Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 1hI really don't like some of the things this movie does: 2112
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 1h‘14th’ Review: Ava DuVernay’s Birthright Citizenship Documentary Flounders The spiritual follow-up to ‘13th’ lacks its director’s signature political rigor #NYFF64 www.thewrap.com/creative-con...thewrap.com‘14th’ Review: Ava DuVernay’s Birthright Citizenship Documentary FloundersNYFF 2026: The spiritual follow-up to "13th" lacks its director’s signature political rigor. 010
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 15hBen Affleck’s ‘Animals’ is a delightful, junky riff on Kurosawa’s ‘High and Low’ joysauce.com/ben-afflecks...joysauce.comBen Affleck’s ‘Animals’ is a delightful, junky riff on Kurosawa’s ‘High and Low’ - JoySauce.comThe actor-director commands a powerful supporting cast including Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, and Steven Yeun. 0140
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 08/10/2026‘Other Mommy’ Review: Jessica Chastain’s Doppelgänger Horror Misfires in Every Direction Tone, perspective, and a remarkable young actress go flying out the window. variety.com/2026/film/re...variety.com‘Other Mommy’ Review: Jessica Chastain’s Doppelgänger Horror Misfires in Every Direction'Other Mommy,' starring Jessica Chastain, is among the most limp and ineffectual works to grace the screen this year. 161
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Uprising Review: Paul Greengrass brings his intense cinema vérité to a blood-boiling historical drama www.empireonline.com/movies/revie...empireonline.comThe Uprising is a blood-boiling drama with Andrew Garfield at his best – read the Empire reviewAndrew Garfield's Ploughman sparks an uprising against Richard II in Paul Greengrass' historical drama. Read the Empire review. 0162
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Screening at New York Film Festival: Tom McCarthy’s ‘A Statement’ This exciting, entertaining chamber piece was reverse-engineered from a climate policy transcript. #NYFF64 observer.com/2026/10/movi...observer.comScreening at New York Film Festival: Tom McCarthy’s ‘A Statement’Adapted from Nathaniel Rich’s ‘Losing Earth,’ this surprisingly exciting and entertaining film unfolds almost entirely in a single conference room where scientists, lobbyists and … 020
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Screening at the New York Film Festival: Andrew Haigh’s ‘A Long Winter’ Fred Hechinger plays a young man in the 1950s Rockies who would rather stay suspended in uncertainty than face the loss of his mother or the truth of his own longing. #NYFF64 observer.com/2026/10/revi...observer.comScreening at the New York Film Festival: Andrew Haigh’s ‘A Long Winter’Set on an isolated Colorado homestead in the 1950s, the Colm Tóibín adaptation charts a closeted son’s slow awakening as his mother’s absence lays bare secrets his household kept hidden… 040
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Lanterns Finale Recap: In Brightest Day Is this the best superhero show? Pretty handily. It’s also one of the best things on TV right now, period, with some of the most wrenching, introspective drama you’re likely to find. A pretty stunning adaptation. www.vulture.com/article/lant...vulture.comLanterns Season-Finale Recap: In Brightest DayAn emotional finale full of deep introspection and difficult truths caps off a strong entry into the superhero TV canon. 28010
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New York: if you’re attending this Saturday’s BAFTA screening of Palme d’Or winner “Fjord,” stick around after for my Q&A with director Cristian Mungiu and actor Sebastian Stan 070
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026'Thirteen in Gaza' is a harrowing, tender coming-of-age story #TIFF2026 joysauce.com/thirteen-in-...joysauce.com‘Thirteen in Gaza’ is a harrowing, tender coming-of-age story - JoySauce.comPalestinian director Hosam Abu Dan’s narrative debut about a father and daughter was shot entirely in the Gaza strip. 0204
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Digger,” or: “Pay all attention to the man behind the curtain” Out now 0233
Reposted by Siddhant AdlakhaDrewcifer Rising 🎃😈 @drewdietsch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I don't know if I've read anything more cursed in a review this year than, "awards-bait Deadpool." The level of repellance this movie is generating is gonna catapult me into the heavens. Great review by Siddhant. 3166
Reposted by Siddhant AdlakhaTroynelious Boo 👻 @troyneliousq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I remember watching the first full trailer for this and saying out loud “why are they trying to make this look like a shitty sketch show” Turns out I wasn’t *that* far off. 081
Reposted by Siddhant Adlakhacasallenademagia.bsky.social @casallenademagia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One of the best movie critics working today dropped his piece on the silliest Oscar-bait flick playing right now and you best get on your ass and read it right now. @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social has yet to disappoint with his insight and handle of the written word and his latest upholds his streak. 163
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tom Cruise Finally Slips And Falls With ‘Digger’ Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s climate parable is a tremendous dud. videogame.town/2026/09/30/d...videogame.townTom Cruise Finally Slips And Falls With ‘Digger’Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s climate parable is a tremendous dud. 2346
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026uhhhh let me be sphere letterboxd.com/siddhantadla... 1636
Reposted by Siddhant AdlakhaSiddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lanterns Recap: In Blackest Night “The Jordan Boys Legacy” is probably my favorite episode of television this year, an emotional wallop that solidifies and justifies everything the show is, as an adaptation and departure www.vulture.com/article/lant...vulture.comLanterns Recap: In Blackest NightThe show justifies its tone, plot, and major departures in one fell swoop, delivering an emotional wallop of an episode. 26410
Reposted by Siddhant AdlakhaDrewcifer Rising 🎃😈 @drewdietsch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've been quite critical of LANTERNS, but this episode is exactly what Siddhant says it is: a solidification of the show's take and a justification for using these characters and their universe. Also, it's just a damn great piece of television storytelling. 1163
Reposted by Siddhant AdlakhaLaur-EEEEEEEE Uy @laurbits.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"the series has woven the idea of fathers (and father figures) being so closed off, despite being present, that they cause generational harm in the process." 191
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lanterns Recap: In Blackest Night “The Jordan Boys Legacy” is probably my favorite episode of television this year, an emotional wallop that solidifies and justifies everything the show is, as an adaptation and departure www.vulture.com/article/lant...vulture.comLanterns Recap: In Blackest NightThe show justifies its tone, plot, and major departures in one fell swoop, delivering an emotional wallop of an episode. 26410
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Michelle Yeoh vehicle ‘The Surgeon’ is a bloody good time #TIFF2026 joysauce.com/michelle-yeo...joysauce.comMichelle Yeoh vehicle ‘The Surgeon’ is a bloody good time - JoySauce.comRom com director Roshan Sethi taps into his medical background for a unique action movie with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh. 070
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#TIFF2026 Review: ‘I Play Rocky’ Plays The Hits, And Not Much Else Adequate impressions aren’t enough to re-create that ‘Rocky’ magic. videogame.town/2026/09/25/t...videogame.townTIFF Review: ‘I Play Rocky’ Plays The Hits, And Not Much ElseAdequate impressions aren’t enough to re-create that “Rocky” magic. 061
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beloved’ Stages a Father-Daughter Reckoning That Doesn’t Quite Cohere Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo play an estranged director and daughter reconnecting through a film production in scattered but well-acted drama. #TIFF2026 observer.com/2026/09/movi...observer.comRodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beloved’ Stages a Father-Daughter Reckoning That Doesn’t Quite CohereThe Cannes competition title and TIFF Special Presentation raises, then quickly drops, intriguing questions about the connection between its director protagonist’s colonial-era period piece a… 010
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A surprise pit stop at #TIFF2026: I tried Meta’s secret new VR glasses, a relatively unobtrusive 3D entertainment gizmo aimed at agnostics like myself. Intriguingly, the only way to watch full-frame 1:43:1 IMAX films (like The Odyssey) outside cinemas: www.ign.com/articles/met...ign.comMeta’s New VR Glasses to Entice Casual Viewers With 3D and Full-Frame IMAXMeta has revealed their new VR Glasses, with an eye (ahem) to enticing casual viewers with full 3D and full-frame IMAX. 050
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If your publication wants an early review of this... let me know 👀 3201
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Best of #TIFF2026: Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’ Julianne Moore delivers a showstopping performance as a community theater novice. observer.com/2026/09/movi...observer.comBest of TIFF: Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’Outside the occasional blockbuster, you’re unlikely to experience mid-movie applause so thunderous that it drowns out whole lines of dialogue. And yet this film invites just that, with its fu… 060
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026‘Phoolan’ Review: A Biopic About a Rebellious Indian Feminist Is Undone by its Ramshackle Structure #TIFF2026 www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...indiewire.com‘Phoolan’ Review: A Biopic About a Rebellious Indian Feminist Is Undone by its Ramshackle StructureIndia’s "Bandit Queen" gets a welcome cinematic update, albeit one that can’t sustain itself 030
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“What are its Oscar chances” I don’t know but a good way to enjoy movies is not spending five months treating them like the stock market 834665
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026‘Paradise Lost’ Review: ‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho Returns with a Limp and Lurid Grief Drama About Virtual Reality #TIFF2026 www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...indiewire.com‘Paradise Lost’ Review: ‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho Returns with a Limp and Lurid Grief Drama About Virtual RealityThe Korean auteur throws too much at the wall without ensuring much of it sticks. 140
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Lanterns Recap: Long Live Hal Jordan www.vulture.com/article/lant...vulture.comLanterns Recap: Long Live Hal JordanWith the chaos in its rearview, the show slows down for a meaningful, mournful episode. 0102
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 20/09/2026‘The Assassin(s)’ Review: A Riveting South Korean Popcorn Thriller About a Real Assassination #TIFF2026 variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.com‘The Assassin(s)’ Review: A Riveting South Korean Popcorn Thriller About a Real AssassinationHur Jin-ho and his dazzling cast turn a political mystery into mainstream entertainment in 'The Assassin(s).' 060
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 20/09/2026‘Angh’ Review: Toronto’s Platform Award Winner Is a Lush Lament for an Indian Tribe in the 1960s #TIFF2026 variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.com‘Angh’ Review: Toronto’s Platform Award Winner Is a Lush Lament for an Indian Tribe in the 1960sDirector Theja Rio crafts a dreamlike atmosphere in his Toronto Platform award winner 'Angh,' a tale of colonial encroachment. 140
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Widow's Bay favourite Kate O'Flynn is heartbreaking in 2026's best British movie Tender Loving Care A final, gentle slice of life ties a bow on director Mike Leigh's towering career. #TIFF2026 www.digitalspy.com/movies/a7377...digitalspy.comWidow's Bay favourite Kate O'Flynn is heartbreaking in 2026's best British movie Tender Loving CareA final, gentle slice of life ties a bow on director Mike Leigh's towering career. 0112
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 19/09/2026‘Anchors Aweigh’ Review: A Cynical Comedian Reflects on His Youth in an Abridged Mockumentary #TIFF2026 variety.com/2026/film/re...variety.com‘Anchors Aweigh’ Review: A Cynical Comedian Reflects on His Youth in an Abridged MockumentaryIn 'Anchors Aweigh,' Matt Barats brings mordant wit to both sides of the camera, for better or worse. 000
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 19/09/2026‘Trees Are Watching’ Review: Eva Green Fights A.I. Generated Horrors in Self-Serious Misfire Boarded by Martin Scorsese #TIFF2026 variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.com‘Trees Are Watching’ Review: Eva Green Fights A.I. Generated Horrors in Self-Serious Misfire Boarded by Martin ScorseseBahman Ghobadi tries his hand (and his prompts) at a midnight movie with 'Trees Are Watching,' starring Eva Green and exec-produced by Martin Scorsese 2133
Reposted by Siddhant AdlakhaSiddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Like a high school overachiever, ‘Best of the Best’ peaks early joysauce.com/like-a-high-...joysauce.comLike a high school overachiever, ‘Best of the Best’ peaks early - JoySauce.comDirected by Lena Khan, Netflix's latest is a scattered comedy-drama about a South Asian college dance troupe. 184
Reposted by Siddhant AdlakhaSiddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Update: after its #NYFF64 premiere, NAZA will open in New York on Sep 30th before expanding to LA on Oct 9th, then elsewhere 0102
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Update: after its #NYFF64 premiere, NAZA will open in New York on Sep 30th before expanding to LA on Oct 9th, then elsewhere 0102
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Screening at TIFF: Arie and Chuko Esiri’s ‘Clarissa’ A Nigerian adaptation of ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ as rich, observant and absorbing as any great novel about identity, imbued with a lush cinematic splendor that makes every moment last a lifetime. #TIFF2026 observer.com/2026/09/revi...observer.comScreening at TIFF: Arie and Chuko Esiri’s ‘Clarissa’Novelistic and abstruse, the film—named for Woolf’s nostalgic middle-aged socialite, Clarissa Dalloway—unfolds with the very same stream-of-consciousness telling as the original text. 000
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Like a high school overachiever, ‘Best of the Best’ peaks early joysauce.com/like-a-high-...joysauce.comLike a high school overachiever, ‘Best of the Best’ peaks early - JoySauce.comDirected by Lena Khan, Netflix's latest is a scattered comedy-drama about a South Asian college dance troupe. 184
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026‘Half’ Review: A Grisly Indian Vampire Western Tumbles Into Excess #TIFF2026 www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...indiewire.com‘Half’ Review: A Grisly Indian Vampire Western Tumbles Into ExcessSamjad’s unique saga of invulnerable, vengeful twins quickly builds and loses steam. Read our review of 'Half.' 073
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Devastating British drama Elsinore sees Andrew Scott give one of his best-ever performances #TIFF2026 www.digitalspy.com/movies/a7377...digitalspy.comDevastating British drama Elsinore sees Andrew Scott give one of his best-ever performancesA movie about actors seems like awards fodder, but its humanity makes it sing. 070
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Reporting From the Rubble Ahmed Hassouna’s “Citizen Osama” is an extraordinary and intimate documentary about the life of a journalist in Gaza under siege. #Venezia83 www.truthdig.com/articles/rep...truthdig.com"Citizen Osama" Review: Reporting From the RubbleAhmed Hassouna’s “Citizen Osama” is an extraordinary and intimate documentary about the life of a journalist in Gaza under siege. 091
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 16/09/2026‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Review: Takashi Miike’s Loose Remake is a Complete Nonstarter #TIFF2026 variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.com‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Review: Takashi Miike’s Loose Remake is a Complete NonstarterShun Oguri and Lily James lead Takashi Miike's ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo,’ a hardboiled but head-scratching spiritual follow-up to much better movies. 050
Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 15/09/2026‘Edward Said: Between Worlds’ Review: A Straightforward Archival Documentary Pays Tribute to the Academic in His Own Words #TIFF2026 www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...indiewire.com‘Edward Said: Between Worlds’ Review: A Straightforward Archival Documentary Pays Tribute to the Academic in His Own WordsMaiken Baird seeks to locate the famous Palestinian-American activist and cultural critic within a torrid political present. 040