We officially are in Dumpuary. For me, as a critic, it’s like summer break after awards-season finals weekend—a predictable lull…
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Josh O’Connor has quietly but decisively been named 2025’s actor of the year, not by awards bodies yet, but by the…
In a hypothetical awards category of Best Faces, “The Secret Agent” (2025) would leave any ceremony with the statue. Pinpointing…
Darren Aronofsky is not exactly known for his sense of humor. His early work—”Pi,” “Requiem for a Dream,” “The Wrestler”—was…
When the trailer released for “Dangerous Animals,” I thought it looked interesting. I can’t remember the last time I saw…
We probably need to start grading these legacy sequels on a curve. Are they good? Are they bad? Or are…
This will be a new weekly feature at The Movie Buff called Flashback Friday, where writer Daniel Prinn will have a conversation with…
A palpable tension hangs in the air, not the humid stillness of a summer night, but the electric hum of…
The “Bond” franchise has often been hit-or-miss. After a seven-year hiatus, it relaunched itself—and Bond—with 1995’s “GoldenEye,” which was a…
“23 (Iravai Moodu)” by Raj R is a bold, realistic film highlighting deep-rooted social injustices in Andhra Pradesh through tragic…