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Siddhant Adlakha

Siddhant Adlakha

Siddhant Adlakha is a film critic for various publications including The New York Times, Vulture, The Guardian and Empire Magazine, as well as a video essay writer for CineFix. He’s a member of the New York Film Critics Circle, and his work for IGN has won several L.A. Press Club awards, including Best Film Criticism at the 64th Southern California Journalism Awards.

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‘Salvation’ Review: A Haunting Gaze at Violent Persecution

Through dreams and nightmares, Turkish filmmaker Emin Alper explores political violence in ‘Salvation,’ his bleak vision of human hatred.

February 25, 2026
Festivals

‘Ghost in the Cell’ Review: Indonesian Action-Horror-Comedy Nearly Sticks the Landing

Joko Anwar’s anything-goes genre mashup ‘Ghost in the Cell’ laces prison drama with political commentary, dance routines, and bloodshed.

February 22, 2026
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‘Saccharine’ Review: Body Horror Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

'Saccharine,' the latest from ‘Relic’ director Natalie Erika James, is a weight loss body-horror drama that ends up dull and self-defeating.

February 19, 2026
Reviews

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Beauty and Misery Collide in Nia DaCosta’s Skillful Sequel

Siddhant Adlakha explains how '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' follows up 2025's sequel in ways both gloomy and surprisingly intimate.

January 13, 2026
Reviews

‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: Chris Stuckmann Covers the Hits in His Part-Found Footage Debut

Former YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann sidesteps his own most interesting ideas in 'Shelby Oaks' in favor of the familiar.

October 24, 2025