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The writer is a film critic and has been reviewing films for over 15 years. He also writes on music, art

The film rarely gives us any insights into her inner being and instead focuses only on incessant bombings and devastation that the Taliban has been infamous for.

Gul Makai movie review: Malala biopic a harmless bore!

It takes a certain touch to pull it off, and here, neither the director nor the writers seem to have it!

1 Feb 2020 1:22 AM

The film that is a remake of an Argentinian film Igualita a mi is warmly touching as it deals with a man who refuses to grow up, and instead, loves life to the hilt as a single life that is more of a prolonged adolescence.

Jawaani Jaaneman movie review: Cool dude Saif nails it, again!

Among the cast, itâ€™s a team effort with everyone working together in harmony to get the job done to great effect.

1 Feb 2020 1:20 AM

Jai Mummy Di is a story of conflicting dynamics between mothers of protagonists and how it affects them and their two respective families.

Jai Mummy Di movie review: Tired momcom fails to amuse

In many Hindi films that try to be different, our heroes are either larger than life, or epitomes of perfection.

19 Jan 2020 12:40 AM

Darbar poster.

Darbar movie review: Itâ€™s Rajini all the way, again!

If you are with Adithya, the violence would look gratuitous, and the revenge would naturally look like aggression and...

11 Jan 2020 8:19 PM

With the promise of a relaxed sensibility, the film moves on with a pace where its hard to remain cynical.

Bhangra Paa Le movie review: Sunny Kaushalâ€™s natural charm works!

Bhangra Paa Le in the conventional sense is a truly â€œhatkeâ€ story.

3 Jan 2020 9:12 PM

A still from frilm Sab Kushal Mangal

Sab Kushal Mangal movie review: Nothing mangal, just some ripple...

Babu Bhandari (Akshaye Khanna), a local politician in Karnalganj in Bihar, is more of a goon whose word is everyoneâ€™s...

3 Jan 2020 9:10 PM

Commando 3

Commando 3 movie review: Cinematic pop patriotism fails to impress!

Understandably, other than his charismatic and prefect body, thereâ€™s not much to go gaga over his talent accessories.

30 Nov 2019 2:01 AM

The film trusts its audience to infer its emptiness and no-brainer attitude.

Pagalpanti movie review: A notch above pedestrian!

The story (if there is a need to name a series of impromptu gags as a proper tale) isnâ€™t as flimsy as it sounds, right...

23 Nov 2019 7:53 PM

The film trusts its audience to infer its emptiness and no-brainer attitude.

Pagalpanti movie review: A notch above pedestrian!

The story (if there is a need to name a series of impromptu gags as a proper tale) isnâ€™t as flimsy as it sounds, right...

22 Nov 2019 8:40 PM

The charming Neil Nitin is obviously desperate to let us know that he is far better suited to play solo leads and not just play second fiddle to bigger stars. And he sure is.

Bypass Road movie review: Despite a suave Neil Nitin, plodding and...

Vikram, being the most sought after (and wealthy), is a target for several people and we realise that someone is trying...

9 Nov 2019 2:26 AM

The past decade or so, we have seen quite a few Hindi films in which a personal anomaly, a disorder, or an ailment has been the focus, that too, of the lead character.

Ujda Chaman movie review: Muddled and unsure!

The film is a remake of the Kannada hit Ondu Mooeya Kathe, but has been only adapted partially.

2 Nov 2019 9:10 PM

There is also a problem with characters not sticking to their balanced graph.

Made In China movie review: Neither a comedy nor a satire

Starting off with a promise, Made in China slips into overworked and unsophisticated mediocrity from where it never...

25 Oct 2019 9:36 PM