Siddhant Adlakha
@siddhantadlakha.bsky.social
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A few months ago, the folks working on “Last Days” reached out about significant changes to the film since Sundance, where I first watched and reviewed it. Pretty fascinating what some tightening and re-focusing and can do, even at the exact same runtime: joysauce.com/the-new-and-...
The new and (slightly) improved ‘Last Days’
The theatrical cut of director Justin Lin’s John Allen Chau indie biopic changes the story’s focus from its original festival screening.
joysauce.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A few months ago, the folks working on “Last Days” reached out about significant changes to the film since Sundance, where I first watched and reviewed it. Pretty fascinating what some tightening and re-focusing and can do, even at the exact same runtime: joysauce.com/the-new-and-...
In Czech Oscar entry "I'm Not Everything I Want to Be," queer photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková becomes the co-author of a documentary photoroman that embodies her art by making it not just a source, but a medium. Out this week: variety.com/2025/film/re...
‘I’m Not Everything I Want to Be’ Review: A Queer Czech Photographer Co-Authors Her Documentary
In the Czech Republic’s Oscar entry 'I'm Not Everything I Want to Be,' Klára Tasovská re-assembles the tale of “Czechoslovakia’s Nan Goldin”
variety.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In Czech Oscar entry "I'm Not Everything I Want to Be," queer photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková becomes the co-author of a documentary photoroman that embodies her art by making it not just a source, but a medium. Out this week: variety.com/2025/film/re...
“New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and as of tonight, led by an immigrant… So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
“New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and as of tonight, led by an immigrant… So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
RIP to Dick Cheney and congrats to Mayor Zohran
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
RIP to Dick Cheney and congrats to Mayor Zohran
New York: tickets are on sale for the premiere of @patrickhwillems.bsky.social’s hilarious “The Dinner Plan” on November 20th, followed by my Q&A with him and the cast store.nebula.tv/products/the...
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New York: tickets are on sale for the premiere of @patrickhwillems.bsky.social’s hilarious “The Dinner Plan” on November 20th, followed by my Q&A with him and the cast store.nebula.tv/products/the...
Viva la revolución
October 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Viva la revolución
He’s from da pitt
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
He’s from da pitt
In Edward Berger's "Ballad of a Small Player," Colin Farrell delivers a magnificent performance as a conman/gambling addict wandering through Macau, in an otherwise dull film where Chinese people and myths are reduced to fleeting backdrops. joysauce.com/colin-farrel...
Colin Farrell wanders Macau in ‘Ballad of a Small Player’
Based on the 2014 novel by Lawrence Osborn, Farrell puts on a tour-de-force performance as a gambler consumed by his addiction.
joysauce.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In Edward Berger's "Ballad of a Small Player," Colin Farrell delivers a magnificent performance as a conman/gambling addict wandering through Macau, in an otherwise dull film where Chinese people and myths are reduced to fleeting backdrops. joysauce.com/colin-farrel...
With "Baahubali: The Epic," SS Rajamouli turns his landscape-shifting action duology into a rousing myth. Despite structural speedbumps and discomforting optics, it remains one of the most resplendent examples of Indian blockbuster melodrama. Out this week variety.com/2025/film/re...
‘Baahubali: The Epic’ Review: S.S. Rajamouli’s Landmark Blockbuster Ascends Into Myth
‘RRR’ director S.S. Rajamouli re-edits his landmark two-parter 'Baahubali' into a single, unforgettable experience.
variety.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
With "Baahubali: The Epic," SS Rajamouli turns his landscape-shifting action duology into a rousing myth. Despite structural speedbumps and discomforting optics, it remains one of the most resplendent examples of Indian blockbuster melodrama. Out this week variety.com/2025/film/re...
Among the more scattered works from Park Chan-wook, “No Other Choice” is no less entertaining as a jet-black comedy about a willing/eager cog in the industrial machine, played to note perfection by Lee Byung-hun. Some scenes take off like a rocket. #NYFF63 joysauce.com/lee-byung-hu...
Lee Byung Hun is wildly funny in ‘No Other Choice’
Park Chan-wook's latest film, starring Lee Byung Hun brings violent class satire to the New York Film Festival.
joysauce.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Among the more scattered works from Park Chan-wook, “No Other Choice” is no less entertaining as a jet-black comedy about a willing/eager cog in the industrial machine, played to note perfection by Lee Byung-hun. Some scenes take off like a rocket. #NYFF63 joysauce.com/lee-byung-hu...
Thrilled to be nominated (alongside distinguished peers) by the @lapressclub.bsky.social for the 18th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Thrilled to be nominated (alongside distinguished peers) by the @lapressclub.bsky.social for the 18th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
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Also, was excellent to see @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social moderating and proving there’s always an appropriate wrestling shirt for any event
I need you to put Tina Romero’s QUEENS OF THE DEAD on your radar.
Absolutely hilarious, solid horror, and authentic as hell in so many ways.
Absolutely hilarious, solid horror, and authentic as hell in so many ways.
October 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Also, was excellent to see @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social moderating and proving there’s always an appropriate wrestling shirt for any event
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For @certifiedforgot.bsky.social: There’s homage and there’s derivation; Chris Stuckmann’s part-found footage debut “Shelby Oaks” strays too far into the latter, often sidestepping its most intriguing ideas. Still, certain tense scenes show he has potential
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: Chris Stuckmann Covers the Hits
Former YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann sidesteps his own most interesting ideas in 'Shelby Oaks' in favor of the familiar.
certifiedforgotten.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
For @certifiedforgot.bsky.social: There’s homage and there’s derivation; Chris Stuckmann’s part-found footage debut “Shelby Oaks” strays too far into the latter, often sidestepping its most intriguing ideas. Still, certain tense scenes show he has potential
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
My parents are visiting the U.S. and it’s their first Halloween. Now accepting costume ideas (so far all we have is Mustard & Ketchup)
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My parents are visiting the U.S. and it’s their first Halloween. Now accepting costume ideas (so far all we have is Mustard & Ketchup)
Thank you to whoever asked this on @patrickhwillems.bsky.social’s latest live stream
October 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thank you to whoever asked this on @patrickhwillems.bsky.social’s latest live stream
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Excellent review from Siddhant as always.
I probably lean a bit higher on the film, but where we agree is the potential Stuckmann has going forward. Check out Shelby Oaks if it's playing in your area & take a few minutes to read Siddhant's review. One of our best working writers today.
I probably lean a bit higher on the film, but where we agree is the potential Stuckmann has going forward. Check out Shelby Oaks if it's playing in your area & take a few minutes to read Siddhant's review. One of our best working writers today.
For @certifiedforgot.bsky.social: There’s homage and there’s derivation; Chris Stuckmann’s part-found footage debut “Shelby Oaks” strays too far into the latter, often sidestepping its most intriguing ideas. Still, certain tense scenes show he has potential
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: Chris Stuckmann Covers the Hits
Former YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann sidesteps his own most interesting ideas in 'Shelby Oaks' in favor of the familiar.
certifiedforgotten.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Excellent review from Siddhant as always.
I probably lean a bit higher on the film, but where we agree is the potential Stuckmann has going forward. Check out Shelby Oaks if it's playing in your area & take a few minutes to read Siddhant's review. One of our best working writers today.
I probably lean a bit higher on the film, but where we agree is the potential Stuckmann has going forward. Check out Shelby Oaks if it's playing in your area & take a few minutes to read Siddhant's review. One of our best working writers today.
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Thrilled we were able to pick up @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social's SHELBY OAKS review at @certifiedforgot.bsky.social. I've been looking forward to this movie, and his review is a welcome reminder that a mixed review from a great writer can still be more enticing than a glowing review from a bad one.
For @certifiedforgot.bsky.social: There’s homage and there’s derivation; Chris Stuckmann’s part-found footage debut “Shelby Oaks” strays too far into the latter, often sidestepping its most intriguing ideas. Still, certain tense scenes show he has potential
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: Chris Stuckmann Covers the Hits
Former YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann sidesteps his own most interesting ideas in 'Shelby Oaks' in favor of the familiar.
certifiedforgotten.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Thrilled we were able to pick up @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social's SHELBY OAKS review at @certifiedforgot.bsky.social. I've been looking forward to this movie, and his review is a welcome reminder that a mixed review from a great writer can still be more enticing than a glowing review from a bad one.
For @certifiedforgot.bsky.social: There’s homage and there’s derivation; Chris Stuckmann’s part-found footage debut “Shelby Oaks” strays too far into the latter, often sidestepping its most intriguing ideas. Still, certain tense scenes show he has potential
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: Chris Stuckmann Covers the Hits
Former YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann sidesteps his own most interesting ideas in 'Shelby Oaks' in favor of the familiar.
certifiedforgotten.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
For @certifiedforgot.bsky.social: There’s homage and there’s derivation; Chris Stuckmann’s part-found footage debut “Shelby Oaks” strays too far into the latter, often sidestepping its most intriguing ideas. Still, certain tense scenes show he has potential
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...
With "Deliver Me From Nowhere," Scott Cooper once again proves he's a great director of performance, but comes up short everywhere else. Jeremy Allen White plays Springsteen by way of James Dean, in a film I wish had anything beneath the surface. #NYFF63 observer.com/2025/10/movi...
Screening at NYFF: Scott Cooper’s ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’
Jeremy Allen White’s conception of Springsteen is joyful to witness, but the film offers little to engage with beyond its performances.
observer.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
With "Deliver Me From Nowhere," Scott Cooper once again proves he's a great director of performance, but comes up short everywhere else. Jeremy Allen White plays Springsteen by way of James Dean, in a film I wish had anything beneath the surface. #NYFF63 observer.com/2025/10/movi...
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Today, film critic @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social joined my 7th graders to talk about film and film reviews! Thanks for joining us from NY!
October 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Today, film critic @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social joined my 7th graders to talk about film and film reviews! Thanks for joining us from NY!
Hulu’s impeccably-performed “The Hands That Rocks The Cradle” remake introduces neat new subtext, and layers a novel mystery structure atop the original’s uncanny nanny thriller. But it peters out before going full-tilt campy. Almost something very good! variety.com/2025/film/re...
‘The Hand That Rocks The Cradle’ Review: A Thriller Remake That Makes Promises It Can’t Keep
A fantastic cast leads Michelle Garza Cervera’s take on the 1992 nanny-horror 'The Hand That Rocks The Cradle'
variety.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Hulu’s impeccably-performed “The Hands That Rocks The Cradle” remake introduces neat new subtext, and layers a novel mystery structure atop the original’s uncanny nanny thriller. But it peters out before going full-tilt campy. Almost something very good! variety.com/2025/film/re...
Boat’s first Diwali 🪔
October 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Boat’s first Diwali 🪔
Had a wonderful time chatting (remotely) with a 7th grade class in Colorado as they prepared to write their first ever film reviews (of Coppola's "The Outsiders," after reading Hinton's original novel). Lots of curiosity and eagerness about criticism, and a young Scream fan too.
October 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Had a wonderful time chatting (remotely) with a 7th grade class in Colorado as they prepared to write their first ever film reviews (of Coppola's "The Outsiders," after reading Hinton's original novel). Lots of curiosity and eagerness about criticism, and a young Scream fan too.
Sydney Sweeny is remarkable in queer boxer biopic "Christy," even if the film around her rarely is. #NewFest37 decider.com/2025/10/21/s...
NewFest 2025: Sydney Sweeney packs a punch in ‘Christy,’ an otherwise dull biopic
Sweeney is forced to shoulder the weight of the movie’s drama all on her own, but she’s more than up to the task.
decider.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sydney Sweeny is remarkable in queer boxer biopic "Christy," even if the film around her rarely is. #NewFest37 decider.com/2025/10/21/s...