Jainam Turakhia is an award-winning film critic at The Daily Planet with a deep passion for cinema and literature. He’s a multi-talented content creator, book reviewer, and podcaster who actively manages and hosts film festivals, with a special focus on independent cinema. A self-proclaimed comic book aficionado, Jainam has spent years studying the medium, particularly the cinematic universe of Zack Snyder.
In his free time, he channels his love for storytelling by writing poems and stories, and exploring the world through the lens of a hobbyist cinematographer.
"Avatar: Fire and Ash" prioritizes action over world-building, introducing new clans and darker themes, but struggles with pacing issues and repetitive elements. Character arcs vary, providing an immersive experience that is lighter on lore than previous films.
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For years, I wondered why romance or comedy movies stopped working for me. “Why don’t they make it like before anymore?” Despite watching hundreds fitting the genre, none managed to make time stop or fully absorb me. But maybe that’s the difference between a movie and an experience—you live the latter.
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"Nuremberg" explores post-WWII trials of Nazi officials, questioning justice and America's moral authority, featuring Rami Malek and Russell Crowe in a gripping, artistically rich narrative.
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Aparna Sanyal’s “Instruments of Torture” is a powerful, unsettling, and deeply reflective collection of eight chilling stories that descend straight into the labyrinths of the human mind. Each story begins with the name of a medieval torture device, which then evolves into a haunting philosophical and psychological metaphor. What starts as a symbol of pain or punishment transforms into a meditation on what trauma truly means—how it is inflicted, processed, and transcended.
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Adapted from the bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover, the 2025 romantic drama “Regretting You” is centered on the strained relationship between Morgan Grant and her teenage daughter, Clara, in a small North Carolina town. Their lives are brutally upended when a tragic car accident claims both Morgan’s husband, Chris, and her younger sister, Jenny. The immediate tragedy spirals into overwhelming grief, compounded by the devastating secret that Chris and Jenny were having an affair—the catalyst for their deaths.
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After spending over 100 hours across IO Interactive’s “Hitman: World of Assassination,” I can confidently say this is one of the most rewarding stealth experiences ever crafted. The more you play, the deeper it grips you. Every mission — from silent infiltrations to chaotic improvisations — feels handcrafted to test your patience, strategy, and creativity in the art of assassination.
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The Fury by Alex Michaelides is a fascinating paradox — a fast read that feels deliberately slow-paced. Clocking in at the perfect length for a thriller, it’s an intense, deeply psychological study of one man’s fractured mind. The novel’s singular focus on its narrator, Elliot Chase, makes it more than a conventional mystery — it’s an exploration of ego, loneliness, and self-delusion.
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“Tron: Ares” is a visual masterpiece. From the opening frame, the film pulls you into its dark, glowing world with striking blacks, whites, reds, and yellows that pop beautifully on the big screen.
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“Peacemaker” Season 2 starts strong but ends up stumbling on its own wild energy. James Gunn’s DCU run has always been a bold and unpredictable journey, and this season captures that spirit — but not always in the best way.
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“Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman is a profoundly heartwarming story about humanity in all its messy, beautiful glory. It’s funny, compassionate, comforting, wise—and a little silly in the best possible way. Backman has this rare gift of making you sob like a baby and giggle like one too, all while slipping in life lessons so effortlessly that you barely notice how much wiser you’re getting.
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