Founder/Author
Murtaza Ali Khan is an award-winning Film & TV critic, journalist, and Radio/TV panelist (All India Radio, Lotus FM, NewsX, Mirror Now, NDTV 24/7, News18, ABP News, Zee News, India News, News18 Urdu, News Nation, India Ahead, TV9, Zee Hindustan) based out of New Delhi, India. He runs the award-winning entertainment blog 'A Potpourri of Vestiges'. He has been writing on cinema for over 10 years. He has also been contributing to publications like The Hindu, National Herald, The Sunday Guardian, Newslaundry, The Patriot, Huffington Post, and The Quint.
He tweets at @MurtazaCritic
As a mass communication professional and trained filmmaker, Khan frequently conducts workshops on film journalism, digital filmmaking, and screenwriting.
For queries related to workshops, lectures, sessions, etc. you can write at murtaza.jmi@gmail.com / murtaza@apotpourriofvestiges.com
Best of Indian Cinema in the year 2020
Along with some of the leading film critics in the country, Murtaza Ali Khan picked the best films and acting performances from 2020 for Indian Film Institute.
Best of Indian Cinema in the year 2019
Along with some of the leading film critics in the country, Murtaza Ali Khan picked the best films and acting performances from 2019 for Indian Film Institute.
The full list can be read at:
The following is a chronological compilation of movie reviews written by Murtaza Ali Khan for A Potpourri of Vestiges. Readers can click on the desired movie-title in order to access the particular review. The complete index of reviews published on this blog can be accessed here.
July 2020
Hanna: Season 2
June 2020
The Twilight Zone: Season 2
The Luminaries
La Patrie - Homeland
Widow of Silence
Choked (2020)
May 2020
Betaal (2020)
Illegal (2020)
Paatal Lok (2020)
Four More Shots Please: Season 2
Extraction (2020)
April 2020
The Irishman
The Platform
The Raikar Case (2020)
Panchayat (2020)
Maska (2020)
March 2020
Special Ops (2020)
Asur (2020)
Les Miserable (India Release - Oscar-nominated French Film)
Altered Carbon: Season 2 (2020)
Yeh Ballet (2020)
February 2020
Hunters (2020)
Rise Of Empires: Ottomon (2020)
Gul Makai (2020)
January 2020
Street Dancer (2020)
Dracula (2020)
Tanhaji (2020)
Ghost Stories (2020)
December 2019
Good Newwz (2019)
Watchmen (2019)
Panipat (2019)
Hotel Mumbai (2019)
November 2019
Frozen 2 (2019)
Motichoor Chaknachoor (2019)
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
October 2019
Saand Ki Aankh (2019)
P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar (2019)
The Sky Is Pink (2019)
Joker (2019)
War (2019)
September 2019
The Family Man (2019)
Bard of Blood (2019)
Zoya Factor (2019)
Section 375 (2019)
Chhichhore (2019)
August 2019
Yomeddine
Mission Mangal (2019)
Jabariya Jodi (2019)
Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
July 2019
Judgementall Hai Kya (2019)
Family of Thakurganj (2019)
Super 30 (2019)
Stranger Things: Season 3 (2019)
June 2019
Article 15 (2019)
Game Over (2019)
Dark Phoenix (2019)
Nakkash (2019)
May 2019
India's Most Wanted (2019)
Chhota Bheem (2019)
Setters (2019)
April 2019
Kalank (2019)
Paharganj (2019)
TVF Tripling Season 2 (2019)
March 2019
Gone Kesh (2019)
The Sholay Girl (2019)
Mard Ho Dard Nahi Hota (2019)
Kesari (2019)
Triple Frontier (2019)
Captain Marvel (2019)
Badla (2019)
Sonchiriya (2019)
February 2019
Gully Boy (2019)
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
January 2019
Bombairiya (2019)
Uri (2019)
December 2018
Simmba (2018)
The Accidental Prime Minster (2018)
Rajma Chawal (2018)
2.0 (2018)
November 2018
Bhaiaji Superhit (2018)
Thugs of Hindostan (2018)
October 2018
Baazaar (2018)
Badhaai Ho (2018)
Andhadhun (2018)
Simmba (2018)
The Accidental Prime Minster (2018)
Rajma Chawal (2018)
2.0 (2018)
November 2018
Bhaiaji Superhit (2018)
Thugs of Hindostan (2018)
October 2018
Baazaar (2018)
Badhaai Ho (2018)
Andhadhun (2018)
September 2018
Pataaka (2018)
Manto (2018)
Love Sonia (2018)
Manmarziyaan (2018)
Halkaa (2018)
August 2018
Stree (2018)
Ghoul (2018)
Satyamev Jayate (2018)
July 2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Skyscraper (2018)
Soorma (2018)
Hanuman vs Mahiravana (2018)
Sacred Games (2018)
June 2018
Sanju (2018)
Lust Stories (2018)
Race 3 (2018)
Bhavesh Joshi (2018)
May 2018
Raazi (2018)
April 2018
October (2018)
Pari (2018)
Aiyaary (2018)
Breathe (2018)
Love Per Square Foot (2018)
PadMan (2018)
My Birthday Song (2018)
Mukkabaaz (2018)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Black Mirror (Season 4), Episode 1: 'USS Callister" (2018)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Fukrey Returns (2017)
Love, Bites (2017)
Firangi (2017)
Tumhari Sulu (2017)
Qarib Qarib Singlle (2017)
Ribbon (2017)
Ittefaq (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
October 2017
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Secret Superstar (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Muavza (2017)
Chef (2017)
September 2017
CRD (2017)
Newton (2017)
Simran (2017)
Lucknow Central (2017)
Mughal-E-Azam [Play]
Baadshaho (2017)
July 2017
Mubarakan (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
Lipstick Under My Burkah (2017)
Jagga Jasoos (2017)
Shab (2017)
June 2017
Tubelight (2017)
Aamad (2017)
Raabta (2017)
Guy in the Sky (2017)
Love U Family (2017)
The School Diary
Baywatch (2017)
Wonder Woman (2017)
A Death in the Gunj (2016)
May 2017
Sachin: A Billion Dreams (2017)
Pagla Ghoda (2017)
Half Girlfriend (2017)
Hindi Medium (2017)
Sarkar 3 (2017)
April 2017
A Walk in the Woods [Play]
Baahubali 2 (2017)
Noor (2017)
Maatr (2017)
Begum Jaan (2017)
Fast & Furious 8 (2017)
Mirza Juuliet (2017)
Naam Shabana (2017)
March 2017
Poorna (2017)
Phillauri (2017)
Anaarkali of Arrah (2017)
Trapped (2017)
Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)
February 2017
Rangoon (2017)
Irada (2017)
Silence (2016)
Jolly LLB 2 (2017)
Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
A Good Year (2006)
Dangal (2016)
Amdavaad Ma Famous (2015)
The Duellists (1977)
La La Land (2016)
Befikre (2016)
November 2016
Moh Maya Money (2016)
Dear Zindagi (2016)
October 2016
Ae Dil Hai Mushil (2016)
Shivaay (2016)
Saat Uchakkey (2016)
September 2016
Banjo (2016)
Wah Taj (2016)
Pink (2016)
Bhuvan Shome (1969)
August 2016
Glas (1958)
Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016)
July 2016
Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2016)
Madaari (2016)
Great Grand Masti (2016)
Shorgul (2016)
June 2016
Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)
Te3n (2016)
May 2016
Veerappan (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
April 2016
February 2016
Wazir (2016)
December 2015
November 2015
July 2015
June 2015
Revolver Rani (2014)May 2015
November 2014
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Interstellar (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
October 2014
Happy New Year (2014)
The Judge (2014)
Maps to the Stars (2014)
Haider (2014)
September 2014
Finding Fanny (2014)
Boyhood (2014)
June 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
May 2014
April 2014
Mysteries of Lisbon (2010)
March 2014
Jinnah (1998)
February 2014
January 2014
Pacific Rim (2013)
Dedh Ishqiya (2014)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
December 2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
November 2013
Junoon (1978)
The Last Tycoon (1976)
October 2013
Barefoot to Goa (2013)
September 2013
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
August 2013
Madras Cafe (2013)
Stoker (2013)
July 2013
The K File (2012)
June 2013
Man of Steel (2013)
Dead Man (1995)
Three Colors: White (1994)
Jalsaghar (1958)
This Must Be the Place (2011)
May 2013
Broken Embraces (2009)
April 2013
The Brave (1997)
Blood Simple (1984)
March 2013
Get Carter (1971)
Magic (1978)
The Damned (1969)
February 2013
Duck, You Sucker (1971)
Hannibal (2001)
The Master (2012)
January 2013
Inkaar (2013)
Django Unchained (2012)
December 2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Talaash (2012)
November 2012
Life of Pi (2012)
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
A Pure Formality (1994)
Skyfall (2012)
October 2012
Chakravyuh (2012)
Twixt (2011)
Cosmopolis (2012)
Killing Them Softly (2012)
Fire in Babylon (2010)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
September 2012
Stoker (2013)
July 2013
June 2013
Man of Steel (2013)
Dead Man (1995)
Three Colors: White (1994)
Jalsaghar (1958)
This Must Be the Place (2011)
May 2013
Broken Embraces (2009)
April 2013
The Brave (1997)
Blood Simple (1984)
March 2013
Get Carter (1971)
Magic (1978)
The Damned (1969)
February 2013
Duck, You Sucker (1971)
Hannibal (2001)
The Master (2012)
January 2013
Inkaar (2013)
Django Unchained (2012)
December 2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Talaash (2012)
November 2012
Life of Pi (2012)
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
A Pure Formality (1994)
Skyfall (2012)
October 2012
Chakravyuh (2012)
Twixt (2011)
Cosmopolis (2012)
Killing Them Softly (2012)
Fire in Babylon (2010)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
September 2012
Anonymous (2011)
Amadeus (1984)
The Element of Crime (1984)
August 2012
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ( 2007)
Nosferatu (1922)
Gangs of Wasseypur II (2012)
July 2012
Queimada (1969)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Europa (1991)
Ra. One (2011)
The Turin Horse (2011)
June 2012
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Harakiri (1962)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Stalker (1979)
May 2012
Andrei Rublev (1966)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
April 2012
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2012)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Pyaasa (1957)
Kahaani (2012)
Aarakshan (2011)
March 2012
Amadeus (1984)
The Element of Crime (1984)
August 2012
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ( 2007)
Nosferatu (1922)
Gangs of Wasseypur II (2012)
July 2012
Queimada (1969)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Europa (1991)
Ra. One (2011)
The Turin Horse (2011)
June 2012
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Harakiri (1962)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Stalker (1979)
May 2012
Andrei Rublev (1966)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
April 2012
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2012)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Pyaasa (1957)
Kahaani (2012)
Aarakshan (2011)
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
October 2011
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