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Akhil Arora

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

Akhil Arora interviews the likes of Christian Bale and Anurag Kashyap, covers series premieres and service launches across the world, and looks at blockbusters and independent dramas from a global socio-political and feminist perspective. As a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic, Akhil has reviewed over 150 movies and TV shows in over half a decade.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) 38% EDIT “Doubles down on everything that made the first film so controversial. The level of sycophancy on display borders on the pathetic.” – The Long Take Podcast Mar 24, 2026 Full Review Made in Korea (2026) EDIT “A lazy excuse of a film made by an inept group of people with no idea what they’re doing.” – The Long Take Podcast Mar 14, 2026 Full Review Subedaar (2026) 64% EDIT “Anil Kapoor’s refreshingly muted lead performance and the film's disguised social commentary do not make up for its tonal missteps and a frustrating lack of imagination.” – The Long Take Podcast Mar 5, 2026 Full Review Accused (2026) 29% EDIT “An utterly misguided defence of a serial harasser, groomer, and all-around toxic human being.” – The Long Take Podcast Mar 1, 2026 Full Review Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri (2025) 8% EDIT “A pointless brand-driven travel vlog first half, which unexpectedly transforms into a combination of Baghban and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.” – The Long Take Podcast Feb 25, 2026 Full Review Kennedy (2023) 53% EDIT “A baffling narrative, vague rumination about corruption and power, and long stretches of inaction that don’t feel authentic to Anurag Kashyap.” – The Long Take Podcast Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Cactus Pears (2025) 95% EDIT “A poetic exploration of the road not taken or a pretentious try-hard desperate to feel important.” – The Long Take Podcast Feb 14, 2026 Full Review A Match (2023) EDIT “A deftly written, confidently shot, and expertly performed psychological drama about the commodification of women.” – The Long Take Podcast Feb 7, 2026 Full Review Tere Ishk Mein (2025) 29% EDIT “The new film from director Aanand L. Rai and his longtime writer Himanshu Sharma might be more offensive than anything Sandeep Reddy Vanga has ever made.” – The Long Take Podcast Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Kalamkaval (2025) EDIT “The investigative thriller, in which Mammootty plays a serial killer, is a dull, dour, and deeply frustrating film.” – The Long Take Podcast Jan 19, 2026 Full Review Haq (2025) 71% EDIT “Haq, the new propaganda movie starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi, is even more insidious than Dhurandhar.” – The Long Take Podcast Jan 6, 2026 Full Review Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders (2025) 80% EDIT “Is Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders more than just a way for director Honey Trehan to pay the rent, or is it actually worthwhile?” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 26, 2025 Full Review Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 66% EDIT “Avatar: Fire and Ash is the weakest instalment of James Cameron’s trilogy.” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 23, 2025 Full Review Dhurandhar (2025) 35% EDIT “Dhurandhar is vile propaganda whose influence will spread beyond even its target audience of unemployed youth and WhatsApp uncles. ” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 21, 2025 Full Review The Girlfriend (2025) EDIT “The Girlfriend seems like a direct response to the widespread misogyny of Indian cinema, but it feels disingenuous because it stars someone who has defended that very misogyny.” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 5, 2025 Full Review Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (2025) 20% EDIT “Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari is more like a sitcom written by a Dharma [Productions] committee than a proper movie.” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 5, 2025 Full Review Nishaanchi 2 (2025) EDIT “Nishaanchi: Part 2 features arguably the best climax that Anurag Kashyap has ever orchestrated.” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 5, 2025 Full Review Nishaanchi (2025) 67% EDIT “Anurag Kashyap’s Nishaanchi: Part 1 is a welcome return to form, and the long-awaited spiritual successor to Gangs of Wasseypur that his fans have been waiting for.” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 5, 2025 Full Review Lokah - Chapter 1: Chandra (2025) EDIT “Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra is perhaps the most overrated Indian movie of the year.” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 5, 2025 Full Review Param Sundari (2025) 7% EDIT “Param Sundari, the new film starring Janhvi Kapoor and Sidharth Malhotra, seems to make things up as it goes along.” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 5, 2025 Full Review Homebound (2025) 97% EDIT “Homebound, Neeraj Ghaywan’s second feature film in a decade, is well worth the wait.” – The Long Take Podcast Dec 5, 2025 Full Review All We Imagine as Light (2024) 100% EDIT “[T]he film’s bittersweet exploration of urban loneliness and the migrant experience, its depiction of Mumbai, and [Payal] Kapadia’s command over tone.” – The Long Take Podcast Sep 29, 2025 Full Review Mrs. (2023) 86% EDIT “Is Mrs., the Hindi-language remake of the acclaimed Malayalam film The Great Indian Kitchen, a better exploration of the same ideas?” – The Long Take Podcast Sep 29, 2025 Full Review Superboys of Malegaon (2024) 87% EDIT “In Superboys of Malegaon, director Reema Kagti unites three talented male actors in an inspiring story about ambition and friendship. But was she the ideal person for the job?” – The Long Take Podcast Sep 29, 2025 Full Review The Electric State (2025) 14% EDIT “The United Nations should probably intervene and impose sanctions on streamers for wasting over $300 million on movies like The Electric State.” – The Long Take Podcast Sep 29, 2025 Full Review
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