Kathy Gibson

Owner of AccessBollywood.com, where I review Hindi films and post streaming video news about Indian movies and series.

Favorite films

  • Highlander
  • Kahaani
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

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  • Face/Off

    ★★★★

  • Kathal

    ★★★½

  • No Way Out

    ★★★★½

  • Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

    ★★★★

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  • Face/Off

    Face/Off

    ★★★★

    Face/Off picks a direction and just floors it for the whole movie. It's absolutely bonkers but 100% the movie it intended to be. The thing that stands out most now that CGI has been the standard for so long is how daring and impressive all the stunts are. That's a real guy flopping around on the side of John Travolta's speedboat! Also, kudos for the extended sequence where people repeat the phrase "face off" a billion times.

  • Kathal

    Kathal

    ★★★½

    A young police inspector in a small town navigates challenges in her professional and personal life in the comedy Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery. Writer-director Yashowardhan Mishra gets a lot right in his feature debut, even though the story loses focus as it goes on.

    Full review here.

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  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

    ★★★★½

    I'm happy to call out sexism in movies when I see it, but I think some have been quick to judge this version of CINDERELLA as a typical "damsel in distress" tale and leave it at that. Shortly after Lady Tremaine locks Cinderella in the attic, seemingly for good, Cinderella steels herself against her present circumstances, twirling as she remembers her night at the ball for what it is: a memory. She's not expecting to be rescued. She's making peace…

  • Meri Pyaari Bindu

    Meri Pyaari Bindu

    ★★★★½

    Meri Pyaari Bindu (“My Sweet Bindu“) puts a clever spin on a familiar story in a way that allows its talented lead couple to shine. Debutant screenwriter Suprotim Sengupta is one to watch.

    Bollywood is awash in stories about a man who falls for a woman — often based on the woman’s appearance alone — who then makes it his mission to win the woman’s affections in return. These one-sided romances are often portrayed as a matter of destiny: the…