TOXIC

Editorial reads written here, plus the loudest posts online

House notes

After KGF he chose to be poisoned

Three hours fourteen, A, almost no cuts. Yash did not return as Rocky. He returned as a man the film can eat. The mass skeleton is still there. The smell changed.

Lead note · 4.5 / 5

Shape · 3.5

Long, but the dock holds

The middle can sink. Once paranoia repeats, the audience tires first. J. J. Perry's hits land heavy. They do not sparkle.

Sound · 4.0

Basrur scores Yash a third time

Tabaahi raises the temperature. The score in the film is dirtier. It does not lift you. It holds your neck.

Women · 4.0

Ladies & Ladies was the real trailer

Five women in one reel, then an A certificate. If you still walked in looking for a male rise with jewellery around it, the film had already told you to leave.

Opening · 3.5

A Wednesday is a dare

12,000 screens on a midweek Onam morning. The weekend is supposed to swell. If Thursday is thin, the length will be blamed first, then the certificate.

High-traffic posts

Sandalwood Desk

@sandalwooddesk · 8 Aug

Official trailer done. Yash is not showing off. Raya walks like he already died once. Geetu did not shoot KGF 3. Thank god.

1.28M 346K 21K9.1M

Lin Wan

@linwan_reels · 19 Aug

English trailer is colder. When the two faces meet I muted it and it was still loud. In a hall today.

862K 198K 14K6.2M

Arjun Rao

@arjunrao_90 · 9 Jan

Raya glimpse: 200 million plays in 24 hours. I will rewind the cemetery and regret it. That is how an A teaser should feel.

2.42M 713K 68K18M

Nora Blake

@noraonthecut · 21 Aug

CBFC: A, no visual cuts, 194 minutes. If you walked in expecting a clean mass film, the certificate already sent you home.

419K 97K 8,6422.8M

Min

@min_4dx · 24 Aug

Seoul IMAX is booked for Wednesday. A friend asked if it is worth it. Dual role, Goa smuggling, three hours. Pick your own seat.

331K 56K 4,1081.9M

Paulo D'Souza

@goa_oldmaps · 2 Jul

After Ladies & Ladies people mocked the women. You did not grow up in Goa. Women keep the books. Men pay them.

675K 142K 11K4.4M