Siddhant Adlakha
@siddhantadlakha.bsky.social
Film Critic. linktr.ee/SiddhantAdlakha
New York: come watch the Bollywood classic "Sholay" at The Metrograph on Wednesday August 19th at 6:10pm. I'll be introducing the Film Heritage Foundation's 4K restoration—with the original ending!—as part of the theatre's Worldwide West selection. Tickets available.
New York: come watch the delightful apiarian crime musical "The Rivals of Amziah King" at @alamonyc.bsky.social Brooklyn on Wednesday 8/12 at 7:15, followed by my Q&A with Matthew McConaughey
Siddhant Adlakha@siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · last yr.“The Rivals of Amziah King” is a blast. A loopy, delightful dose of country maximalism in the form of a musical-comedy-revenge-western steeped in community (and bees!) #SXSW2025 mashable.com/article/riva...
Haphazardly assembled, the lack of connective tissue in chamber piece “The Last House” leads to a bewildering experience, with stellar actors like Wagner Moura and Greta Lee delivering erratic performances through no fault of their own. Now on Netflix: www.ign.com/articles/the...
Louis Leterrier's The Last House Is a Reckless Netflix Thriller That Never Manages to Come Together
The Last House review: Louis Leterrier delivers a haphazard lockdown thriller for Netflix.
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Haphazardly assembled, the lack of connective tissue in chamber piece “The Last House” leads to a bewildering experience, with stellar actors like Wagner Moura and Greta Lee delivering erratic performances through no fault of their own. Now on Netflix: www.ign.com/articles/the...
Louis Leterrier's The Last House Is a Reckless Netflix Thriller That Never Manages to Come Together
The Last House review: Louis Leterrier delivers a haphazard lockdown thriller for Netflix.
ign.com
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Turns Autofiction Into Thrilling Sci-Fi videogame.town/2026/06/15/d...
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Turns Autofiction Into Thrilling Sci-Fi
The Hollywood maestro’s latest is filled with excitement and sentimentality.
videogame.town
The dead bear witness in “The Odyssey” A staggering work of adaptation: joysauce.com/the-dead-bea...
The dead bear witness in ‘The Odyssey’
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" reimagines Homer's epic as a meditation on imperial decline, memory, and the human cost of heroism.
joysauce.com
‘Mustache’ Review: A Delightfully Anxious Pakistani American Coming-of-Age Comedy variety.com/2026/film/ne...
‘Mustache’ Review: A Delightfully Anxious Pakistani American Coming-of-Age Comedy
After its prizewinning SXSW bow in 2023, Imran J. Khan’s moving, hilarious debut 'Mustache' arrives on VOD.
variety.com
In case you're looking for coverage out of major fall festivals like Venice, TIFF and NYFF:
Siddhant Adlakha@siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · last mo.Hi folks! If you're an editor at a publication for criticism or entertainment journalism, I'd love to get in touch. Always looking for new folks to work with, especially as we enter Film Festival Fall. You can find my work and more about me here: www.siddhantadlakha.com/writing
“Brand New Day” shares its soul with a '70s Spider-Man movie no one remembers A low-budget spin-off of a CBS series, “Spider-Man Strikes Back” was the first to dig into Peter Parker's dual identity. www.avclub.com/spider-man-b...
Brand New Day shares its soul with a '70s Spider-Man movie no one remembers
Sorry Brand New Day, the low-budget TV spin-off Spider-Man Strikes Back was the first to dig into Peter Parker's dual identity.
avclub.com
Now on the FLC YouTube channel, watch our Q&A with THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, moderated by film critic Siddhant Adlakha. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=nXGfsjaf52M THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER is currently playing daily at FLC! 🎟️: filmlinc.org/samurai
Some words on every Christoper Nolan film, including his shorts. (A ranked list, but I like them all a whole lot!) videogame.town/2026/08/04/c...
“Brand New Day” shares its soul with a '70s Spider-Man movie no one remembers A low-budget spin-off of a CBS series, “Spider-Man Strikes Back” was the first to dig into Peter Parker's dual identity. www.avclub.com/spider-man-b...
Brand New Day shares its soul with a '70s Spider-Man movie no one remembers
Sorry Brand New Day, the low-budget TV spin-off Spider-Man Strikes Back was the first to dig into Peter Parker's dual identity.
avclub.com
Katanas out in ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Modern horror maestro Kiyoshi Kurosawa switches gears and unravels a classic mystery joysauce.com/katanas-out-...
Katanas out in ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’
Modern horror maestro Kiyoshi Kurosawa switches gears and unravels a classic mystery in his latest film starring Masahiro Motoki.
joysauce.com
Some words on every Christoper Nolan film, including his shorts. (A ranked list, but I like them all a whole lot!) videogame.town/2026/08/04/c...
“Why Spider-Man Needs a Landlord,” a video essay I wrote for @ign.com on Peter Parker's intersection with New York housing costs, and how various movies and comics use (or don't use) physical spaces to tell a story of class. youtu.be/m2LpYxxLU5M?...
Why Spider-Man Needs A Landlord
YouTube video by IGN
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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is excellent. Not a high bar, but it’s my favourite MCU film in years—quite possibly ever—and it allows Tom Holland to actually emote beneath the outfit. joysauce.com/a-brand-new-...
A brand-new Spider-Man worth believing in
In "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," director Destin Daniel Cretton delivers an emotional, visually distinct MCU adventure anchored by Tom Holland.
joysauce.com
There are more Spider-Man films than you remember, like the U.S. and Japanese TV spinoffs from ‘70s and ‘80s. I ranked all 15 of them here, including the new one www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
There are more Spider-Man films than you remember, like the U.S. and Japanese TV spinoffs from ‘70s and ‘80s. I ranked all 15 of them here, including the new one www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
There are more Spider-Man films than you remember, like the U.S. and Japanese TV spinoffs from ‘70s and ‘80s. I ranked all 15 of them here, including the new one: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Every Spider-Man Movie, Ranked Worst to Best
From 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' to Raimi's Spider-Man movies and everything in-between, here are the Spider-Man movies ranked.
inverse.com
Today on Decoding Everything, @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social evaluates the ultimate way to watch THE ODYSSEY www.decodingeverything.com/forget-imax-...
Forget IMAX. 'The Odyssey' is Best Enjoyed in 4DX
How does Nolan’s latest epic work in the rollercoaster film format?
decodingeverything.com
Posting this again for my editor friends. There is nobody out there better than Siddhant, reach out this festival season and get the best coverage you will have all year!
Siddhant Adlakha@siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · last mo.Hi folks! If you're an editor at a publication for criticism or entertainment journalism, I'd love to get in touch. Always looking for new folks to work with, especially as we enter Film Festival Fall. You can find my work and more about me here: www.siddhantadlakha.com/writing
New York: come watch Cannes selection "The Samurai and the Prisoner" followed by my Q&As with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa at @filmlinc.bsky.social on Saturday 8/1 at 3:00pm and at @ifccenter.bsky.social on Monday 8/3 at 6:05pm—tickets available!
A marvelous writer who turns in clean copy even during festival madness.
Siddhant Adlakha@siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · last mo.Hi folks! If you're an editor at a publication for criticism or entertainment journalism, I'd love to get in touch. Always looking for new folks to work with, especially as we enter Film Festival Fall. You can find my work and more about me here: www.siddhantadlakha.com/writing
On the comic origins and departures of Sadie Sink's (not so) secret role in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" www.vulture.com/article/sadi...
Sadie Sink’s ‘Secret’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day Character Will Change the MCU
The Stranger Things star’s entrance to the Marvel world will have extraordinary reverberations.
vulture.com
Out today in NY: "Jimmy," an unconventional biopic that imagines James Baldwin's arrival in Paris by transposing his essence into the present www.truthdig.com/articles/jam...
"Jimmy" Review: James Baldwin’s Paris Ghost
An unconventional biopic imagines the author’s first year as an expatriate.
truthdig.com
