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Movie Reviews
Movie Review | Operation Fortune: Savvy, classy and unafraid of poking fun at itself
Brash, bold and chock full of dark humour, ‘Operation Fortune’ is a fun watch for anyone who loves spy movies or action cinema
07 Jan 2023 6:05 PM
Neither we nor B'wood gives Abhishek the love he deserves; Bob Biswas does
Bob Biswas (Abhishek Bachchan) is lost to the world. He says he doesn’t know who he is, what he did, why he was in a coma for 8 years
05 Dec 2021 6:07 PM
Movie Review | Aurat ki jo izzat na kare, woh mard nahin, murga hai
Satyameva Jayate 2’s screenplay is a hash of four things — swooning camera, rousing mandir music, one-liners and dhishum-dhishum
28 Nov 2021 2:46 PM
Jai Bhim: Protecting rights and providing hope in India’s democracy
As we celebrate India’s 75 years of independence, this movie shows a mirror on our society
05 Nov 2021 11:00 AM
Movie Review | Killer nanobots? That’s no way to die, 007
The film’s plot is a mumbo jumbo of past sins, a sullen villain and a killer virus
03 Oct 2021 12:47 PM
Radhe Movie Review: This Salman Khan-starrer is dangerously bad than the pandemic
Salman Khan films these days don’t even qualify as films, in the sense that they are not even moving images
16 May 2021 8:48 AM
Pagglait review: There is life after some deaths
Bist has a firm grip on how the rituals of bereavement are played out by relatives in Indian families
27 Mar 2021 4:27 PM
Churuli: When gibberish pretends to have meaning
The eagle eye view injects mystery and suspense to the film
13 Feb 2021 9:28 PM
'Serious Men' review: Ancient prejudice posing as a post-liberal narrative
Sudhir Mishra's film based on Manu Joseph's book tells the story of a calculative Dalit on the sidelines of science
04 Oct 2020 1:40 PM
The feminism of Churails: Sometimes fiery, sometimes faux
But towards that end, it's is an excellent start
07 Sep 2020 12:31 AM
Review: Mulan as a live-action remake is breathtaking but is missing magic
“Mulan,” a Disney+ release, has a running time of 115 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
03 Sep 2020 11:14 PM
Sadak 2: This road to boredom is paved with eighties' cliches
Watching Sadak 2 felt like he had regurgitated the indigestibles of Sadak, which wasn’t a great film to begin with
30 Aug 2020 6:38 PM
Shakuntala Devi review: A feminist in a sexist setting
Along with Shakuntala Devi's dazzling mind, the film wants us to also see the warts and ugliness of this “amazing” woman
02 Aug 2020 3:08 PM
Dil Bechara review: Sushant Singh Rajput shines and overwhelms in his last film
Dil Bechara cradles an overwhelming grief over an approaching death
26 Jul 2020 12:21 PM
Bulbbul review | A fiercely feminist tale with characters from classic myths
Bulbbul’s story and story-telling are both shrouded in mist and mystery. It finds power in stuff left unsaid.
28 Jun 2020 6:11 PM
Aarya review | Yes, women’s heads and feet turn in rage
Aarya is based on the Dutch series Penoza (meaning, the underworld), which began airing in 2010, was a huge hit and went on for five seasons
28 Jun 2020 5:52 PM
Mirza Chunnan Nawab aur Fatima Mahal ki gajab prem kahani
In Gulabo Sitabo, Fatima Mahal is both, a character and the set it is the stage that carries, encases and showcases its cast of characters
14 Jun 2020 6:57 PM
Choked review: A plumbing miracle that loses the plot
Choked is concerned mostly with the family of three wife Sarita, husband Sushant and their bright but often neglected son, Sameer
07 Jun 2020 5:07 PM
Netflix dropped the 3rd season of Fauda (Chaos) and seems to be impressive
Season 3 set in Gaza, involves a wanted man, an undercover agent, an innocent family, an abduction and a new love interest for Doron
26 Apr 2020 5:34 PM
Unorthodox tells real-life story of a woman who escaped its oppressive constraints
Unorthodox, based on a book by Deborah Feldman is fascinated by details and the vivisection of a community
26 Apr 2020 5:20 PM
Columns
The EC has limited power to control the terms of public discourse
Mr Narayanan’s inclination towards maintaining a low profile and shying away from public acknowledgement
The image of the military as an apolitical entity has been getting compromised and drawn into vicious and divisive polarisation.
The fatal hostilities by the belligerents since 2022 has already had adverse effects on the food sector even outside the conflict zones.