Plus: Reviews of ‘The Smashing Machine’, ‘Search: The Naina Murder Case’, ‘Kurukshetra’ and ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.

Anoop Lokkur’s ‘Don’t Tell Mother’ is a throwback to 1990s Bengaluru, a time of sleepy afternoons, outdoor cricket – and corporal punishment.

In Kannada film ‘Don’t Tell Mother’, childhood is magical but painful too

Anoop Lokkur’s debut feature, about the relationship between two brothers, is set in 1990s Bengaluru.

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Dwayne Johnson plays American wrestler Mark Cerr, while Emily Blunt plays his long-suffering partner.

‘The Smashing Machine’ review: Mixed martial arts drama slips out of grasp

Benny Safdie directs Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

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Konkona Sensharma headlines an Indian adaptation of the Danish series ‘The Killing’.

Review: ‘Search: The Naina Murder Case’ is a clinical, engaging whodunit

The Hindi series, adapted from ‘The Killing’, is out on JioHotstar.

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In animated series ‘Kurukshetra’, the ‘Mahabharata’ epic as a spectacle.

Review: In animated series ‘Kurukshetra’, the ‘Mahabharata’ epic as a spectacle

The first season, comprising nine episodes, is out on Netflix.

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Anshuman Jha’s directorial debut takes aim at British colonial rule over India.

‘Lord Curzon Ki Haveli’ review: A stilted, feeble comment on India’s tryst with colonialism

Anshuman Jha’s directorial debut is out in cinemas.

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One of the earliest serial killers to gain notoriety is the focus of Monster: The Ed Gein Story.

Review: In ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’, sympathy for the psycho

Charlie Hunnam leads the Netflix series created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.

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