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Sankalp: Lethal Weapons

'There is a fortune in stolen money, counterfeit notes floating around, and political...

Review: Ishkq In Paris is as stupid as its spelling

It's a bad film brought furthur down by a bunch of Bollywood cliches and a fading...

Why Rental Family Is A Feel Good Watch

Rental Family explores a simple question: If you pretend to care for long enough, when...

Review: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar is crass

The film is an informal sequel to Udayananu Tharam and is very disappointing.

Ranapati Shivray: Swari Agra: Review: Must Watch

Ranapati Shivray: Swari Agra is a riveting film that successfully captures one of the...

Review: Double Dhamaal, but half the gags

Inder Kumar fails to add any freshness to the plot.

Psycho Saiyaan Review: Weird!

Every lead character is nuts in Psycho Saiyaan, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Review: Mariyaan is a beautiful love story

This Dhanush starrer is a must-watch!

Review: Inside Llewyn Davis is another Coen triumph

Inside Llewyn Davis is a fantastic film, feels Raja Sen.

12th Fail Review: Terrific!

If Vikrant Massey does not win a National Award for this film, it will be unjust to an...

David Dhawan does it again with MPKK

Salman Khan's new film is worth a watch.

Rakht chills in parts

Rakht carries traces of a Ramsey film, but is worth a watch.

Expiry Date review

The best thing about this series is that the episodes are a little over 20 minutes...

Jery: No laughs in this comedy

This Tamil film is as drab as can be.

Punyam Aham is too intellectual

Director Raj Nair's debut Malayalam feature film with Prithviraj and Samvrutha has the...

Maine Gandhi Ko is a masterpiece

Anupam Kher and Urmila Matondkar's latest is as good as it gets.

Salman and Shilpa don't arouse interest

Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar is a disappointment from beginning to end.

Review: Akshay Kumar dazzles, Singh is Bliing does not!

Singh is Bliing proves all that glitters is not gold, says Sukanya Verma.

Review: The King's Speech leaves you speechless

The King's Speech reaffirms what most filmmakers take for granted, that a film should...

Ek Din Review: Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi!

Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi's Ek Din has an intriguing premise that ultimately falters...

Kaun Pravin Tambe Review

Shreyas Talpade plays the titular role with aplomb, applauds Deepti Patwardhan.

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Review: Tommy Shelby Returns To Save England

As bombs fall and fascists rise in Britain, it is left to an over-the-hill thug to save...

Freedom At Midnight 2 Review: Terrifying History Reminder

Whether Freedom At Midnight 2 has a political agenda, a bias or two will be read into...

Hey Kay Navin? Review: Sweet Marriage Story, But Superficial

Hey Kai Navin? begins to falter, because the show leans too heavily into saccharine...

Baahubali: Crown Of Blood Review: Intermittently Entertaining

Baahubali has generated an enterprise of television spin-offs, video games, graphic...

Assi Review: The Message Is Very Strong

There are moments in Assi when you will get scared, when you will get angry, when you...

Oops! Ab Kya? Review: A Matter Of Excess

There is much in Oops! Ab Kya? that continues to linger till the cliff-hanger in the...

Thamirabarani is worth a watch

This Tamil movie is routine masala fare, but watchable.

Jab Khuli Kitaab Review: Charming, Gentle Humour

It is a pleasure watching Pankaj Kapur and a radiant Dimple Kapadia, two outstanding...

Review: Punyalan Agarbatthis is enjoyable

Punyalan Agarbatthis is a well executed film with Jayasurya along with the rest of the...

Review: Go, watch A Death in the Gunj

A Death in the Gunj is not a happy film at all times, but it is very entertaining says...

Haq Review: An Important Watch

Made at a time when an insidious agenda can be read into it, Haq is an important film...

Review: Bholaa Is Quite A Trip

The real scene stealer of Ajay-Tabu's Fury Road is Deepak 'Deadly' Dobriyal, applauds...

They Will Kill You Review: Fun While It Lasts

They Will Kill You is the kind of film that works perfectly fine for a casual watch,...

Toh, Ti Ani Fuji Review: Tale Of A Rancid Relationship

Even with its flaws, Toh, Ti Ani Fuji stays with you because of how real it feels,...

Music review: Gangster is groovy

Music director Pritam churns out some neat tunes.

Jurassic World 2 Review: Predictable, yet petrifying!

'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is every bit a horror film split into predictable...

Review: Njan Steve Lopez is a bold attempt

The film has a problem with pacing and lags a few times but the director uses these...

Deadpool & Wolverine Review: Awesome Twosome

Deadpool & Wolverine is an example of confident film-making and unbridled enthusiasm to...

Bharathanatyam 2 Mohiniyattam Review: Very Funny Sequel

Bharathanatyam 2: Mohiniyattam emerges as a surprisingly superior sequel, boldly...

Review: Cycle is worth a watch

Cycle marks the debut of Veneeth Sreenivasan as an actor into Malayalam cinema....

Review: Nagarjuna rocks in Don

Nagarjuna as Don and Kelly Dorji are the focal point of the film. Their competent...

Valathu Vashathe Kallan Review: Biju Menon, Joju George Are Solid In Underwhelming Thriller

Jeethu Joseph's Valathu Vashathe Kallan works better as an emotional drama than an...

Not a good Honeymoon, this!

Reema Kadgi's new film is a sore disappointment.

Mast Maja Maadi is timepass

The success of a comedy depends on good timing, dialogues and comedy sequences. But...

King: A New SRK Experience

From the swag displayed in the King teaser, there is no dimming of the klieg light of...

Review: Love Breakups Zindagi is predictable

It takes debutante director Sahil Sangha almost half the film to establish the...

Farhan Akhtar doesn't get it right this time

His debut TV appearance Oye! It's Friday is very dull, and does not have the Akhtar...

Review: The House Next Door will spook you!

What makes the film scary is the way it plays with your fears and your anxieties, says...

Kasargod Embassy Review: Nothing Redeemable About This Badly-Made Show

Kasargod Embassy squanders a promising premise with weak writing, bad performances and...

Project Hail Mary Review: A Ryan Gosling Show

Like the best crowd-pleasers, Project Hail Mary makes you laugh, it makes you weep a...

The Rediff Review: Jism

If nothing else, Jism deserves credit for ridding the Hindi cinema heroine off all...

Review: Vithagan is silly

Watch only if you have nothing to do on a rainy afternoon

Review: Jannat 2 isn't a sequel, or any good

Leading man Emran Hashmi himself seems to lose interest by the time the interval comes...

Vaa Vaathiyaar Review: Karthi's Swashbuckling Entertainer

Vaa Vaathiyar ends up being a bland yet fascinating iteration of a masala film...

Pushpa: The Rule Review: Bloated Spectacle

What makes Pushpa 2 float is Allu Arjun's magnetic performance. The actor really goes...

15 Park Avenue is hauntingly beautiful

Watch the film. Forgive the small irregularities and pace. You'll step into another world.

Drishyam 2 review

Drishyam 2 fulfills all the criteria required for a blockbuster in terms of story,...

Mamla Legal Hai 2 Review: Retains The Show's Winning Streak

Mamla Legal Hai 2 draws humour from its assorted characters, crafting quirky storylines...

Laaga Chunari: a pleasant listen

Shantanu Moita's album doesn't live up to lyricist Swanand Kirkire's fine words.

Review: Brothers is so bad it should be disqualified

Brothers is loud, over-the-top and an exhausting watch, says Raja Sen.

Review: Shagird is let down by its leading man

The film is a cop drama.

Can Bollywood make a film as smart as this one?

Sreehari Nair reviews Ayyappanum Koshiyum.

Ginny Wedss Sunny 2 Review: Band Baaja Boredom!

Ginny Wedss Sunny 2 is a humourless romcom weighed down by lazy writing and forced...

Review: The Hundred-Foot Journey's got the recipe all wrong

The Hundred-Foot Journey is reduced to plot holes and factual inaccuracies of...

Mohanlal rocks in Hallo

Hallo is enjoyable fare if you like the Rafi-Mecartin brand of filmmaking, and Mohanlal.

Badass Ravi Kumar Review: Not Badassery Enough

Himesh Reshammiya does not have the swag or the acting chops to play a loose cannon...

Review: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is an intense story of love

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is a film about 'tedha love' -- crooked love, love that refuses to...

Review: Budhia soars on the strength of its fine actors, honest efforts

Budhia Singh: Born To Run is not so much a film as it is a passionate appeal to remind...

Too much Jessica in this Bachchan book

A review of the Jessica Hines book, Looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me.

Mercy Review: Flawed Exploration Of The Right To Die

The blandness of the script and the just about passable performances make Mercy a...

Fashion doesn't touch you

Fashion feels like a story that has been told by someone with minimal first-hand...

Khel Khel Mein Review: Game Of Phones

The chemistry between the motley bunch of actors works in fits and starts but Akshay...

Vaastu Shastra: Not for the faint of heart

Director Sourabh Usha Narang has skillfully manipulated sound and cinematography to...

LIK: Love Insurance Kompany Review: Colourful Futuristic Romcom

LIK: Love Insurance Kompany is an ambitious film for its setting, but underscores in...

Ponmagal Vandhal review

It is unfair that actors like Jyotika and Parthiban are wasted in what could have been...

Kaalidhar Laapata Review: Worth A Watch

Watch Kaalidhar Laapata because clean family-viewing films are getting scarcer by the...

Vel is slick and neat

Vel, an out and out commercial flick, despite absence of big surprises, has an adequate...

Review: Talaash music is assorted, enigmatic!

Every song in Talaash belongs to a unique genre and fosters the enigma of the film's...

Like Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2 Teaser? VOTE!

The Dhurandhar 2 teaser shows shootouts and and explosions, which just means that...

Khakee: The Bihar Chapter Review: Very Violent, But Real

Khakee: The Bihar Chapter: The picture is as ugly as it is grim, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Raaz 2: Worth a watch

Mohit Suri's Raaz: The Mystery Continues alternates between horror and suspense.

Bandar Teaser: Come For Anurag Kashyap, Stay For Bobby Deol

With all the talent involved, Bandar does look like it's aiming for something wild and...

Review: Bombay Velvet is an epic misfire

Bombay Velvet is an obviously shallow film, an all-out retro masala-movie with homage...

Review: Shakti is a wasted effort

Even NTR cannot save the film.

Review: Kaththi entertains with a message

Kaththi attempts to highlight the pathetic condition of farmers, whose lives are being...

SRK's classroom is fun!

The concept is super. The questions truly excite. And the program does qualify to...

Review: Ghanchakkar ends up forgetting what it's about

Ghanchakkar stops being funny somewhere through the second half, writes Raja Sen.

Vadh 2 Review: Sanjay Mishra-Neena Gupta Lead Gripping Crime Tale

Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta bring their A-game to roles that naturally suit their...

Shirin Farhad... review: Forty, fabulous and feel good!

Director Bela Bhansali Sehgal manages perfect casting in her fun directorial debut...

Ee.Ma.Yau: Four deaths, two burials and a film for the ages

Part of what make Ee.Ma.Yau so special is its ability to focus our attention on things...

Tadka Series Review: Cringe Fest!

The quality of the series of JioHotstar's new microcontent platform, Tadka, is...

Review: Raazi is a rarity

'It is intense, riveting, clever, dark, sad, lyrical, heartfelt, relevant and...

Chickpete Sachagalu is time pass

Chickpete Sachagalu has a good script but Magadi has not been able to get the right...

'Hawa': Tabu is the sole saving grace

Guddu Dhanoa's attempted titillating horror film fails to provide enough flesh or fright.

Jolly LLB 3 Review: Social Conscience Gets Witty

Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi and Saurabh Shukla are in top form in Jolly LLB 3, applauds...

Wedding.con Review: Eye-Opener!

Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams,...

Bazooka Review: Mammootty Can't Save This Thriller

Watching Bazooka is like trying to figure out a long drawn-out puzzle that never makes...

Two Much With Kajol And Twinkle Review: Too Little Newness

Because the four -- Kajol, Twinkle, Aamir and Salman -- have worked together in the...

Review: Bharath Stores is a sincere effort

The film shows the plight of petty shops as organised the impending FDI in retail take...