Sunday, August 30, 2020

How to get away with the Murder- Web Series Review

Only Lawyer and Painters can turn White into Black

 

Rating : ✬✬✬✬

Seasons : 6

Network: Netflix

Program Creator: Peter Nowalk

Genres : Legal Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Cast: Viola Davis (Annalise Keating),  Aja Naomi (Michaela) , Jack Falahee (Cornor), Charlie Weber (Frank), Matt McGorry (Asher), Karla Souza (Laurel), Liza Weil (Bonnie),Alfred Enoch (Wes), Conrad Ricamora (oliver), Billy brown (Nate), Tom Verica (Sam), Kate Findley (Rubecca)

Awards : Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by lead actress 2016, Prime time Emmy award for leading actress in Drama Series 2015, AFI TV Programs of the Year 2014 


STORY LINE

The show is very well written and directed. Each season is gripping and will have you on your edge of your seat gagging for the next installment. Most crime shows are all about justice which is great but sometimes its nice to see the opposite side of things. There are so many dynamic characters in the shows that adds interest. You get to see the ups and downs in the relationships and the characters are alike in many ways but also very unique. You get to see a new case every week and you get to follow Annalise and her students into court while also getting a glimpse into everyone's personal lives. The beginning is bit confusing and hard to figure out whats going on but honestly, that's what makes it so suspenseful and thrilling. It is partially a legal drama but there is so much more than that which will never make you feel bored. It is primarily a mystery and a thriller because every season starts with a intriguing a flash-forward, showing us a very dramatic event that take place in their mid-season finale. 

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Bandish Bandits- Web Series Review

"Music is a piece of art that goes in the ear straight to the Heart"


Bandish Bandits is a treat for those who love Music especially classical music. Art should not be a burden but a joy that sets you free and brings people together. The real star of the show is the Music. It had some lovely songs and its wonderful to see and hear characters talk about and sing a Khayal, Thumri and Bandish, all styles that are slowly getting lost in today's world.

Rating: ✬✬✬
Network : Amazon Prime Video
Director : Anand Tiwari

Strengths : Brilliant music and Cinematography 
Weakness : Characters lack dimension and Slow space story

Cast :

Naseeruddin Shah (Sangeet Samrat Rathod-Panditji) : He is excellent and manages to bring right amount of vulnerability to ensure that you don't dislike him.

Rajesh Tailang and Amit Mistry : Both these characters bring adequate pity and resentment to their roles

Sheeba Chaddha : She is brilliant as always, very subtle and impressive

Atul Kulkarni : Is a fine actor and brings out negativity in very elusive way.

Ritwik Bhowmik and Shreya Chaudhary : Quite impressive, though both are not great performers but their lack of experience works well here

Kunal Roy Kapur : He is Tamanna's agent (Arghya) brings the laughs but lack dimensions like most of the cast.

Meghana Malik and Rituraj Singh (Tamanna's Parents) : Natural Actors and played their part well

Monday, August 3, 2020

Indian Matchmaking- Web series Review

"Marriages are made in Heaven" 




Marriages are scared bond between a man and a woman. According to Indians, this bond is not just between two people but between two families. Indian Matchmaking series is one such program which help individuals finding their life partners. Whether they will be successful in doing so, only time will tell.

Episodes - 8
Seasons - 1
Network - Netflix
Cast - Sima Taparia
Genre - Reality Show
Rating - ✬

Plot

Reality shows are supposed to be unscripted but you can get the feel of staged some times and this is no different. Like any other reality show you can find lot of masala in Indian Matchmaking. Few things are difficult to digest but they are hard reality which still exist in our Hippocratic society. Matchmaker Sima Taparia guides her clients in India and America on arranged match making process armed with bag full of Bio-data's . Most of the clients failed to find partners for themselves and approached her for their last hope. So there are young men and young women who are looking for their life partners through the traditional Indian Style of matchmaking that is  " Arranged Marriage".There are just 8 episodes and nothing concrete has come out.