul (2018) Mini-Series Review!!!
Synopsis – A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E08 My Take – We live in a time where not even a single Indian fiction series can be lauded for its content, mainly as the medium is dominated by screechy … Continue reading Sacred Games (2018) Season 1 Review!!!
Synopsis – Follows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life. Episodes – S02E01 to S02E13 My Take – Last year, Netflix released a teen suicide drama called ‘13 Reasons Why‘, and exploded into a bona fide cultural phenomenon, all the while launching a thousand think pieces and becoming one … Continue reading 13 Reasons Why (2018) Season 2 Review!!!
Synopsis – When terrifying supernatural forces once again begin to affect Hawkins, they realize Will’s disappearance was only the beginning and so the adventure continues. Episodes – S02E01 to S02E09 My Take – A year ago, this quirky little show that no-one had heard much about debuted on Netflix to an unexpected bona-fide sensation that soared almost by word of mouth alone, cementing its status … Continue reading Stranger Things Season 2 (2017) Review!!!
Synopsis – In the late 1970s two FBI agents expand criminal science by delving into the psychology of murder and getting uneasily close to all-too-real monsters. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E10 My Take – I finished this 10 episode long series a few days ago and I’m still dazed by how amazing it was! Initially I felt the world didn’t require yet another TV show … Continue reading Mindhunter (2017) Season 1 Review!!!
Synopsis – Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist team up to fight crime in New York City. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E08 My Take – It’s finally here! Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, from their own respective Marvel/Netflix shows have finally come together to form The Defenders to take down a common enemy. That also means, if you haven’t been … Continue reading The Defenders (2017) Season 1 Review!!!
Synopsis – Inside Edge is the story of the Mumbai Mavericks, a T20 cricket franchise playing in the Powerplay League. Set in a landscape of conflicting interests, where selfishness is almost a virtue, where sex, money, and power are mere means to an end, Inside Edge is a story that pulls no punches, minces no words, and takes no prisoners. Come witness the game behind … Continue reading Inside Edge (2017) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – A look at the personal and professional lives of a group of women who perform for a wrestling organization in Los Angeles. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E10 My Take – Netflix strikes gold again by delivering one of the best new shows of the year! This latest original drama from the ever-increasing library of the streaming giant gives takes us into the performative … Continue reading GLOW (2017) Season 1 Review!!!
Synopsis – A seven-part docuseries about the unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death. My Take – Netflix strikes again! If you are a fan of the 2015 original true crime documentary known Making a Murderer, this seven-part true crime is a delight to watch, thanks to its superb musical accompaniment, sheer simple … Continue reading The Keepers (2017) TV Miniseries Review!!!
Synopsis – A subversive take on Archie and his friends, exploring small town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E13 My Take – So the 1st season of this teen drama/mystery finally closed its curtains with a not too long, exciting, but nearly exhausting 13 episode stint, with some nicely squared sub plots, a shocking cliff hanger … Continue reading Riverdale (2017-) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – Follows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E13 My Take – Netflix has done it yet again, by proving to us why they are currently the best streaming device to provide some excellent original content! Honestly, I decided to check this show … Continue reading 13 Reasons Why (2017) Season 1 Review!!!
Synopsis – A young man is bestowed with incredible martial arts skills and a mystical force known as the Iron Fist. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E013 My Take – From the time Iron Man hit theatres back in 2008, Marvel as brand & a franchise has been on dream run, whether its the ever expanding category of characters on the big screen, or the lesser … Continue reading Iron Fist (2017) Season 1 Review!!!
Synopsis – The Legends work with The Flash, Supergirl and Green Arrow to kill the invaders; while working out how to defeat the Dominators, an alien species. Episode – Invasion! – The Flash (S03E08), Arrow (S05E08) & Legends of Tomorrow (S02E07) / Medusa – Supergirl (S02E08) My Take – As a huge fan of DC Comics & its characters, I can finally have a sigh … Continue reading Supergirl/ The Flash/ Arrow/ Legends of Tomorrow Crossover Event (2016) TV Review!!!!
Synopsis – Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E013 My Take – It looks like Marvel and Netflix has done it again with Luke Cage! Netflix has been on the role with shows like Jessica Jones, and Daredevil, but ever since the trailer for Luke Cage came out, the … Continue reading Luke Cage (2016) Season 1 Review!!!
Synopsis – A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Episodes – S02E01 to S02E10 My Take – It took me a while to get around to watching the 1st season of this excellent Netflix original series. Narcos is a very consistent, non-exploitative look at the world of drug smuggling. It has great characters and offers some of the most dramatic approaches … Continue reading Narcos (2016) Season 2 Review!!
Synopsis – After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder. Episodes – Part 1 to Part 8 My Take – When the first teaser of this eight-part mini series was out, it seemed like HBO had finally adapted the long rumored TV version of the widely popular season 1 of … Continue reading The Night Of (2016) TV Miniseries Review!!
Synopsis – When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E08 My Take – I think we all must accept this – Netflix is killing it with their set of original series! From the comic Orange is the New Black to the dramatic Narcos to the hilarious Love to … Continue reading Stranger Things (2016-) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – Filmed over a 10-year period, Making a Murderer is an unprecedented real-life thriller about Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime. Set in America’s heartland, the series takes viewers inside a high-stakes criminal case where reputation is everything and things are never as they … Continue reading Making A Murderer (2015) TV Miniseries Review!!!
Synopsis – A look at the lives of young FBI recruits training at the Quantico base in Virginia when one of them is suspected of being a sleeper terrorist. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E22 My Take – So after a long and harrowing stint we have finally seen the face of the terrorist who has been keeping us as a viewer on knees for about 6-7 months … Continue reading Quantico (2015-) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – A night manager of an Egyptian hotel is recruited by intelligence agents to infiltrate an international arms dealer’s network. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E06 My Take – Being a huge fan of the spy genre, I had to check out BBC‘s most expensive productions ever, which apparently cost in a cool £18million for the six episodes. Most importantly while, producers and studio execs … Continue reading The Night Manager (2016) TV Miniseries Review!!
Synopsis – Matt Murdock, with his other senses superhumanly enhanced, fights crime as a blind Lawyer by day, and vigilante by night. Episodes – S02E01 to S02E13 My Take – Inspired by the recent tradition of pitting superheroes against each such as as Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, Season 2 of the much awaited Marvel and Netflix … Continue reading Daredevil (2016) Season 2 Review!!
Synopsis – A former superhero decides to reboot her life by becoming a private investigator. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E13 My Take – I know I am a bit late to talk about this one, but between Daredevil season 2 coming out (more on that soon) and a bunch of other movies, it took me a while to finish this off. Be warned you may … Continue reading Jessica Jones (2015) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special. Episode – S04E00 ‘The Abominable Bride’ My Take – You know why I adore this show so much? Other than the unbiased fact of how much I love Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s work, I very much like that it is set in the modern age with certain intriguing twists … Continue reading Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016) TV Special Review!!
Synopsis – A blind lawyer, with his other senses superhumanly enhanced, fights crime as a costumed superhero. Episodes – E01 “Into the Ring” & E02 “Cut Man” My Take – Back in 2003, a film starring the titular superhero Daredevil aka the man with no fear was released with Ben Affleck in the lead! While the film bombed at the box office & was equally … Continue reading Daredevil TV Series (2015) Episode 1 & 2 Review!!!
Synopsis – In 1946, Peggy Carter is relegated to secretarial duties in the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR). When Howard Stark is accused of treason, he secretly recruits Peggy to clear his name with the help of his butler, Edwin Jarvis. Episodes – E01 to E08 My Take – Back in 2011, in a little known film called Captain America : The First Avenger, we were … Continue reading Marvel’s Agent Carter (2015) Season 1 Review!!
Synopsis – It’s summertime again in Chicago. While everything seems smooth in the Gallagher house, it seems like a calm before the real storm hits. Episode – S05E01 “Milk of the Gods” My Take – Hurray!!The Gallagher family is back!! Its been a long nine months since Season 4 ended. With Season 5, this Showtime hit is back with a hard act to follow up … Continue reading Shameless Season 5 (2015) Premiere Review!!
Synopsis – When a series of homicides cases involving a boomerang-like weapon brings the Arrow to Central City, the Flash must also take care of a new metahuman who manipulates emotions. While Oliver, Arsenal, and Diggle pursue a killer named Digger Harkness, they encounter an ARGUS team; Oliver and the Flash team up to try and stop Harkness. Episode – The Brave & The Bold … Continue reading The Flash Vs Arrow Crossover Event (2014) Review!!
Synopsis – Dean is a demon and running a muck with Crowley while Sam tries to figure out what happened to his brother. Meanwhile, Castiel is dealing with his diminishing grace. Episode – S10E01 “Black” My Take – This show has been around for 10 years now, WOW! Eventhough the original story arc ended by Eric Kripke ended in Season 4, well thanks to the positive … Continue reading Supernatural Season 10 Premiere Review!!
Synopsis – Rick and the reunited group are locked in a train car waiting for imminent death by the hand of the people of Terminus. Meanwhile, Carol and Tyreese get closer and closer to the compound. Episode – S05E01 “No Sanctuary” My Take – Well, after Season 1 I believe this show could not keep to what it had promised or build up, but personally … Continue reading The Walking Dead Season 5 Premiere Review!!
Synopsis – Detective Kate Beckett is faced with the toughest case of her career after finding her fiancee Castle’s car engulfed in flames on the their wedding day. Episode – S07E01 “Driven” My Take – If anyone thought that after the long build-up in the Castle/Beckett relationship the marriage was going to just happen, they really don’t understand the format of this program. The wedding … Continue reading Castle Season 7 Premiere!!
Synopsis – Red continues to battle Berlin and faces a new threat from a man named Lord Baltimore. An important person comes back from the past into Red’s world. Meanwhile, Liz tries to move forward with her life after her showdown with Tom. Episode – S01E01 “Lord Baltimore” My Take – James Spader is awesome! No denying that! He personality & his mannerism is why … Continue reading The Blacklist Season 2 Premiere!!
Synopsis – The fourth season is set in Islamabad and Kabul, half a year after the end of the third season, with Carrie Mathison assigned to a dangerous CIA station in Asia. While Saul struggles to adjust to his new role in the private sector. Episode – S04E01 “The Drone Queen” My Take – Frankly I had no idea what to expect from the 4th … Continue reading Homeland Season 4 Premiere Review!!
Synopsis – When police make a terrifying discovery at a local farmhouse, the eccentric purveyor of the freak show sees an opportunity that will lead her troupe either to their salvation or ruin. Episode – S04E01 “Monsters Among Us” My Take – Freak Show is the fourth & probably the last season of American Horror Story & in keeping with the show’s tradition, the opening credit sequence … Continue reading American Horror Story : Freak Show Premiere Review!!!
Synopsis – A pair of detectives investigate stalkers in Los Angeles. Episode – S01E01″Pilot” My Take – This is one of the newest additions in police dramas for 2014. It is about a fictional police unit who deals with stalkers and their victims (who knew this had become such major issue). Now before I talk more about the premiere, let me warn you, their … Continue reading Stalker Season 1 Premiere Review!!
Synopsis – The season sees Agent Coulson, the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., attempt to rebuild the organization with his team of agents and allies, following its collapse with the infiltration of the terrorist organization Hydra. They are forced to operate in secrecy due to being wanted fugitives, and hunt down the remaining threats of Hydra. Episode – S02E01 “Shadows” My Take – Hydra has been growing … Continue reading Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 2 Premiere Review!!
