The Gorilla's Lament

Vishal Bhardwaj, writer-director of Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013), is perhaps best known for his trilogy of Shakespeare adaptations, Ma...

Pathaan (2023) is a movie with a lot to accomplish.  It needs to reboot the acting career of Shah Rukh Khan after the spectacular failure o...

War (2019) isn't just a big budget spy movie with improbable gadgets and even more improbable action scenes in exotic locations, it...

 As the title of Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) says, Tiger is alive.  Which is not really a surprise; both Tiger (Salman Khan) and Zoya (Katrina K...

Tiger, the titular hero of Ek Tha Tiger (2012), is a spy in the James Bond mold, by which I mean that he's not very good at his job.  E...

 I'm declaring April to be Spy Month here at the Gorilla's Lament.  What does April have to do with spies?  No idea, but it's Sp...

 Chashme Bahaddar (2006) is not exactly a superhero movie.  It's certainly not a big budget Bollywood special effects extravaganza, it...