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The Long Take with Akhil, Rohan & Devika episodes
- Bheed
Director Anubhav Sinha’s Bheed—out now on Netflix in a badly mangled form—attempts to condense India’s pandemic experience into one location and a handful of characters.
We discuss the filmmaker’s tendency to use his characters as a mouthpiece, his decision to present this movie in black and white, and his use of symbolism to capture the pandemic experience.
We also list down the troubling cuts imposed upon the film by the CBFC, and what precedent this sets for the future.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
27 min - Vikram Vedha
Vikram Vedha, the Hindi-language remake of directors Pushkar and Gayatri’s Tamil-language original, pretends to be smarter than it actually is.
And what it is is a loud, nonsensical actioner that has more in common with the KGF films than Heat.
While Hrithik Roshan is having fun as the antihero Vedha, Saif Ali Khan is too bland as his foil, the murderous cop Vikram.
We discuss the film’s complicated storytelling, the jarring tonal shifts, and complete lack of tension.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
31 min - Air
Ben Affleck’s Air—out now on Prime Video—is an old-fashioned Hollywood drama featuring charismatic performances and propelled by a smart script.
We discuss how the film avoids coming across as an ode to corporate America, and how it uses the grammar of sports dramas to tell an enjoyable and earnest underdog story.
We highlight the film’s best scenes, and wonder if its success could translate to an uptick in shoe sales for Nike.
We also chat about Matt Damon’s central performance, and the film’s decision to keep Michael Jordan literally in the shadows.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
31 min - Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor play semi-humans in director Luv Ranjan’s baffling new film, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, now out on Netflix.
We discuss the unbelievable plotting, contrived character motivations, and truly terrible visual aesthetic. How could something that reportedly cost ₹200 crore look this cheap?
We also talk about the casual misogyny of the story, its reinforcing of traditional dynamics, and the film’s reliance on dramatic moments over relatable human behaviour.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
31 min - Ghosted
Two charming movie stars, a director with a unique voice, and as many as four high-profile writers couldn’t salvage the new Apple TV+ action rom-com Ghosted, starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.
We discuss the film’s anonymous aesthetic, the nonsensical plot, and the worrying influence of the Russo brothers on big-budget streaming cinema.
We also unpack Ghosted’s pointless cameos, CGI environments, and wonder if Apple is headed down the same path as Netflix.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
29 min - Jubilee
Vikramaditya Motwane’s period drama series Jubilee—now streaming in full on Prime Video—is meant to be a loving homage to the Golden Age of Hindi cinema, but it often comes across as emotionally distant.
We delve into the show’s fascination for backroom drama, personal betrayal, and behind-the-scenes politics.
We also talk about the several pivotal moments that take place off-screen, and wonder whether the quality of visual effects and set design is satisfactory for a show of this scale.
Later, we discuss the possibilities of future seasons, and whether any of these characters have a chance of returning.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
33 min - Faraaz
Director Hansal Mehta’s Faraaz takes a real-life incident that happened in Bangladesh and uses it to make a political statement about India.
We discuss the film’s reliance on the “good Muslim trope”, and the odd choice to limit the internal debate to religion.
We also talk about the film’s tonal irregularities, its archetypal characters, and wonder who the target audience for something like this is.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
28 min - Gaslight
Gaslight—the new Disney+ Hotstar mystery—pushes star Sara Ali Khan’s career to newer lows. As the wheelchair-bound ‘princess’ looking for her missing father, she’s painful to watch in this film, which has no idea what it wants to be.
We discuss its dour tone, lack of visual playfulness, and consistently dull storytelling. We also talk about Hindi horror movies in general, and how director Pavan Kirpalani is completely unable to evoke any sort of dread, even though that was his primary objective.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
24 min - The Last of Us
HBO’s The Last of Us, based on the acclaimed video game of the same name, is an early contender for show of the year.
We discuss the narrative deviations from the source material, its staunch loyalty to the game’s themes, and the episodic nature of the series.
Along the way, we rave about the standout third episode, and speculate about the behind-the-scenes drama that led to original pilot director Kantemir Balagov being replaced.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
34 min - Iratta
Iratta, the new Malayalam-language thriller starring Joju George in a dual role, is on the surface a locked-room murder mystery about the investigation into a cop’s death. But after setting up its premise and presenting a tightly-wound story, it takes a left turn so jarring that it is never able to recover.
We discuss this jaw-droppingly incoherent, movie-destroying sequence, the film’s admittedly disturbing final twist, and speculate whether external interference is to blame for the overall experience.
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Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work.
The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Overcast, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at [email protected].
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Yet another movie podcast—by Akhil Arora, Rohan Naahar, and Devika Sreekumar. Burning bridges in Bollywood one review at a time. New episodes weekly.
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