Vikas Yadav
@vikasonorous.bsky.social
Film Critic at Midgard Times
#MrsPlaymen could merely be a shrine to the woman who burned Italy with scandals and naked bodies. That shrine, though, is simply a repetitive showreel.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-mrs-playme...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-mrs-playme...
‘Mrs Playmen’ (2025) Netflix Series Review - A Repetitive Showreel
Riccardo Donna tells the story at a brisk pace, giving the impression of cramming everything into a tight space for easy consumption. This cramming reduces the story to mere highlights.
moviesr.net
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#MrsPlaymen could merely be a shrine to the woman who burned Italy with scandals and naked bodies. That shrine, though, is simply a repetitive showreel.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-mrs-playme...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-mrs-playme...
Guillermo del Toro's #Frankenstein is a dud. An emotionally hollow, visually bland film devoid of passion and madness. Del Toro overdecorates his frames but can't conjure a sense of giddiness.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-frankenste...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-frankenste...
‘Frankenstein’ (2025) Netflix Movie Review - Guillermo del Toro Gives You A Dud
The sights and sounds in Frankenstein don't leave you ecstatic — Guillermo del Toro's direction is tediously studious.
moviesr.net
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Guillermo del Toro's #Frankenstein is a dud. An emotionally hollow, visually bland film devoid of passion and madness. Del Toro overdecorates his frames but can't conjure a sense of giddiness.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-frankenste...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-frankenste...
With #BadGirl, #VarshaBharath makes a striking directorial debut with a voice so distinct it automatically rises above the sea of mediocre, unimaginative visions.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-bad-girl-j...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-bad-girl-j...
‘Bad Girl’ JioHotstar Movie Review - Varsha Bharath's Original, Striking Directorial Debut
With Bad Girl, Varsha Bharath has not just made a striking feature-film debut — she has announced herself as one of the most promising, exciting, and uninhibited filmmakers working today, with a voice...
moviesr.net
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
With #BadGirl, #VarshaBharath makes a striking directorial debut with a voice so distinct it automatically rises above the sea of mediocre, unimaginative visions.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-bad-girl-j...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-bad-girl-j...
Season 2 of #MaxtonHallTheWorldBetweenUs (on #PrimeVideo from Nov 7) is all about hierarchical power and how the person at the top can abuse those at the bottom.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-maxton-hal...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-maxton-hal...
‘Maxton Hall – The World Between Us’ Season 2 Prime Video Series Review - Ruby the Rebel
Season 2 of Maxton Hall is all about hierarchical power and how the person at the top can abuse those at the bottom.
moviesr.net
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Season 2 of #MaxtonHallTheWorldBetweenUs (on #PrimeVideo from Nov 7) is all about hierarchical power and how the person at the top can abuse those at the bottom.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-maxton-hal...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-maxton-hal...
#HumansInTheLoop (now on #Netflix) belongs to its cinematographers and its actors. Writer-director Aranya Sahay only undermines the movie's strengths. He fills it with unimaginative, obvious touches.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-humans-in-...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-humans-in-...
‘Humans in the Loop’ (2025) Netflix Movie Review - Aranya Sahay's Self-Sabotage
Humans in the Loop suffers from obviousness. Its themes and text seem like traps for critics, inviting them to lap up its obviousness and feel clever about themselves.
moviesr.net
November 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#HumansInTheLoop (now on #Netflix) belongs to its cinematographers and its actors. Writer-director Aranya Sahay only undermines the movie's strengths. He fills it with unimaginative, obvious touches.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-humans-in-...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-humans-in-...
"Sentimentality is what #EdwardBerger goes for — he leans on it hard and hopes it covers up the thinness with which he imagines his story, his characters, his world."
Review, #BalladOfASmallPlayer:
moviesr.net/p-ballad-of-...
Review, #BalladOfASmallPlayer:
moviesr.net/p-ballad-of-...
‘Ballad of a Small Player’ (2025) Netflix Movie Review - Colin Farrell Faces Gambling Addiction
In Ballad of a Small Player, Edward Berger goes crazy with kooky angles and dreamlike situations.
moviesr.net
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"Sentimentality is what #EdwardBerger goes for — he leans on it hard and hopes it covers up the thinness with which he imagines his story, his characters, his world."
Review, #BalladOfASmallPlayer:
moviesr.net/p-ballad-of-...
Review, #BalladOfASmallPlayer:
moviesr.net/p-ballad-of-...
#DownCemeteryRoad boasts an "anything goes" ethos, but what unfolds on screen is mostly a patchwork of tired clichés and predictable conventions.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-down-cemet...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-down-cemet...
‘Down Cemetery Road’ (2025) Apple TV+ Series Review - Ruth Wilson and Emma Thompson Investigate
In its current form, Down Cemetery Road can be described as an almost drama, an almost comedy, an almost thriller, an almost mystery.
moviesr.net
October 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#DownCemeteryRoad boasts an "anything goes" ethos, but what unfolds on screen is mostly a patchwork of tired clichés and predictable conventions.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-down-cemet...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-down-cemet...
The central drama in #HazbinHotelSeason2 (on #PrimeVideo from Oct 29) revolves around manipulation, incitement, and the mobilization of mobs through fake news.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-hazbin-hot...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-hazbin-hot...
‘Hazbin Hotel’ Season 2 Prime Video Series Review - Sound vs Screen
Like the first season, Season 2 is an amusing, bingeable offering that's just...fine.
moviesr.net
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The central drama in #HazbinHotelSeason2 (on #PrimeVideo from Oct 29) revolves around manipulation, incitement, and the mobilization of mobs through fake news.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-hazbin-hot...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-hazbin-hot...
The phrase "pleasant distraction" applies to this second season of #NobodyWantsThis. Watching it is like hearing your friends gossip.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-netflix-no...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-netflix-no...
Netflix ‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 2 Review - Kristen Bell and Adam Brody Trapped in Mediocrity
The second season of Nobody Wants This is designed to be forgettable, mediocre, uninteresting. It doesn't have much meat on its body.
moviesr.net
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The phrase "pleasant distraction" applies to this second season of #NobodyWantsThis. Watching it is like hearing your friends gossip.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-netflix-no...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-netflix-no...
Enjoyed #TronAres quite a bit. The 3D is good, the actors are excellent, and thanks to Joachim Rønning's smooth blending of Jeff Cronenweth's cinematography and Nine Inch Nails' music, the scenes don't merely unfold, they dance on the screen.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-tron-ares-...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-tron-ares-...
‘Tron: Ares’ (2025) Movie Review - A Competently Made Sci-Fi Adventure
A mainstream, big-budget movie like Tron: Ares cannot afford to be too complex for the sake of the box office. But within the confines of its popcorn-munching ambitions, Tron: Ares proves to be quite ...
moviesr.net
October 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Enjoyed #TronAres quite a bit. The 3D is good, the actors are excellent, and thanks to Joachim Rønning's smooth blending of Jeff Cronenweth's cinematography and Nine Inch Nails' music, the scenes don't merely unfold, they dance on the screen.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-tron-ares-...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-tron-ares-...
If #TheWomanInCabin10 feels forgettable and weak, that's because the performances aren't allowed to bounce off each other — everybody is locked in their own little cabin.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-the-woman-...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-the-woman-...
‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ (2025) Netflix Movie Review - Keira Knightley Does the Heavy Lifting
If The Woman in Cabin 10 feels forgettable and weak, that's because the performances aren't allowed to bounce off each other — everybody is locked in their own little cabin.
moviesr.net
October 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
If #TheWomanInCabin10 feels forgettable and weak, that's because the performances aren't allowed to bounce off each other — everybody is locked in their own little cabin.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-the-woman-...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-the-woman-...
In #TheLastFrontier, heartbroken, frustrated employees attack their cruel, cold-hearted bosses — it's an attack on toxic work culture.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-the-last-f...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-the-last-f...
‘The Last Frontier’ (2025) Apple TV+ Series Review - A Game of Deception
The show, literally, attacks toxic work culture — an attack carried out with a style that is both appropriate and slick.
moviesr.net
October 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
In #TheLastFrontier, heartbroken, frustrated employees attack their cruel, cold-hearted bosses — it's an attack on toxic work culture.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-the-last-f...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-the-last-f...
#Boots (on #Netflix) focuses on all the wrong things — the wrong characters, the wrong place, the wrong story. Its prepackaged and telegraphed emotions don't leave any room for reactions or discoveries.
REVIEW:
#BootsNetflix #MilesHeizer #VeraFarmiga
moviesr.net/p-boots-2025...
REVIEW:
#BootsNetflix #MilesHeizer #VeraFarmiga
moviesr.net/p-boots-2025...
‘Boots’ (2025) Netflix Series Review - Miles Heizer In A Banal Military Comedy
The show might be based on a memoir, but its text, its emotions are banal, predictable, uninspiring.
moviesr.net
October 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#Boots (on #Netflix) focuses on all the wrong things — the wrong characters, the wrong place, the wrong story. Its prepackaged and telegraphed emotions don't leave any room for reactions or discoveries.
REVIEW:
#BootsNetflix #MilesHeizer #VeraFarmiga
moviesr.net/p-boots-2025...
REVIEW:
#BootsNetflix #MilesHeizer #VeraFarmiga
moviesr.net/p-boots-2025...
In Tim Mielants' #Steve, you are, ahem, invited to read between the lines and fill in the blank spaces. In other words, you are encouraged to do the work of a screenwriter.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-steve-2025...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-steve-2025...
‘Steve’ (2025) Netflix Movie Review - Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children?
Steve is one of those
moviesr.net
October 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In Tim Mielants' #Steve, you are, ahem, invited to read between the lines and fill in the blank spaces. In other words, you are encouraged to do the work of a screenwriter.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-steve-2025...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-steve-2025...
#MonsterTheEdGeinStory wants to provoke, to sensationalize, but it ends up being as annoying as an attention-seeking klutz who defiles everything just for a moment in the spotlight.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-monster-th...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-monster-th...
‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ (2025) Netflix Series Review - Sympathy for the Devil
The creators, for the most part, use Ed's life for cheap thrills and then criticize others for exploiting him.
moviesr.net
October 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#MonsterTheEdGeinStory wants to provoke, to sensationalize, but it ends up being as annoying as an attention-seeking klutz who defiles everything just for a moment in the spotlight.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-monster-th...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-monster-th...
Rishab Shetty's #KantaraChapter1 is an exhausting epic — an epic without a dream. It's the work of a tame, literal-minded fantasist. It rarely soars; it never stings.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-kantara-ch...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-kantara-ch...
‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ (2025) Movie Review - Rishab Shetty's Exhausting Epic
Kantara: Chapter 1 is made with an eye for speed. Scenes don't linger — they aren't allowed to breathe.
moviesr.net
October 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Rishab Shetty's #KantaraChapter1 is an exhausting epic — an epic without a dream. It's the work of a tame, literal-minded fantasist. It rarely soars; it never stings.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-kantara-ch...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-kantara-ch...
Despite the CBFC's decisions, the soul of #Homebound remains intact in its very fabric. #NeerajGhaywan's gentle, empathetic filmmaking defeats the intrusion of hate and censorship.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-homebound-...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-homebound-...
‘Homebound’ (2025) Movie Review - One Battle After Another
Neeraj Ghaywan's gentle, empathetic filmmaking defeats the intrusion of hate and censorship.
moviesr.net
September 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Despite the CBFC's decisions, the soul of #Homebound remains intact in its very fabric. #NeerajGhaywan's gentle, empathetic filmmaking defeats the intrusion of hate and censorship.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-homebound-...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-homebound-...
William Bridges' #AllOfYou (on #AppleTVPlus from Sept. 26) is barely moving, barely passionate. It feels like an idea for a film that's still searching: for ardor, for inner life, for texture—for a soulmate.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-all-of-you...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-all-of-you...
‘All of You’ Apple TV+ Movie Review - Barely Moving, Barely Passionate
All of You is simply too self-satisfied with its high-concept.
moviesr.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
William Bridges' #AllOfYou (on #AppleTVPlus from Sept. 26) is barely moving, barely passionate. It feels like an idea for a film that's still searching: for ardor, for inner life, for texture—for a soulmate.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-all-of-you...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-all-of-you...
#HotelCostiera (on #PrimeVideo) has all the ambition of a midday nap.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-hotel-cost...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-hotel-cost...
‘Hotel Costiera’ (2025) Prime Video Series Review - Has All The Ambition of a Midday Nap
Everything in the series screams forgettable; it's nearly a total washout, saved only by a few amusing performances.
moviesr.net
September 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#HotelCostiera (on #PrimeVideo) has all the ambition of a midday nap.
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-hotel-cost...
REVIEW:
moviesr.net/p-hotel-cost...