Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Two performances locked in a duel, cut like an action film. It grips from the first cymbal.

It starts as a con comedy and slides, floor by floor, into something far darker. Flawless control.

Symmetrical, whip-fast, and far more melancholy than its candy colours suggest.

A chase film stripped to bone — quiet, patient, and utterly merciless.

A gorgeous, warm story about family and memory that lands its ending honestly.

Vast, quiet, and staggeringly beautiful — it earns every one of its 164 minutes.

A surveillance drama that turns into one of the great films about decency. Tense and deeply human.

A gorgeous, rain-soaked fable about greed with imagery that stays with you.

Warm, low-stakes, and delicious — a hangout movie that just wants you to feel good.

Two people, one city, one night, and dialogue so natural it feels overheard.

Sidharth Malhotra disappears into Captain Vikram Batra, and the film wisely spends as much time on the man as the mission.