Siddhant Adlakha

5 days ago | joysauce.com | Siddhant Adlakha

A plane full of assassins flying from Bangkok to San Francisco sounds like an enticing premise. In certain moments, James Madigan’s Fight or Flight exudes the appropriate level of chaos—like in its opening scene, an in medias res depiction of the air-borne action reaching its zenith. There are guns, chainsaws, several Asian women kicking *ss in martial arts gi, and for some reason, even a chainsaw. These introductory images promise something farcical and fun.

1 week ago | joysauce.com | Siddhant Adlakha

With this week’s trilogy—“Messenger,” “Who Are You?” and “Welcome to the Rebellion”—Andor reaches its tipping point, as the Star Wars saga we recognize begins to take shape. For much of its second season, the show has dealt in outstretched tension, built not on the unknown, but on the inevitable. As a prequel whose general outcomes have already been written, this approach makes sense.

1 week ago | vulture.com | Siddhant Adlakha

Spoilers ahead for the plot, ending, and post-credits scene in Thunderbolts*. If you’ve been wondering about that pesky asterisk in the title Thunderbolts*, the movie’s closing credits explain why it’s there — followed by a post-credits scene that expands on its implications.

1 week ago | truthdig.com | Siddhant Adlakha

Sunset Park in Brooklyn is suffering. of its population lives in poverty, rents are steadily rising and the neighborhood’s would-be saviors — private developers promising to transform its abandoned warehouses into thriving businesses — have proven to be wolves in sheep’s clothing. “Emergent City,” directed by Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg, follows the step-by-step process of rezoning that allows for such an outcome as well as the community opposition to it.

2 weeks ago | joysauce.com | Siddhant Adlakha

A question looms over Andor’s new compartmentalized structure: will the year-long gaps between its weekly “chapters” actually work? The time jump leading into the season premiere didn’t have that problem, since its first three episodes kicked off a brand-new story (its minor issues lay elsewhere). However, this week’s entries—“Ever Been to Ghorman?,” “I Have Friends Everywhere,” and “What a Festive Evening”—are the real narrative stress test.