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Best of the Best is a 2026 comedy film, directed by Lena Khan, starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Priyanka Kedia and Ankur Rathee.
- 105 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon
- posts span Sep 10, 2024 to Oct 31, 2026
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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 6.70/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Nandini Balial of RogerEbert.com rated the film 2.5 stars out of 4. While they praised Ramakrishnan's performance and the cultural specificity, they described the story as akin to a Disney Channel Original Movie and lacking "artistic risk." They also critiqued the writing team being male affecting the characterization, writing "stories about brown women should be written by them too." Writing for the…
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60 of 139 · most liked firstI like that BEST OF THE BEST is a charming movie about honor and sportsmanship and BEST OF THE BEST 2 is basically STREET FIGHTER: THE MOVIE
positive · AI labelView post →put on BEST OF THE BEST to just have something on in the background but turns out i am a sucker for any martial arts competition movie no matter how mid?
neutral · AI labelView post →Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to star alongside Hasan Minhaj and Priyanka Kedia in new Netflix Bollywood comedy film, ‘Best of the Best.’
neutral · AI labelView post →🧵BREAKING NEWS: Beyond thrilled to report that the documentary I wrote & co-produced, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," premieres December 9 on Prime Video. The most frequently asked question I get about the film is when and where can I see it? Now I have an answer.
positive · AI labelView post →Best of the Best (1989) Directed by Robert Radler
neutral · AI labelView post →did you know South Asian dance competitions in American colleges are a very real and intense thing? netflix's BEST OF THE BEST captures that in a flashy & astute YA movie, with a great turn from Never Have I Ever's Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. highly recommend: www.avclub.com/best-of-the-...
positive · AI labelView post →A Different World on Netflix is VERY good and has something in common with Best of the Best (Netflix movie) The Forgotten Island (in theaters) K-Pop Demon Hunters And not in a good way ..
negative · AI labelView post →Excited to announce that "The Best of The Best: Jazz from Detroit" will screen in Ann Arbor at 4 pm, Feb. 2 at the Michigan Theater. FREE admission! I'll be on hand for an onstage Q&A after the film. Thanks to the University Musical Society for spearheading the screening. ums.org/performance/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh, so if you want to know my real taste in film, take a look at my ReelRank picks for Best of the Best. Agree with any? Or any where I'm flat out wrong? Let me know what you think. #moviesky #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →James Earl Jones had a ton of all-time bangers. But I'm not sure my favorite of his roles, Coach Frank Cuzo in Best of the Best, will make it into a lot of people's top five. It's unexpected -- like, what the heck are you doing in this movie? -- but it's my favorite. Rest in peace.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy Birthday to Barry Harris (1929-2021). Here's an excerpt from The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit--now streaming on Prime Video--that captures his bebop mastery. A long sequence in the film goes deep on his playing and role as a legendary teacher and mentor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWC0...
neutral · AI labelView post →It was a 4 movie weekend: Best of the Best Primetime The Love hypothesis Con Air
neutral · AI labelView post →PSA: My film, The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit, screens in Windsor, Canada. 7:45 p.m. Sat., Capitol Theatre, 121 University Ave W. Part of a Windsor International Film Fest celebration of Canada-US relationship on film. Post-film Q-and-A w/yiurs truly. windsorfilmfestival.com?open-film-sc...
neutral · AI labelView post →"The history of jazz is intricately linked to the history of Black communities in Detroit, and the documentary does a wonderful job of explaining how and why." A five-star review for "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit" from High On Films. www.highonfilms.com/the-best-of-...
neutral · AI labelView post →I think he liked it. "THIS is documentary filmmaking at its finest." " An amazing tour-de-force of utterly vibrant, wholly fascinating, and musically adept lessons about a city…and humanity." The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit premieres on Prime Video 12/9. onefilmfan.com/documentary-...
positive · AI labelView post →Showtime! A reminder that "The Best of The Best: Jazz from Detroit," the documentary film that I wrote and co-produced, will be screened in Ann Arbor at 4 p.m. this Sunday, Feb. 2 at the Michigan Theater. Admission is a FREE! ums.org/calendar/?mn...
neutral · AI labelView post →Attention fellow dance movie lovers - there's a new one on Netflix, Best of the Best, set in the maybe real world of US college Bollywood dance competition. It's a bloody delight and some fantastic dance sequences.
positive · AI labelView post →'Jazz from Detroit' Now In Paperback! I've been so preoccupied promoting my film, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," that I've neglected to announce that my book, "Jazz from Detroit," will be published in a fully revised paperback edition on Feb. 11. press.umich.edu/Books/J/Jazz...
neutral · AI labelView post →🏆 More Best of the Best picks are in, from Greatest Film Ever to Greatest Design, with some honorable mentions per category. @newt-and-hicks.bsky.social breaks down his all-time favorites and why he chose them: blog.reelrank.net/the-cody-who... Read it on ReelRank News. #FilmSky #ReelRank
neutral · AI labelView post →With "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit" now streaming on Prime Video, Tia Graham, co-host of "The Metro" on @wdet.bsky.social, had me on the show on Tuesday to talk about the film. I really enjoyed the conversation, as I always do with Tia. You can listen here: wdet.org/2025/12/09/t...
neutral · AI labelView post →An insightful, extremely well-written new review of "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit" by Tony Asankomah (GhMovieFreak). As the writer and co-producer of the film (and an author/journalist/critic myself), it's gratifying to get such a sophisticated response. ghmoviefreak.com/documentary-...
positive · AI labelView post →Oh, Canada! Happy to announce that The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit is now available on Prime Video in Canada (with optional French subtitles). If you live in the Great Hite North, please check out the film and spread the word. Here's a link:
neutral · AI labelView post →I know folks see this as an injustice and I agree. But I prefer to also see it as a positive. Many white counterparts have won & never remembered again. Remember that French dude from a silent movie & the dog? Me neither But MBJ just joined The Best of The Best Crème de la crème 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →#Junesploitation Day 11: 90's action! Keeping to 1st watches, I've gone with BEST OF THE BEST 3: NO TURNING BACK & boy I'm glad I did! Philip Rhee delivers a perfect DTV sequel, with plenty of fights, stunts & explosions, as Tommy Lee goes up against small town Nazis. #Actionsky #DTV #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →Watched Herman Yau's Best of the Best (1992). Sadly, no Eric Roberts, but it does have a baby faced Sammi Cheng in her first role, and some decent action. Pretty good! Part of Vinegar Syndrome's Made in Hong Kong series of compilations.
positive · AI labelView post →Noped out of Vengeance, felt like a Lars Von Trier version of a Liam Neeson revenge movie. Edgy horrible shit. Sniper GRIT is the Best Of The Best 3 of the Sniper franchise. It's also a weirdly gorgeous-looking film. Band Wagon was basically stress medication #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday
neutral · AI labelView post →The great Johnny O'Neal: There's only one of those! Here's the opener from his latest CD. Honored to have him on camera in "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit" and to show him playing and singing. Film officially premieres on Prime Video on Dec. 9. Don't miss it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnJJ...
neutral · AI labelView post →Best Of The Best 4 is the only Best Of The Best movie that is Less Than The Best (Of The Best). 1 is a solid and good sports drama, 2 is a Kumite tyle deal, but 3 is Phillip Rhee kicking the shit out of AmeriNazis and it's a joy. Good week. #LetterboxdFriday #Last4 #Last4Watched #Letterboxd
positive · AI labelView post →Fair warning to folks in or near the Hudson Valley north of NYC: "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit" is screening at the indispensable Jazz Forum in Tarrytown, on Thurs, Jan. 15. Doors at 6, film at 7. Q-and-A follows. Tickets/info: jazzforumarts.org/event/34001/
neutral · AI labelView post →Alert "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit" screens at the Penn Theatre in Plymouth, MI, 5 pm, Sunday. All seats $5. No advance sales; box office opens at 4:30, 30 minutes prior to the show. I'll be on hand to introduce the film and host a Q-and-A after the show.
neutral · AI labelView post →Best of the Best (1992) Herman Yau (co-writer/ director) Everything you expect in a Herman Yau movie from '92. Goofy scenes. Violence. Dangerous stunts. With Jacky Cheung, Ng Man-tat, and Sammi Cheng. Carrie Ng shows up in a small role. 📽 #SaturdayActionMovie #HongKongCinema #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →Depluralize a movie: Just One Dog Goes To Heaven: A Single Dog — Only the Goodest Boy, The Best of the Best — Will See The Pearly Gates
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix has announced the titles arriving on its platform in September 2026, including original movie premieres WHY DID I GET MARRIED AGAIN?, BEST OF THE BEST, and UNABOMBER. Plus, the SVOD premieres of STOP! THAT! TRAIN! and LIFEHACK. Here's the full list: whentostream.com/heres-whats-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watch: Netflix's Bollywood dance movie 'Best of the Best' gets a trailer #UPI
neutral · AI labelView post →Both Jones and Burrell are featured extensively in the critically acclaimed, new documentary film that I wrote and co-produced, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," which is streaming on Prime Video, YouTube and other platforms.
positive · AI labelView post →Can’t wait for this film! Directed by @gpbmadeit.bsky.social, she has surrounded herself with/collaborated with the BEST OF THE BEST! #ChildrenOfBloodAndBone youtu.be/_M6pAzLJkgk
neutral · AI labelView post →In honor the profound connections between @bluenoterecords.bsky.social label V-P/publicity Cem Kurosman generously allowed me to curate an Spotify Playlist for the label tied to my film, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," now streaming on Prime Video. open.spotify.com/playlist/3lY...
neutral · AI labelView post →Nice feature in Film Daily about "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," now streaming on Prime Video. Don't miss the Q-and-A with the filmmakers--me, Daniel Loewenthal, Roberta Friedmam--following the writer's survey of the doc's themes and approach. filmdaily.co/indie-film/m...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just Added: A fresh addition to "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit" YouTube Channel. Take a look at this excerpt from the film, subscribe to the channel, and, for God's sake, don't forget that the film officially premieres on Prime Video on Dec. 9. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWSq...
neutral · AI labelView post →'Best of the Best' w/Chuck Thomas from Atlanta Film Chat Eric Robert’s, James Earl Jones, and Chris Penn in Taekwando’s attempt to capture some cinema prowess. How can you not call it a Crazy Flick? #filmsky #moviesky #wwe #wrestlesky @moviemicroscope.bsky.social @moviesmoonshine.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →The book's success has changed my life in ways that are now both obvious to me but also animating the lower frequencies of my life, beneath my comprehension. One manefestation that I could never have anticipated, the documentary film The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit --
neutral · AI labelView post →For favorite bad guy in a martial arts film I'm going with Simon Rhee as Dae Han Park in Best of the Best 1989
neutral · AI labelView post →BEST OF THE BEST on Netflix is less generic than its title, and charming leads make this very watchable. It's exactly what you expect college dance competition movie to be, so if you like that sort of thing, you'll enjoy this Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, of my beloved NEVER HAVE I EVER, remains fantastic
positive · AI labelView post →Would that we could have gotten a Best of the Best road trip movie where the gang + Koreans are traveling the world doing the Kung Fu thing. Just helping people in need and maybe solving the occasional mystery.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Best of the Best' with @atlfilmchat.bsky.social Eric Robert’s, James Earl Jones, and Chris Penn in Taekwando’s attempt to capture some cinema prowess. How can you not call it a Crazy Flick? #moviesky #mma #filmsky @cinemajaw.bsky.social @filmjunk.bsky.social @moviejems.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →'Best of the Best' w/Chuck Thomas from Atlanta Film Chat Eric Robert’s, James Earl Jones, and Chris Penn in Taekwando’s attempt to capture some cinema prowess. How can you not call it a Crazy Flick? #moviesky #filmsky #packers #nfl #football @ccinemapodcast.bsky.social @thenovaofcass.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →'Best of the Best' with @atlfilmchat.bsky.social Eric Robert’s, James Earl Jones, and Chris Penn in Taekwando’s attempt to capture some cinema prowess. How can you not call it a Crazy Flick? #moviesky #filmsky #capcom @schlocklustervideo.bsky.social @videostoreheiress.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished my review script for BLACK CANARY BEST OF THE BEST #1. Should be able to film when I get back home later today.
neutral · AI labelView post →Now watching: martial arts movie "classic" Best of the Best 2 - starring Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, and CHRIS PENN Also Ralf Miller, aka the Germania guy from Gladiator! Ten year old me thought this was the shit, I haven't seen it since. I'm sure it holds up
neutral · AI labelView post →REVIEW: ‘Best of the Best’ College Coming-Of-Age Right
neutral · AI labelView post →Filmspotting SVU! Listen to Matt Singer and I discuss "Best of the Best" - a very entertaining dance competition movie on Netflix. There's also a lot else going on in this episode, including a THRILLING trivia game. open.spotify.com/episode/6BMK...
neutral · AI labelView post →Many thanks for the kind words. And now that you've read the book, you can see the film: The critically acclaimed documentary "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," which I wrote and coproduced, is now streaming on Prime Video and YouTube. Please check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM-J...
neutral · AI labelView post →Need a good movie? Watch these 10 at home now, including "Best of the Best" and "Rich Flu." All are free on your streaming services.
neutral · AI labelView post →Best of the Best is a much better movie than it has any right to be I've never seen any of the sequels but now I'm curious
positive · AI labelView post →New Video posted: A brief excerpt from "he Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit summarizes a major theme of the film: You can’t tell the history of jazz without telling the history of jazz from Detroit. Premiering on Prime Video starting on Dec. 9. Don't miss it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAac...
neutral · AI labelView post →'Best of the Best' w/Chuck from Atlanta Film Chat Eric Robert’s, James Earl Jones, & Chris Penn in Taekwando’s attempt to capture some cinema prowess. Definitely a Crazy Flick? #filmsky #mma #moviesky #nfl #football @cinemaautopsy.bsky.social @cinemabear.bsky.social @cinemabingbong.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →'Best of the Best' w/Chuck from Atlanta Film Chat Eric Robert’s, James Earl Jones, & Chris Penn in Taekwando’s attempt to capture some cinema prowess. Definitely a Crazy Flick? #filmsky #moviesky #mmasky #mma @actionmoviedad.bsky.social @fatdudedigsflicks.bsky.social @moviehangover.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →'Best of the Best' w/Chuck from Atlanta Film Chat Eric Robert’s, James Earl Jones, & Chris Penn in Taekwando’s attempt to capture some cinema prowess. How can you not call it a Crazy Flick? #filmsky #moviesky #mma @karatecult.bsky.social @karateandpoptarts.bsky.social @andy0liver.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →You are probably still crippled by Spotify's selection but any 80s list of motivational songs that doesn't include this song + Jim Capaldi's Tales of Power is incomplete Stubblefield & Hall - Best of the Best (Best Of The Best 1989 Film Original Soundtrack) - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmp5...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one of those movie titles that reads like a dare to critics. (See also: PERFECT, BEST OF THE BEST, UNFORGETTABLE, etc.)
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