“Noblemen” blurs the boundaries between fear and fortitude!
First-time director Vandana Kataria’s Noblemen throws a fascinating allegory with William Shakespeare’s play ‘The Merchant of Venice’. The integration quickly…
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“Kabir Singh” is too obnoxious to pass off as a love story!
Let’s deal with it. There are horribly flawed men all around us. There are eccentric, unethical doctors whose methods deserve…
“Game Over”… Taapsee Pannu is marvelous in this original, unapologetic panic fest!
Midway through Ashwin Saravanan’s genre-bending thriller Game Over, we tend to correlate the key protagonist Swapna’s (Taapsee Pannu) tribulations to…
“Virus” is a masterful survival thriller that celebrates everyday heroes!
What happens when a comparatively well-equipped Indian state known for its excellence in healthcare sector gets afflicted by a deadly…
“Bharat”… A vulnerable film on family virtues often threatened by needless machismo!
There were days of promises – mother promise, God promise and ‘insert-your-favourite-person’ promise. Often stronger than legal agreements, these promises…
“Rocketman”… A less guarded take on Elton John’s life that merits to be ‘loved properly’!
A blingy tangerine catsuit, a headgear with feathers, horn and an outrageous, ballsy gait. As Rocketman opens, we see Elton…
“Ishq”… An engrossing thriller that also strangely contradicts itself!
Moral policing is one social vice that often presents a bizarre oxymoron. The victim can easily turn the perpetrator and…
“Hum Tum”… A magical romance that remains dew-fresh, 15 years down the line!
Indian cinema sees no dearth of love stories. Yet it is rare for a film to accurately mirror the mindscape…
“India’s Most Wanted”… A spy thriller that fails to keep you on tenterhooks!
Fugitive hunt in cinema comes with a certain unique appeal even in their usual absence of topsy-turvy plots. Comparable to…
“De De Pyaar De”… A formulaic family comedy that springs a pleasant surprise!
Family comedy is a tricky space in Hindi cinema today. Particularly looking at the volume they are churned out at,…
