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All of You (2025), an Apple Original Film released on 26 September 2025, is a quietly moving exploration of love, timing, and consequence. Beneath its modern premise of a "soulmate algorithm," the story echoes an emotion that Indian 19th century literature captured long ago in Saraswatichandra. Both portray love tested by duty and conscience - one through digital realism, the other through spiritual restraint.
The difference lies in expression "All of You" unfolds through a full-blown extra-marital relationship, while Saraswatichandra let the same longing live through letters and silence. Yet both arrive at the same truth - that real love is measured not by possession, but by sacrifice.
Beautifully acted by Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots, with sensitive direction and elegant pacing, this Apple Original balances emotion and realism with rare grace.
Rating: 8.5 / 10.
The difference lies in expression "All of You" unfolds through a full-blown extra-marital relationship, while Saraswatichandra let the same longing live through letters and silence. Yet both arrive at the same truth - that real love is measured not by possession, but by sacrifice.
Beautifully acted by Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots, with sensitive direction and elegant pacing, this Apple Original balances emotion and realism with rare grace.
Rating: 8.5 / 10.
Regretting You (2025), directed by Josh Boone and based on Colleen Hoover's 2019 bestselling novel, is a touching exploration of love, betrayal, and the fragile threads that hold a family together. Adapted for the screen by Susan McMartin, the film blends emotional storytelling with a modern-day sensibility that feels both nostalgic and timely.
At its heart lies the strained relationship between Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her teenage daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace), whose lives are shattered by a devastating accident that uncovers painful family secrets. What follows is not merely a story of grief, but of rediscovery - of self, of love, and of the people we thought we knew.
Josh Boone, known for his delicate handling of human emotions (The Fault in Our Stars), brings a similar sensitivity here. The direction feels intimate and restrained, allowing the emotional moments to breathe. The cinematography beautifully captures the quiet melancholy of suburban life, while the editing ensures a smooth narrative rhythm between past and present. The background score, though understated, complements the film's bittersweet tone without overpowering the emotions.
Performance-wise, Mckenna Grace delivers a standout turn - mature, raw, and at times unrecognisable from her earlier roles, including her uptight brilliance in Young Sheldon. Allison Williams brings quiet strength to Morgan's emotional turmoil, and the supporting cast, including Dave Franco and Scott Eastwood, add depth to the interwoven relationships.
While the romantic flashbacks of the early 2000s evoke a sense of déjà vu - love stories that feel like "old wine in a new bottle" - the film's strength lies in how it reframes those sentiments for the 21st-century family, where perfection is a myth and resilience is the real romance.
Ultimately, Regretting You succeeds as a poignant family drama that doesn't shy away from imperfections. It's about learning to love again - not despite the odds, but because of them.
Rating: 7/10 - A heartfelt modern romance with emotional depth, graceful performances, and a quietly moving core.
At its heart lies the strained relationship between Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her teenage daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace), whose lives are shattered by a devastating accident that uncovers painful family secrets. What follows is not merely a story of grief, but of rediscovery - of self, of love, and of the people we thought we knew.
Josh Boone, known for his delicate handling of human emotions (The Fault in Our Stars), brings a similar sensitivity here. The direction feels intimate and restrained, allowing the emotional moments to breathe. The cinematography beautifully captures the quiet melancholy of suburban life, while the editing ensures a smooth narrative rhythm between past and present. The background score, though understated, complements the film's bittersweet tone without overpowering the emotions.
Performance-wise, Mckenna Grace delivers a standout turn - mature, raw, and at times unrecognisable from her earlier roles, including her uptight brilliance in Young Sheldon. Allison Williams brings quiet strength to Morgan's emotional turmoil, and the supporting cast, including Dave Franco and Scott Eastwood, add depth to the interwoven relationships.
While the romantic flashbacks of the early 2000s evoke a sense of déjà vu - love stories that feel like "old wine in a new bottle" - the film's strength lies in how it reframes those sentiments for the 21st-century family, where perfection is a myth and resilience is the real romance.
Ultimately, Regretting You succeeds as a poignant family drama that doesn't shy away from imperfections. It's about learning to love again - not despite the odds, but because of them.
Rating: 7/10 - A heartfelt modern romance with emotional depth, graceful performances, and a quietly moving core.
When Ego Died
The crowd cheered victory, but truth slipped quietly through the crack of a gun.
Ash knows no master; it clings to all who once held power.
She saw the lesson- that freedom blooms only after surrender.
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is a bold, combustible cocktail of tragic romance and political theatre. Director Milap Zaveri frames an obsessive love story against Dussehra's Ravan-dahan-letting myth, ego, and fate collide in an operatic climax. The film's power spikes whenever the spectacle narrows to two faces and a heartbeat.
Harshvardhan Rane is terrific as Vikramaditya-commanding in public, frightened in private, and ultimately human in the only moment that matters. Sonam Bajwa matches him with quiet ferocity; much of Adaa's arc is written in glances and withheld words, and she sells that restraint beautifully.
The craft team leaves a strong imprint. Nigam Bomzan's cinematography paints in fire and dust; the cross-cutting between the burning effigy and the fatal shot is the film's defining image. Editor Maahir Zaveri keeps the third act tight, letting silence breathe where speeches would have dulled the edge. The multi-composer soundtrack (by Kunaal Vermaa, Kaushik-Guddu, Rajat Nagpal, Annkur R Pathakk, Rahul Mishra, DJ Chetas) is a mood-board that shifts from celebratory pulse to elegiac hush at exactly the right moments.
The script (by Milap Zaveri and Mushtaq Shiekh) occasionally leans into heavy-handed metaphors, and a few beats in the middle stretch the inevitable. But the finale lands with bruising clarity: ego burns, love remains-too late to save, just in time to understand.
Verdict: A visually striking, emotionally sincere tragedy powered by committed leads and muscular craft. Imperfect, but memorable.
Rating: (7/10)
The crowd cheered victory, but truth slipped quietly through the crack of a gun.
Ash knows no master; it clings to all who once held power.
She saw the lesson- that freedom blooms only after surrender.
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is a bold, combustible cocktail of tragic romance and political theatre. Director Milap Zaveri frames an obsessive love story against Dussehra's Ravan-dahan-letting myth, ego, and fate collide in an operatic climax. The film's power spikes whenever the spectacle narrows to two faces and a heartbeat.
Harshvardhan Rane is terrific as Vikramaditya-commanding in public, frightened in private, and ultimately human in the only moment that matters. Sonam Bajwa matches him with quiet ferocity; much of Adaa's arc is written in glances and withheld words, and she sells that restraint beautifully.
The craft team leaves a strong imprint. Nigam Bomzan's cinematography paints in fire and dust; the cross-cutting between the burning effigy and the fatal shot is the film's defining image. Editor Maahir Zaveri keeps the third act tight, letting silence breathe where speeches would have dulled the edge. The multi-composer soundtrack (by Kunaal Vermaa, Kaushik-Guddu, Rajat Nagpal, Annkur R Pathakk, Rahul Mishra, DJ Chetas) is a mood-board that shifts from celebratory pulse to elegiac hush at exactly the right moments.
The script (by Milap Zaveri and Mushtaq Shiekh) occasionally leans into heavy-handed metaphors, and a few beats in the middle stretch the inevitable. But the finale lands with bruising clarity: ego burns, love remains-too late to save, just in time to understand.
Verdict: A visually striking, emotionally sincere tragedy powered by committed leads and muscular craft. Imperfect, but memorable.
Rating: (7/10)