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Review: The Family Man 2: Binge therapy
"The Family Man 2" crafts its fictional action drama referencing subcontinental socio-politics. Mainly centred on the Sri Lankan Tamil rebel movement, the plot incorporates an Indian Prime Minister concerned about China's need to gain strategic advantage in Indian Ocean and Pakistan's swing towards ultra-Right as necessary mentions.
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Review: Maharani: Of Huma, drama and Bihar politics hungama
"Maharani" tells a story that could seem bizarre in many parts of the world (the observation is pertinent because, dropped on OTT, the series does vie for international eyeballs).
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Review: 'Friends: The Reunion': The one that flew down memory lane
"Friends: The Reunion" was never really meant to reload the hysteria. The purpose was always to remind the world that the hysteria still exists. Seventeen years after the original series ended its decade's run, the reunion special was essentially aimed at reiterating the fact that nostalgia around the series is still intact.
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Review: Army Of The Dead: Ocean's Eleven gets a zombie remix
"Ocean's Eleven" gets a zombie remix in Zack Snyder's latest, as Dave Bautista and company infiltrate undead-infested Las Vegas Strip to try and walk away with a fat load of cash against all odds.
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Review: Sardar Ka Grandson: Boredom on the house
The problem with "Sardar Ka Grandson" is not that it loses the plot on an absolutely wonky idea. The problem is the film and its makers fail to capitalise on the one asset they truly had.
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Review: The Climb: Winsome indie humour
"The Climb" is a 'bromantic comedy' that hits the road running -- or cycling if you may, given the opening scene. Friends Mike (Michael Angelo Covino) and Kyle (Kyle Marvin) are struggling uphill on racer bikes. Huffing for breath, Kyle announces joyously that he is about to get married.
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Review: Radhe: Salman Khan's chaos of set pieces
You couldn't care less, of course if you are a Salman fan, you weren't logging in for the sake of story. You're in it to watch all that goes on in between, when the 'story' isn't interfering with what Salman Khan needs to do on screen to reaffirm his Bollywood superstardom.
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Review: Ammonite: Winslet and Ronan shine in sensitive film
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan play out an intense romance in Francis Lee's bleak new arthouse effort that weaves fiction and speculation into a fabric of facts.
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Review: Photo Prem: Snapshots of feel-good humour
Fifty-something Maee hates being clicked. Which in turn leads to a peculiar problem. She realises there's no decent photograph of her in the house. That's no petty issue if you consider your primary source of remembrance, when you're no more, will be the picture that hangs in the living room. So, Maee decides she must fix the situation.
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Review: The Disciple: Hits the notes of excellence
Chaitanya Tamhane's new film intricately weaves diverse threads. It talks of the state of Hindustani Classical music and its 'Guru-Shishya parampara'.
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Review: The Current War: Low-voltage drama
You could counter that, of course, arguing there is no documented evidence to the contrary either. And in any case, never mind that the film is pitched as historical drama, we understand that history has never really been Hollywood's strongest subjects. We will take the War with a pinch of salt.
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Review: Last Moment Of Clarity: Neo-noir effort lacks edge
You don't get too many neo-noir thrillers these days and Brothers Krisel -- Colin and James -- have pitched "Last Moment Of Clarity" as a new entrant in the genre pool. Which seemed exciting, as you settled down to watch.
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Review: Kathmandu Connection: Cop 'n' gangster drama with few twists
"Kathmandu Connection" is a cop-and-gangster drama that tries doing more than use these prototypes to set up a crime thriller.
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Review: Another Round: Mads Mikkelsen served with heady twist
Midlife crisis gets a heady twist in Thomas Vinterberg's tragicomedy, serving Mads Mikkelsen on the rocks. "Another Round" (titled "Druk" in original Danish version) kicks in its plot by reversing the premise of alcoholism as cinema normally peddles it.
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Review: Ajeeb Daastaans: Take the sloppy with the smooth
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
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Review: Hello Charlie: Mindless monkey mayhem
"Hello Charlie" is one of those 'fun films' where you struggle to recall a single gag that was funny enough, within two minutes that the end credits have rolled.
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Review: The Big Bull: Big bore
Forget comparisons. Even if you willingly dismiss the idea of sizing up "The Big Bull" against "Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story", Abhishek Bachchan's new film is a washout from the word go.
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Review: Joji: Macbeth in the time of masks
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
