Rohan Naahar watches movies for Hindustan Times. He works on the online desk.
Articles by Rohan Naahar
The Burari Deaths review: Binge-worthy new Netflix show goes beyond gory details
House of Secrets The Burari Deaths review: Netflix India's new true crime documentary goes beyond the gory details and asks the questions that really matter.
Published on Oct 08, 2021 06:13 PM IST
Bhramam review: Prithviraj Sukumaran's Andhadhun remake is utterly pointless
Bhramam movie review: Prithviraj Sukumaran steps into Ayushmann Khurrana's shoes in an utterly pointless shot-for-shot remake of Andhadhun.
Updated on Oct 07, 2021 01:41 PM IST
Aamis movie review: A maniacal feast for hungry masses; irresistibly insane
Aamis movie review: Writer-director Bhaskar Hazarika's new film, presented by Anurag Kashyap, might be too funky to swallow for most people, but as far as acquired tastes go, it's quite delectable.
Published on Oct 04, 2021 03:27 PM IST
Break Point review: Bhupathi-Paes series is irresistible despite bland direction
Break Point review: Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes' incredibly compelling story makes up for Ashwiny Iyer and Nitesh Tiwari's clunky direction. The show is available on ZEE5.
Updated on Oct 01, 2021 12:07 PM IST
No Time to Die movie review: A soaring send-off for Daniel Craig's James Bond
No Time to Die movie review: With sheer brute force and emotional complexity, Daniel Craig bids farewell to James Bond on his own terms.
Updated on Sep 30, 2021 05:47 PM IST
Kota Factory 2 review: Netflix show makes you wonder what all the fuss is about
Kota Factor season 2 review: Lacking the necessary insight into the tragic realities of professional coaching institutes and irresponsibly nostalgic for a toxic subculture, the wildly popular TVF series is also problematic.
Updated on Sep 24, 2021 01:15 PM IST
Foundation review: Ambitious show gives Kubbra her best role since Sacred Games
Foundation review: The year's biggest science-fiction show, out on Apple TV+, is an overambitious and often overwhelming hodgepodge of ideas.
Updated on Sep 24, 2021 09:28 AM IST
Jungle Cruise review: Dwayne Johnson fatigue is real, but film has its charms
Jungle Cruise movie review: Dwayne Johnson's one-trick pony performance isn't able to elevate the new Disney film to something more memorable.
Updated on Sep 23, 2021 08:34 PM IST
Intrusion review: Insipid Netflix thriller doesn't do justice to Freida Pinto
Intrusion movie review: Starring Freida Pinto and Logan Marshall-Green, Netflix's new thriller needed a sharper script to sustain it's intriguing premise.
Published on Sep 22, 2021 10:39 PM IST
Old movie review: M Night Shyamalan's nutty new thriller has narrative wrinkles
Old movie review: Nobody can accuse M Night Shyamalan of pulling punches, but what if viewers are the ones being punched?
Published on Sep 18, 2021 05:52 PM IST
Ankahi Kahaniya review: Abhishek Chaubey's a genius; he mustn't put up with this
Ankahi Kahaniya movie review: Abhishek Chaubey needs to get out of director jail ASAP; his short film in the new Netflix anthology is head and shoulders above the rest.
Published on Sep 17, 2021 12:33 PM IST
Free Guy review: Flashy but frivolous; Ryan Reynolds has stopped taking chances
Free Guy movie review: Ironically for a movie that seems to be critical of committee-driven creativity, Ryan Reynolds new film is dispassionate to a fault.
Updated on Sep 17, 2021 09:17 AM IST
Sex Education season 3 review: Netflix show delivers most stimulating season yet
Sex Education season 3 review: Quietly subversive, proudly progressive, and blessed with a delicate, empathic tone; Netflix's deceptively titled show remains wildly stimulating.
Updated on Sep 16, 2021 10:00 PM IST
Y The Last Man review: Yawn-inducing show disrespects celebrated source material
Y The Last Man review: Brian K Vaughan and Pia Guerra's celebrated comic book series gets a disappointing adaptation that discards everything that made the comics so great.
Published on Sep 13, 2021 06:35 PM IST
Bhoot Police review: Miscast Saif, Arjun fail to elevate Scooby Doo-level script
Bhoot Police movie review: Despite enthusiastic performances by Saif Ali Khan and (surprisingly) Jacqueline Fernandez, the new horror-comedy relies too heavily on cliches and is stuck being mildly amusing.
Updated on Sep 10, 2021 04:40 PM IST
The Voyeurs review: Amazon's timid erotic thriller wastes sultry Sydney Sweeney
The Voyeurs movie review: Amazon's timid erotic thriller has no idea what to do with Sydney Sweeney. Proceed with caution.
Updated on Sep 09, 2021 10:23 PM IST
Mumbai Diaries 26/11 review: Moving Amazon show finds Mohit Raina in top form
Mumbai Diaries 26/11 review: Anchored by Mohit Raina and Konkona Sensharma's strong performances, Nikkhil Advani's new Amazon show is a genuinely moving ground-level look at the Mumbai terror attacks.
Published on Sep 08, 2021 11:59 PM IST
Shang-Chi movie review: Marvel’s best solo film since Black Panther
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings movie review: Tony Leung delivers a knockout performance as Wenwu, the best Marvel Cinematic Universe villain since Black Panther's Killmonger.
Updated on Sep 03, 2021 09:03 AM IST
Black Widow review: Scarlett Johansson goes out on the worst MCU film ever
Black Widow movie review: Not only is it the worst film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (yes, it really is that bad), it really isn't how Scarlett Johansson should've been sent off.
Updated on Sep 05, 2021 07:21 AM IST
Fast & Furious 9 review: A Rock-less roadside accident you can't look away from
Fast & Furious 9 movie review: Vin Diesel's long-running action franchise is in desperate need of refuelling.
Published on Sep 02, 2021 05:40 PM IST
Shang-Chi exclusive: Simu Liu on his 'we are not an experiment' tweet to Marvel
In conversations with Hindustan Times, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings actors Simu Liu and Michelle Yeoh, and director Destin Daniel Cretton, spoke about creating the MCU's first Asian superhero.
Published on Sep 01, 2021 03:47 PM IST
Reminiscence review: New Hugh Jackman film is a Christopher Nolan knockoff
Reminiscence movie review: New Hugh Jackman thriller is an unnecessarily grim rehash of Christopher Nolan's films.
Published on Aug 27, 2021 09:48 PM IST
The Empire review: Horrendous Hotstar show rips off GoT, apes Bhansali
The Empire review: A potentially engaging story of palace intrigue is wasted in Disney+ Hotstar's consistently dull adaptation of Alex Rutherford's Mughal era novels.
Updated on Aug 27, 2021 03:12 PM IST
Cruella movie review: Emma Stone pulls a Harley Quinn in dull Disney prequel
Cruella movie review: Emma Stone and Emma Thompson face off in Disney's hyper-kinetic but largely unnecessary prequel.
Published on Aug 27, 2021 07:17 AM IST
The Green Knight review: Dev Patel is near-perfect in one of 2021's best films
The Green Knight movie review: David Lowery's new fantasy epic, starring Dev Patel, is among the best films of the year.
Published on Aug 26, 2021 09:56 PM IST
The Father review: Astonishing Anthony Hopkins anchors Oscar-winning drama
The Father movie review: Anthony Hopkins' astonishing performance anchors Florian Zellner's heartbreaking drama.
Updated on Aug 26, 2021 08:49 PM IST
Sweet Girl review: Bland Jason Momoa film is bludgeoned by a bonkers plot twist
Sweet Girl movie review: Jason Momoa's bland Netflix thriller has a plot twist so bonkers that you'll be blindsided.
Updated on Aug 21, 2021 11:39 AM IST
Nine Perfect Strangers review: Nicole Kidman awakens her inner Osho in new show
Nine Perfect Strangers review: Nicole Kidman reunites with her Big Little Lies creator David E Kelley for the third time, but the duo isn't able to capture the lightning-in-a-bottle energy of their earlier work.
Published on Aug 19, 2021 08:01 PM IST
Space Jam 2 review: Radhe's bad, but have you seen LeBron ruin your childhood?
Space Jam A New Legacy movie review: An inhibited LeBron James performance and a shameless over-reliance on Easter eggs ruins the legacy of Michael Jordan's original 90s hit.
Published on Aug 19, 2021 01:21 PM IST
The White Lotus review: Mike White pulverises privilege in spectacular HBO show
The White Lotus review: Mike White and his spectacular cast deliver one of the best shows of 2021. The new HBO social satire/murder mystery is the rare TV experience that'll give you withdrawal symptoms when you're done.
Updated on Aug 19, 2021 12:34 AM IST