Siddhant Adlakha
Siddhant Adlakha is a film critic and entertainment journalist originally from Mumbai. He currently resides in New York, and is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle.
By Siddhant Adlakha
'In A Violent Nature' has the year's most intense ending. Here's what it means.
The enrapturing, slow-burn slasher builds to an unexpected vice grip.
'Kill' review: A unique, relentlessly violent Indian action banger
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's Bollywood unicorn is everything "Monkey Man" should have been, and more.
'Daddio' review: A blasé drama set during the worst cab ride of your life
A one-scene, one-location, one-note film about a "daddy" we never see.
'Fancy Dance' review: A plain drama that excels thanks to its incredible Native cast
Lily Gladstone and Isabel Deroy-Olson turn in masterful performances as an aunt and niece on the run.
'Sacramento' review: An anxious millennial bro trip that mostly works
Michael Angarano's sophomore comedy captures the travails of modern fatherhood.
'I Saw the TV Glow' review: Queer horror has a new arthouse masterpiece
Jane Schoenbrun's latest Sundance entry is a unique, overwhelming piece of avant-garde cinema.
'Tuesday' review: An annoying fairy tale that will make you yearn for Death's sweet embrace
A24's surreal drama is a visually distracting, tonally inconsistent mess.
'Hit Man' review: Richard Linklater delivers the year's most killer comedy
Glen Powell continues his rise to stardom as a real fake assassin.
'Emilia Pérez' review: An incendiary transgender cartel musical
Jacques Audiard's gaudy, star-studded Cannes winner is stirring, and surprisingly philosophical.
'The Substance' review: Demi Moore dazzles in a derivative midnight snooze
At last, Cannes embraces body-horror schlock, but the film is more metaphorical than meaningful.
'Oh, Canada' review: Paul Schrader's latest is his most personal work
Richard Gere delivers a towering performance as a documentarian with one foot in the grave.
'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' review: George Miller's blazing action folktale might just have outdone 'Fury Road'
The postapocalyptic prequel is intimate, epic, and surprisingly romantic.
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' review: A worthwhile sequel and the start of a brand-new saga
Wes Ball's sequel, set centuries later, echoes Caesar's story in fascinating ways.
'Cuckoo' review: Hunter Schafer soars in kooky body horror gem
Strange atmosphere and raw emotion turn a silly little horror flick into a delightful romp.
'The Idea of You' review: Anne Hathaway dazzles in rom-com inspired by Harry Styles fandom
A career-best performance turns a pop-star fantasy into a tale of rebirth.
'Boy Kills World' review: Awesome action, but…
Bill Skarsgård, H. Jon Benjamin, and Sam Raimi team up!
'The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed' review: A minimalist sex comedy
Joanna Arnow directs and stars in a wry, BDSM-flavored New York debut.
'Stress Positions' review: John Early's COVID comedy goes boldly cringe
Theda Hammel's energetic, idiosyncratic debut is a microcosm of modern America.
'Strange Way of Life' review: Almodóvar reflects on 'Brokeback Mountain' with his queer Western
Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke star as cowboys who once were lovers.
'The People's Joker review: A self-reflexive trans parody takes aim at the modern superhero
Vera Drew's low-budget DC send-up finally sees the light of day.
'Sing Sing' review: Colman Domingo delivers in prison-set friendship drama
A24 offers a powerful work of community storytelling.
'A Nice Indian Boy' review: East-meets-West with a twist in an instant rom-com classic
One of the year's funniest, most rousing festival discoveries.
'Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World' review: The absurdity of modern images
Romanian maestro Radu Jude channels Godard, online sh*tposting, and an obscure Romanian drama.
'Anatomy of a Fall' review: A riveting courtroom drama where there's more than meets the eye
Justine Triet's Oscar winner is a captivating and absurd deconstruction of a marriage.
