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Film Review: Toxic Is a Scary Tale for Grown-Ups
My two very loquacious and articulate movie buff friends, coincidentally named Yash Sutaria and Huma Advani, came out of the movie hall along with me after we had watched Toxic: A…
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Film Review: Maa Inti Bangaaram (Hindi) Is a One-Woman Show
South Indian (especially Telugu) films, like those from any busy industry, can range from awesome to awful. Happily, this one (which I watched in Hindi) is nears the ‘very good’ tag…
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Film Review: 7 Dogs Is a Dud That Has Nothing to Do with Animals
From the 1970s to the 1990s, we had innumerable films named after deities or holy entities like Krishnavtar (Mithun Chakraborty’s non-starter), Gautam Govinda, Amar Shakti, Ram Avtar, Vishnu Devaa, Shiv Raam, Shanker Shambhuand…
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Film Review: Sammarth (Marathi) is a Devotional Saga
When such movies connect, they often do so on a massive scale: Hindi cinema lovers of the 1970s will remember the resonance created by Jai Santoshi Maa (1975) and Shirdi Ke Sai Baba (1977).…
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Film Review: Does Awarapan 2 Confirm That the Dark Hero is the New Box-Office Dependable?
A look at the 2025-2026 scenario shows clearly that, besides the Dhurandhar franchise, the films that have truly done great business are almost always multi-star films, nationalistic movies, comedies and horror comedies.…
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Film Review: DC—The Bloody Valentine is Crazy Ride While it Lasts
Lokesh Kanagaraj is a writer-director of a decade’s standing. He has also made cameo appearances in a few films. But now he chooses to make a lead debut, and what…
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Film Review: Ohh My Dog Is an Uplifting Love Story Between Humans and Their Best Friend, a Dog
It’s a canine carnival. The versatile writer-filmmaker, Amit Rai, who gave us Road to Sangam in 2010, I-Pad in 2015 and above all, the super successful OMG 2 in 2022, treks into another terrain—love between humans…
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Film Review: Max Min & Meowzaki is a Sweet Slice-of-Life Recipe
Charming and relatable, this small film is a wonderful departure from most “festival” films that, for a paying audience, are not at all value-for-money. Such films as Max Min & Meowzaki may…
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Film Review: Bol Bol Rani (Marathi) is a Niche Drama That May Appeal to Some
Murder mysteries are among the most engrossing genres of cinema. Whodunits, ‘howdunits’ and plain thrillers where there is no specific denouement are absolutely gripping segments of audience gratification. Raised on…
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Film Review: Ikka Joins the List of Classy Courtroom Whodunits
Courtroom dramas are a genre by themselves. Hindi cinema has seen masterful examples like the 1960 Kanoon, the 1969 Ittefaq (albeit based on a foreign stage source), Section 375, Aitraaz (also an adaptation) and more that blended…
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Film Review: Dhamaal 4 is About Entertainment for Kids of all Ages, Not for Intellectuals
If you wanna just have fun at the movies, then just book a ticket for Dhamaal 4. No, it’s not as in the elite comedy zone like No Entry, All The Best, the…
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Film Review: Alpha is a Mixed Bag of Thrills and Fantasy
It is termed the first film in the YRF Spy Universe to feature two women. Alia Bhatt is Sita, daughter to Janaki (Dia Mirza) and R&AW chief, Colonel Vikrant Kaul…
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Film Review: Baby Do Die Do is a Killer Saga – Literally
This is no do or die effort: after all, it is actor Saqib Saleem’s as well as co-producer Nachiket Samant’s debut production. But their ambition should have been loftier, and…
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Film Review: “Nagabandham” The Secret Treasure Makes Up in Scale and Dedication for its Overlong Length
Such movies are rare, and most of these emerge from the South. This 180-minute marathon succeeds in making up for its overlong length with its amazing visuals and VFX. For…
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Film Review: Welcome to the Jungle—But Only if You Want Entertainment
It’s the craziest romp you will ever go on. The film’s kooky ads spell it out correctly: ‘Fake Film; Real Jungle; Real Danger; Real Idiots.’ The plot is loony: an…
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Film Review: Cocktail 2 is a Spicy Tipple with a Sweet Aftertaste
If Dil Chahta Hai was revolutionarily modern urban for its time a quarter of a century ago, Cocktail 2 in mainstream Hindi cinema, is as avant-garde today as that film then. From conventional to…