Movie Review: News
05 Jul 2021
Movies On Netflix'The 8th Night' review: Not your usual creepy horror story
Karma, eternity, fate are what most humans believe in. Some call them superstition, while some say philosophy.
05 Jul 2021
Malayalam Movies'Sara's' review: Natural depiction of pregnancy issues, motherhood, and cinema
Women are capable of giving birth. But what if the act of parturition becomes the sole defining identity of a woman?
03 Jul 2021
Chris Pratt'The Tomorrow War' review: Great action sequences, but weak screenplay
Chris Pratt's sci-fi action drama, The Tomorrow War, has released and it's all about saving the world (Is Guardians of the Galaxy about that too?).
29 Jun 2021
Netflix'Murder By The Coast': When media trial, homophobia impacted judgment
The latest Netflix documentary Murder by the Coast is built around the murder investigation of 19-year-old Rocio Wanninkhof.
26 Jun 2021
Netflix'Ray' review: Surreal, eccentric, brilliant, and everything in between
Anthology series Ray based on stories by ace filmmaker Satyajit Ray is now streaming on Netflix.
18 Jun 2021
Kevin Hart'Fatherhood' review: Kevin Hart shows reality of being single parent
Raising a child is not easy, especially, if you are a single parent.
18 Jun 2021
Vidya Balan'Sherni' review: Vidya Balan 'roars' brilliantly in this one-woman show
Patriarchy and prejudice at the workplace is something women face globally, but this nuanced portrayal of a woman in a "man's world" is something only Vidya Balan can execute.
18 Jun 2021
Netflix'Silver Skates' review: A magical winter to fall in love
Netflix's beautiful romantic movie, Silver Skates, released recently.
13 Jun 2021
Kirti Kulhari'Shaadisthan' review: Road movie has potential, but turns into trainwreck
Shaadisthan, starring Kirti Kulhari, is now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
11 Jun 2021
Anupam Kher'Bhuj: The Day India Shook' review: Poignant, moving and important
Discovery+ original documentary, Bhuj: The Day India Shook is now streaming on the platform.
30 May 2021
Netflix'Nail Bomber: Manhunt' review: Disturbing, suspenseful documentary about far-right terrorism
Netflix's true-crime documentary Nail Bomber: Manhunt is now streaming.
30 May 2021
Telugu Films'Ek Mini Katha' review: Great comedic plot that stays under-utilized
Telugu adult comedy Ek Mini Katha, starring Santosh Shoban and Kavya Thapar in the lead, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
23 May 2021
Web Series'November Story' review: Excruciatingly slow; headache-inducing and convoluted thriller
Tamannaah Bhatia-starrer November Story is now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
16 May 2021
Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai'Radhe' v/s 'The Outlaws': How not to make a remake
Salman Khan aka Bhai's Radhe, which recently released on ZEE5, is touted as the remake of Korean action-thriller The Outlaws.
14 May 2021
Raj Nidimoru'Cinema Bandi' review: Its tragedy nudges, comedy makes you think
Telugu film Cinema Bandi produced by duo Raj-DK is now streaming on Netflix.
11 Nov 2020
Akshay Kumar'Laxmii' review: Akshay Kumar's film is nonsensical and wasteful
Laxmii is, more or less, all the things that you do not want a film to be.
31 Oct 2020
Punjab'Kaali Khuhi' review: Shabana Azmi can't save this unbearable movie
The last time Netflix concocted horror drama with a social issue, it gave us the enchanting Bulbbul. So, I put my faith in Kaali Khuhi, the streamer's latest offering in this department.
13 Aug 2020
Indian Air Force'Gunjan Saxena' review: Moving portrayal, but Janhvi fails to impress
Some stories need to be told. There are no two ways about it. The only question is how, or rather, how well.
01 Aug 2020
Bollywood'Shakuntala Devi' review: Vidya Balan couldn't save this unmoving biopic
They say good biopics are a rarity in Bollywood, and clearly writer/director Anu Menon is not looking to disrupt that notion.
25 Jul 2020
Sushant Singh Rajput'Dil Bechara' review: Sushant's charm, love, and the heartache
There are a few films capable of evoking as many diverse emotions as is Dil Bechara, that marks the ever-brilliant Sushant Singh Rajput's final offering to us.
25 Jun 2020
Netflix'Bulbbul' movie review: An enchanting but testing tale
Sometimes, it's challenging to put a film into a certain genre. Anvita Dutt's Bulbbul (streaming now on Netflix) is perhaps one of those. It's not a horror movie in the strictest sense of the term, but it's haunting in the way it exposes our deep-rooted issues of patriarchy and violence.
22 Jun 2020
Chhattisgarh'Chaman Bahaar' review: A modest version of 'Kabir Singh'
It's 2020 and the least one could expect was to see no more movies that may remind them of the disaster that was Kabir Singh.
13 Jun 2020
Amitabh Bachchan'Gulabo Sitabo' movie review: A rather bumbling affair
Gulabo Sitabo, streaming now on Prime Video, is a lot about the things that Shoojit Sircar's films have come to be known for: the simplicity and charm of daily life, for instance.
08 Jun 2020
ZEE5'Chintu Ka Birthday' review: A moving tale of family, war
On paper, the story of a Bihari family stranded in Iraq during the turbulent era of Saddam Hussein's downfall, trying to celebrate their son's birthday, sounds too ambitious.
28 May 2020
Netflix'Betaal' review: No chills and zero entertainment
On any given day, deciding to make a zombie horror show in India is a brave choice.
06 Apr 2020
The Viral Fever'Panchayat' review: A delightful ode to rural India
For far too long, the majority of Indian web series have paid too much attention to the urban milieu.
29 Mar 2020
Netflix'Maska' review: Manisha Koirala headlines this light-hearted but thin film
There is nothing demeaning about making or watching feel-good cinema.
27 Mar 2020
Hollywood#LockdownRecommendations: Watch 'The Shawshank Redemption' and get busy livin'
There have been a few films that talk about hope and optimism with such philosophical depth and endearment as does The Shawshank Redemption.
27 Feb 2020
Bollywood'Thappad' review: A slap on the normalization of domestic violence
Thappad is not just about one thoughtless slap, it's about all the prejudice and injustice that exist in lopsided relationships and marriages, all around us.
07 Feb 2020
Bollywood'Shikara' review: A beautifully crafted tale of an unforgettable tragedy
In one particular scene of Shikara, a Kashmiri militant tells his best friend, a Kashmiri Pandit, "Mai apne abba ko nahi bacha paya, tu apne abba ko bacha le, India chala ja."
20 Jan 2020
Jharkhand'Jamtara' [Netflix] review: A gripping tale of Jharkhand's cybercrime gangs
Jamtara, an otherwise ignored, underdeveloped city/district in Jharkhand, suddenly came to national attention a couple of years back, when police teams from as many as 12 different states visited the area and made countless arrests in relation to several phishing scams originating from there.
11 Oct 2019
Priyanka Chopra Jonas'The Sky Is Pink' review: High on emotions, lacks entertainment
Life, it's unfair. But I believe that's mainly because it lacks a script.
20 Sep 2019
Bollywood'The Zoya Factor' Review: Dulquer hits sixer, patchy-performance by Sonam
Halves can only take you so far. Anything that loses rhythm midway is bound to bring along disappointment, as it reaches conclusion.
13 Sep 2019
Abhishek Banerjee'Dream Girl' review: Ayushmann Khurrana shines in this flimsy rom-com
It would be quite unfair to have a bagful of expectations from a film like Dream Girl, but hurt strikes you when it promises to be more, and then fails to deliver miserably.
06 Sep 2019
Sushant Singh Rajput'Chhichhore' review: Sushant Singh Rajput-led film is formulaic yet fun
There are some films you really do not want to think much about, because if you go down that path, it will only ruin all the fun you had.
30 Aug 2019
Prabhas'Saaho' review: Prabhas leads this exhausting and insufferable action-thriller
When one is blessed with some Rs. 350 odd crores, the ideas could get grand.
19 Aug 2019
MumbaiNetflix's 'Jaoon Kahan Bata Ae Dil' review: Pragmatic, disturbing, thought-provoking
For the most part of Jaoon Kahan Bata Ae Dil (Netflix), you witness bold conversations between a couple, across places- on the sidewalk; in a restaurant; even in their bedroom (during sex).
09 Aug 2019
Mumbai'Jabariya Jodi' review: Mindless mix of melodrama and failed comedy
In the very first scene of Jabariya Jodi, you're greeted by a pre-teenage, school-going couple, sharing their little romantic story.
01 Aug 2019
Mumbai'Typewriter' [Netflix] review: Despite genuine performances, an unimpressive horror drama
Midway through Typewriter (Netflix), you realize that the show has all the right pieces (a potentially brilliant premise, great set of actors, even cute school kids)- it just can't put them together.
26 Jul 2019
Kangana Ranaut'Judgementall Hai Kya' review: Quirky tale backed by powerful performances
Braving to tread the road not taken is one thing, but to prove yourself right by triumphing along the path deserves a tip of the hat.
