Series Spotlight: Karisma Kapoor's 'Brown'Reviews
Review: Pele: Genius in the time of unrest
Football has forever blended deeply with Brazil's socio-politics and culture, and if there is an icon who continues to represent the sport stronger than anyone else in that nation, it is Pele.
Review: Drishyam 2: Slow burn suspense drama
The beauty of Drishyam lay in the finality of its end. As Mohanlal's Georgekutty buried the truth (literally) and got away with the perfect cover-up, there was hardly scope to dig out anything new, you would think -- for scriptwriter or cops.
Review: Girls Hostel 2.0: Good for a quick binge
Girls Hostel 2.0 rides the advantage of the ready fan base season one had built. Essentially, TVF and director Chaitanya Kumbhakonam don't try changing the narrative tone that clicked the first time around.
Review: Namaste Wahala: Crossover love story of cliches
Namaste Wahala harks back to the way Bollywood doesn't make love stories anymore. You have a boy and a girl in love. You have a fuming parent on either side who does not approve of the match.
Review: 'To All The Boys: Always And Forever' is about feel-good cliches
It is Valentine's Day, week and month, what could be more perfectly timed, right? To All The Boys 3 is your option if you're not in the mood to look beyond sweet syrup.
Review: Lahore Confidential: Absolutely, uniformly a mess
Few films manage a level of absolute uniformity in the quality they peddle -- in terms of writing, direction, acting and tech-specs. Lahore Confidential is that film. It is absolutely, uniformly a mess.
Review: Below Zero: Chaotic, compelling, claustrophobic tension
The Spanish action thriller Below Zero (Bajocero in Spanish) is an old-school, uncomplicated mix of suspense and violence that avoids too much focus on details or subtexts. The idea works in a way.
Review: College Romance 2: Fun while it runs
College Romance Season 2 is pretty much be summed up by its title. It is set in a college, there's lots of romance and frolic, and it is the second season of something we have seen before.
Review: Jeet Ki Zid: Celebrates will power
Jeet Ki Zid could obviously be expected to deliver a minimum quality with those traits. With more accomplished writing and execution, though, it could have been a great show.
Review: The White Tiger: Witty, wicked, well made
The idea is clear: There is no superstar-hosted miracle game show waiting to deliver you if you are Balram Halwai, 'dehati' driver devoted to a wealthy upper caste 'master'.
Review: One Night In Miami: Cerebral yet witty
On February 25 in Miami of 1964, Cassius Clay became World Heavyweight boxing champion beating Sonny Liston. The win is widely believed to be the point from which Clay's career soared.
Review: The Power: The Godfather gets a dated rehash
Mahesh Manjrekar probably made The Power because he wanted to play out his Marlon Brando/Amitabh Bachchan fantasies. You don't find much of a reason otherwise, for this film to be made.
Review: Tribhanga: Peculiar mix of brilliant and banal
The film's intention is undoubtedly noble, but the execution is not without flaws. The overall style is far too melodramatic to allow any sort of nuanced exploration of relationships.
Review: Tandav: Let down by weak script
Tandav opens with a raging kisaan andolan in Greater Noida over a government decision to turn farm land into a SEZ for urbanisation. Soon, the drama throws in students chanting Azadi slogans in a campus called VNU.
Review: Gullak season 2: Middle class quirks
Ordinary stories can be special, too. Gullak 2 endorses the idea with humour, conveying middle class India's quirks and foibles with uncomplicated zest.
Review: Maara: Visually striking but flawed
The first thing that strikes you about Maara is it is a visually striking film. That's also about the last thing that strikes you, because almost all else that goes on in between is lost in storytelling that is too lazy to hold interest.
Review: Kaagaz: Pankaj Tripathi tries to keep a dead script going
The merits of Pankaj Tripathi's new outing are dwarfed by the cliches that the film fails to resist. It is something that prevents Kaagaz from living up to the potential its storyline had promised.
Review: The Midnight Sky: Too tedious to thrill
George Clooney's new film is fascinating for the ominous mood it conveys visually. Set against the aftermath of a global catastrophe, the sci-fi drama has poignant core, too.