Series Spotlight: Karisma Kapoor's 'Brown'Reviews
'Gumnaami' re-opens uncomfortable questions on Subhash Bose
Srijit Mukherjee is unarguably the most prolific filmmaker of contemporary Bengali cinema. He switches from intimate human portraits to wide-canvassed bio-pics with the ease and fluency of a pro.
'War' could have been named 'Bore'
Strictly speaking, "War" is not a film. It is a smart product manufactured to gyp you with a hard sell
Review: 'Joker': Brilliant performance nails the character
For those unaware of the DC comic universe, the Joker is the supervillain who appeared in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film the Dark Knight. He gave the superhero Batman a tough time.
Review: 'Bard Of Blood': Bard To Worse
Terrorism is a terrible tragedy. Reducing terrorism to a formula-for-thrills situation is the worst tragedy.
Review: 'Abominable': Adorable and occasionally magical
by troy ribeiro"abominable"; cast: chloe bennet, tenszing norgay trainor, albert tsai, eddie izzard, sarah paulson, tsai chin, michelle wong; director: jill culton; rating: ** and 1/2 (two and half stars)
'Hustlers': Appears like an overtly glamourised documentary
by troy ribeiro"hustlers"; cast: constance wu, jennifer lopez, julia stiles, keke palmer, lili reinhart, mercedes ruehl, cardi b, lizzo, madeline brewer; direction: lorene scafaria; rating: *** (three stars)
Review: 'The Family Man': An 'Unputdownable' series
by subhash k. jhathe family man(amazon prime video); cast: manoj bajpai, sharib hashmi, priyamani; direction: raj nidimoru and krishna dk; rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars)
Review: 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas': Heartbreaking for wrong reasons
There is much that's beautiful in Sunny Deol's debut film for his son, the handsome and earnest Karan Deol. Scenic Manali, for one.
Review: 'Prassthanam': Maximum chaos, mediocre impact
"prassthanam"; cast: sanjay dutt, jackie shroff, manisha koirala, ali fazal; direction: deva katta; rating: * * and 1/2 (two and half stars)
'Tall Girl' is Netflix's silliest feature to date
Hold on! In a world plagued by problems such as nuclear warfare and cancer we are supposed to sympathise with a girl simply because she is taller than her friends?!
Review: 'Rambo: Last Blood': Stallone holds his steed
by troy ribeirofilm: "rambo: last blood"; cast: sylvester stallone, sergio peris- mencheta, yvette monreal, adriana barraza, paz vega, oscar jaenada, joaquin cosio, genie kim aka yenah han; direction: adrian grunberg; rating: ** and 1/2
Review: 'The Zoya Factor': Works in fits and starts
A rom-com centred on cricket would seem like a winning pitch. Sonam K. Ahuja's new release is less ambitious about pushing an unconventional theme than her last, "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Lagaa", which makes this film more box-office-friendly and far more obvious in what it sets out to narrate.
Blinded By Light: Winner all the way
blinded by the light (netflix release); cast: viveik kalra, aaron phagura, nell williams; direction: gurinder chadha; rating: *** and 1/2 (three and a half stars)by subhash k jha
Review: Dream Girl': Laugh while it lasts
"dream girl"; cast: ayushmann khurrana, annu kapoor, nushrat bharucha; direction: raaj shaandilyaa; rating: * * * (three stars)
Review: 'Section 375': Akshaye shines in relevant film
"section 375"; cast: akshaye khanna, richa chadha, meera chopra, rahul bhat; direction: ajay bahl; rating: * * * & 1/2 stars (three and half stars)
'Late Night' is an entertaining satire
I can't recall the last time when I had so much fun watching a film. For one, the imploding tensions of this tale of gender conflict and de-escalating aspirations,
'Falling Inn Love' is Netflix's homage to puerility
In spite of the extra 'n' (creating a vapid pun for corny consumption), the title took me back to the Robert De Niro-Meryl Streep 1984 romantic classic.
'IT: Chapter Two': Perfect casting elevates potboiler
What happens when you have a wafer-thin story and want to stretch the narrative for nearly three hours? You would definitely land up with an incredulous plot with a subjective scheme.