'Oru Durooha Saahacharyathil' review: Kunchacko Boban, Dileesh Pothan, and Chidambaram stand out in a bizarrely constructed film

Filmmaker Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval's new film feels like parts of different movies stitched together. One is left with a feeling of numbness and, of course, many questions.

By Sajin Shrijith
'Pallichattambi' review: Tovino Thomas movie aims for epicness of 'Kantara' and 'KGF' but ends up without its own identity

The Dijo Jose Antony period movie had the potential to be something much bigger, especially with the unexpected cameo of a big Malayalam superstar, but ends up becoming a huge bummer

By Sajin Shrijith
'Bharathanatyam 2 Mohiniyattam' review: A 'Drishyam' model comedy with a Looney Tunes sensibility, a superior sequel

The Saiju Kurup-starrer takes proper care to ensure that this follow-up, despite the genre shift, feels like a natural extension of "Bharathanatyam" as the sequel picks up right after the first

By Sajin Shrijith
‘God of War: Sons of Sparta’ game review: ‘Contra’ meets ‘Hades’ for a classic Kratos tale

The latest retro-style Metroidvanian action-adventure title from the ‘God of War’ series explores Kratos and Deimos' Spartan training set in a time of Greek mythology

By Nitin SJ Asariparambil
‘Death Stranding 2’ game review: Hideo Kojima’s masterpiece steps it up with breathtaking visuals and fluid gameplay

Ten hours into the latest AAA title on the PlayStation 5, THE WEEK’s gaming desk reviews the game starring Norman Reedus

By Nitin SJ Asariparambil
‘Lost Souls Aside’ game review: Yang Bing’s fast-paced DmC-like slasher RPG is all heart BUT it needs polish

THE WEEK’s Gaming Desk reviews UltiZero Games’s latest title, ‘Lost Souls Aside’, part of Sony’s China Hero Project, within a week of its massively anticipated release. You play as Kaser, who is on a mission to rescue the world—and your sister Louisa’s soul—from the evil Voidrax.

By Nitin SJ Asariparambil
'Between Tehran and Tel Aviv' book review: The Gaza catalyst in the West Asian crisis

Originally intended to focus on Palestine, the book ends up being currently relevant by tracing the seeds of the Israel/US-Iran conflict to the killing fields of Gaza

By R Prasannan
'My Dead Flowers' book review: Buku Sarkar’s poetic journey across cities and selves

Buku Sarkar's poetry collection, 'My Dead Flowers,' published by HarperCollins India, is a poignant exploration of love, vulnerability, and introspection

By Shubhangi Shah
‘The Courtesan, Her Lover and I’ book review: From Rampur, with love

What has drawn writers and poets to the character of the 'tawaif' (courtesan) is the paradox—they sell intimacy on one hand, while yearning for 'real' love on the other

By Shubhangi Shah