Siddhant Adlakha
IGN·Variety·IndieWire
Most Divergent Takes
- Ramayana (2026)4.0 vs TRM 6.4-2.4
- Tony (2026)9.0 vs TRM 6.6+2.4
- Dhurandhar (2025)8.0 vs TRM 6.0+2.0
- Elemental (2023)7.5 vs TRM 6.1+1.4
- Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026)5.0 vs TRM 6.2-1.2
Ramayana
2026 · IGN
A lavish Hindu epic gets the Bollywood blockbuster treatment in Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, a clunky, A.I. lip-synced English version that cuts out most of the musical sequences, en route to a dull cliffhanger set before the story really starts. While it comes close to engendering sympathy for the villainous demon Ravana, the film sticks too closely to traditional notions of light and darkness to stray from the poem's prescribed path. Its depiction of the mythical Rama is simply too boring to root for.
Other Mommy
2026 · Variety
The finished product is among the most limp and ineffectual works to grace the screen this year, misfiring in every direction, including and especially its tone. That's about all that 'Other Mommy' is to its audience too: an annoyance to be handwaved, rather than tension or meaning to be confronted at any stage.
Tony
2026 · IGN
A zesty, energetic biopic about a teenage Anthony Bourdain, Matt Johnson’s second film this year is an act of controlled chaos, tapping into the nostalgia of naïve youth while examining how creativity is born. Led by an incredible ensemble, its imperfect answers make for one of the finest and thorniest coming-of-age films in recent years. It’s a blast.
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups
2026 · IGN
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups Is a Lavish But Incomprehensible Action Epic Featuring Megastar Yash. A sloppy gangster epic finds Indian megastar Yash in the mood for blood.
Sabar Bonda
2025 · Variety
These moments are exhilarating, though by their very nature, they’re few and far between. Before long, the question of what comes next — and whether Anand and Balya have a future — rears its ugly head.
Homebound
2025 · Variety
'Homebound,' Neeraj Ghaywan's first feature in a decade, is tear-jerking and infuriating.
RRR
2022 · IndieWire
...no matter how ridiculously any of these moments read on paper, they fit perfectly with the film’s emotional reality, in which love and righteousness flow through the characters like electric superpowers, allowing them to achieve extraordinary, face-melting feats that will leave even the most hardened and cynical viewers feeling childishly giddy.
Street Fighter
2026 · Variety · Oct 2026
After a strong start, Kitao Sakurai's Capcom adaptation nosedives into nonsense. However, the deft combination of punchy dialogue, tongue-in-cheek stunt casting and formally audacious video game effects paves the path for a second half that doesn't remotely cohere. It's a film at war with itself, in which a straightforward narrative about strained brotherhood is spread far too thin across unconnected snippets of action and comedy that grow increasingly disparate.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
2026 · IGN · Mar 2026
The sequel to Bollywood's biggest hit, the violent spy saga Dhurandhar: The Revenge is a naked piece of political propaganda that lacks the momentum of its predecessor.
Dhurandhar
2025 · IGN · Dec 2025
Bollywood gangster saga Dhurandhar walks a fine line between raucous entertainment and hateful propaganda. With more blood and guts than a slaughterhouse, it’s one of the most viciously enthralling films this year, following a fictitious undercover operative influencing real historical events, like Forrest Gump with a Kalashnikov.
War 2
2025 · Variety · Aug 2025
The sixth entry in an ongoing series, Ayan Mukerji’s action sequel is built in reverse.
Snow White
2025 · IGN · Mar 2025
The best Disney live-action remake in a decade (not that that’s a particularly high bar to clear), Snow White adapts the broad strokes of the 1937 original, while fleshing out its themes of kindness. Rachel Zegler crafts a remarkable, melodic version of the classic princess who leads with her heart, even if her CGI co-stars are difficult on the eyes.
Elemental
2023 · IndieWire · May 2023
Despite its confused and overstuffed worldbuilding, 'Elemental' has enough charming moments to get by, even if its meaning lies less in its ill-conceived immigrant saga, and more in the personal drama that lives a few layers beneath it. So much of modern Pixar comes mired in 'almost's' and 'what-if's,' and Peter Sohn's 'Elemental' is no exception, resulting in a film that embodies the very best and worst of the studio's recent output, defined more by its potential than whether or not it fulfills it.