“Saaho” converts its jaded plot into an impossibly confusing mayhem!
They say sensibilities are different for Hindi film viewers and for each of India’s filmmaking industries. As much as I…
“Yomeddine” caresses social outcasts with limitless empathy!
Sometimes, all it takes is a promise unfulfilled. Or else a wish unanswered. It isn’t unusual to feel an urge…
“Batla House” entertains despite presenting only one side of the story!
Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani’s Batla House confirms a strong belief of mine. Films are best viewed if we approach them with…
“Ambili”… Soubin Shahir shines in this over-sweet feel-good drama!
Lovable, do-gooder characters in cinema forever find takers. It does not matter that if the film they inhabit fails to…
“Mission Mangal” is a simplistic science film that is also obsessively religious!
“101 se shuru karna chahiye tha…”, rues a Hindu priest present during the launch of ISRO’s ambitious rocket GSLV Mk-III:…
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is a leisurely ride through the Tinseltown of yore!
2019 is perhaps the perfect time to spin a film-in-film spectacle staged in Hollywood’s swinging ‘60s. One where the borders…
“Thanneer Mathan Dinangal”… A flavourful rewind to high school bustle!
It is amusing how director Girish A D choose to title his debut feature Thanneer Mathan Dinangal. One that translates…
“Auto Shankar”… A moody crime series filled with strikingly photographed moments!
Series of serial killer biographies are those which fascinate us forever. That is also the reason why they become the…
“Judgementall Hai Kya”… A trippy, original experiment that sees Kangana Ranaut in her elements!
Halfway through director Prakash Kovelamudi’s Judgementall Hai Kya, we get to see a contemporary version of Ramayana becoming a key…
“Super 30” buries its possibilities underneath its ‘superstar safety net’…
Director Vikas Bahl’s Super 30 begins on a pleasant note. We observe the endearing Vijay Varma (of Gully Boy fame)…