Kalamkaval Review: By anrwriting ✍🏽 /Film critic Streaming on Sony LIV | Release Date: January 16, 2026 Rating: 3.25/5 Malayalam cinema has long carved a niche for itself with grounded, intelligent thrillers, especially in the crime and investigative genre. Kalamkaval, starring Malayalam megastar Mammootty, is the latest addition to that tradition. Now streaming in Telugu…
OTT Review: Release Date: December 28, 2025 Streaming Platform: ETV Win Rating: ⭐⭐⭐½ (3.5/5) Cast: Rajeev Kanakala, Swaroop Sanjay, Sugi Vijay, Radhya Director: Sai Kiran Sunkoju Production: RR Talkies Music: Shashank Bhaskaruni Cinematography: P. Kalyan Kumar Editing: Srikanth Patnaik ETV Win continues its Katha Sudha anthology with Asmi, a compact yet ambitious Telugu short film…
OTT Review: Stranger Things – Season 5 (Volume 2) Streaming Platform: Netflix Release Date: December 26, 2025 By anrwriting ✍🏽 [Film critic] Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5) Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Jamie Campbell Bower, Finn Wolfhard, David Harbour, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Joe Keery, Sadie Sink, and others Creators: The Duffer Brothers Directors: The Duffer…
Four More Shots Please! S4: A Forced, Pointless Finale Platform: Prime Video Rating: ★★¾ (2.75/5) By: ANR Writing What began as a breezy, desi take on Sex and the City finally bows out with a season that looks lavish but feels emotionally hollow. Four More Shots Please! Season 4 exists more out of obligation than…
‘Gurram Papireddy’ Review: By anrwriting [Film critic] Rating: 2.5/5 Writing a crime comedy is deceptively simple yet inherently complex. Crime is everywhere around us open a newspaper or switch on a news channel, and there’s always a new, bizarre incident waiting to be told. The real challenge lies not in choosing the crime, but in…
Mandala Murders Review: By [Senior Film Critic’s anrwriting] Adapted from Mahendra Jakhar’s novel The Butcher of Benares, and helmed by Mardaani director Gopi Puthran, Mandala Murders promises a heady mix of ritualistic killings, generational trauma, and a science-versus-superstition narrative. Spanning timelines and steeped in black magic, the series blends a supernatural premise with a conventional…
