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  • 'Bigil' is Vijay's show all the way

    'Bigil' is Vijay's show all the way


    For a film that speaks stridently on women's empowerment and the sins of sexism, "Bigil" is awfully enamoured of its male protagonist who all but preens when he is on screen. The camera clings to Vijay like a Siamese twin letting go of him only long enough for the incidental characters (and that includes leading lady Nayanthara) to let us know how privileged they are to be in the same narrative as Vijay/Bigil

  • "Housefull 4" is more like a haggard circus


    Give them some points for consistency. Maintaining the same low IQ over four films – and crafting it into a moneymaking franchise – is no small deal. By now, the makers of these "Housefull" films have chucked all notions of sensible storytelling and intelligent humour. Why bother? What matters is setting off a big bang hype before release, and the box-office math solves itself.

  • 'Wounds' is a horrific tale of cellphone abuse

    'Wounds' is a horrific tale of cellphone abuse


    Cockroaches are not the only creepy creatures crawling all over the frames of this subversive horror drama that takes the genre by its shoulder and shakes it hard. The end results are less stirring than imagined.

  • 'Made In China', faulty in parts

    'Made In China', faulty in parts


    "Made In China" is symptomatic of what's often happening in Bollywood right now. They have a concept driven by content that's high on blending entertainment and message, and the idea is original, too. Yet the effort gets lost in execution, hampered by unsure storytelling.

  • 'Saand Ki Aankh' aims well but misses bullseye

    'Saand Ki Aankh' aims well but misses bullseye


    "Saand Ki Aankh" aims well but misses the bullseye. The film is important for what it is trying to tell you, but the effort gets weighed down by an obvious obligation to tick-mark the diktats of commercial cinema.

  • Netflix's new Japanese film is a magnificent mess

    Netflix's new Japanese film is a magnificent mess


    For the want of a better way to describe this repugnant revolting piece of hedonistic art , I'd say "The Forest Of Love" is a monstrous epic. Those familiar with the director's deranged filthy overview of suburban life the inexcusable excesses of "The Forest Of Love" come as no shock. For the uninitiated this film is enough to put you off Japanese cinema for at least five years. Not to mention the serial-killer genre for a lifetime.

  • 'Diego Maradona': Superficial and lacks soul

    'Diego Maradona': Superficial and lacks soul


    Asif Kapadia's documentary on Diego Maradona, portrays the "God of football" -– the titular superstar Argentinian footballer -- with feet of clay. Yes, the film shows him as a rebel, a cheat, a hero who was revered as God, and moreover as a man imperfect and raw..

  • 'The Sky Is Pink': Sensitive but Soppy

    'The Sky Is Pink': Sensitive but Soppy


    The statutory note first: Don't forget a box of tissues. Sky, pink or white -- take your pick in colour but the tissues are a must, more than cola and corn. "The Sky Is Pink", Shonali Bose's most commercial film yet, rides exaggerated sentimentalism aimed to keep your tearducts working overtime while the show is on.