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| January 19, 2018 | | Review: <I>Vodka Diaries</I>: Too dreary to enjoy
And yet the sham drags on for a couple of hours, accusing and amplifying everything in sight, to shoehorn its identity as a thriller, says Sukanya Verma.
<i>Darkest Hour</i> Review:<br>Exuberant bear. Shrewd fox. Vociferous lion
'The politics of it may be wishy-washy and the saviour at Darkest Hour's centre may well be a racist, an imperialist, and an alcoholic, but in Gary Oldman's nimble skin, smacked in layers and layers of prosthetics to resemble the heavily-jowled, cigar-smoking, portly penguin-like demeanour of the British Bulldog, it pretty much screams, "And the Oscar goes to"...' notes Sukanya Verma.
Review: <i>My Birthday Song</i>: A psychological thriller
My Birthday Song: An honest effort and a huge relief for movie enthusiasts, says Prasanna Zore.
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| January 12, 2018 | | Review: <I>The Post</I> is good, but not brilliant
'Despite Spielberg's noble intentions, The Post never rises to the level of All The President's Men,' observes Aseem Chhabra.
Review: Saif is a hoot in <I>Kaalakaandi</I>
He ensures he doesn't seem like a gimmick in the film, notes Sukanya Verma.
Mukkabaaz Review: Going for the tear glands with brass knuckles
'You walk out of <em>Mukkabaaz</em> feeling good about yourself, but unlike Kashyap's best pictures, it releases you from the responsibility of seeing yourself in it; the movie is darn clever, most of the way, but it hardly has any wisdom,' says Sreehari Nair.
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| January 11, 2018 | | <I>Paddington 2</I> Review: Sweet, snuggly sequel!
'While the kids are sure to learn a thing or two about good behaviour, it's the spirit of community living gently conveyed in scenes of <em>Paddington</em>'s selfless involvement around his neighbourhood that make the film a lot more timely than expected from standard children's fare,' notes Sukanya Verma.
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| December 22, 2017 | | <I>Tiger Zzzzzinda Hai</I> Review:Tiring, toothless, sequel
Tiger Zinda Hai returns to the same moronic space where it's all about slow-motion Salman, his checkered scarf, his fleeting shirtless-ness, his unrealistically beefed up body and a taken-for-granted indestructibility, says Sukanya Verma.
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| November 21, 2017 | | <i>Bose: Dead/Alive</i>: Pop-mythology series
'When Rajkummar Rao plays Bose with his tummy jutting out, Buddha Ears, his mouth puffed, and his talk straight, it feels more like an echo piece than a real person,' feels Sreehari Nair.
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| October 06, 2017 | | Every parent with a girl child must watch <I>The Silence</I>
The Silence's message is so overpowering, so overwhelming that a stellar cast, with all its charisma, aura and star power, pales in comparison to the subject at hand.
<I>Tu Hai Mera Sunday</I> Review: Not the movie it could've been
True misogyny is when you stop being curious about women, and Milind Dhaimade directs his actresses with a sense of wonder. Tu Hai Mera Sunday has delightful women characters, sketchy men, and individual threads that work better than the whole package, feels Sreehari Nair.
Review: <I>Chef</I> is too dull to be delicious
In a premise begging for food porn, there's a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. You'll see more gastronomic delights in the two-minute trailer of the original Chef than in this entire movie, feels Sukanya Verma.
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| September 22, 2017 | | <I>Golmaal Again</I> trailer is hilarious
One gets the feeling that Golmaal Returns will be a blockbuster unless Rohit Shetty, the writer, comes out with a weak story, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
<I>Bhoomi</I> Review: Sanjay Dutt makes comeback in one of the worst films of the year!
Bhoomi's blood-splattering, bone-crunching vigour is as unwelcome as the rest of this ghastly movie, feels Sukanya Verma.
Review: <i>Haseena Parkar</i> suffers from Lima Syndrome
'Shraddha tries hard to rescue the film, but the script totters so badly in the second half that any salvage seems impossible,' says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Review: <I>Newton</I> isn't a movie of answers, but tough questions
It is a near-great film but one that for some reason doesn't express itself fully, feels Sreehari Nair.
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| September 08, 2017 | | <i>Poster Boys</i> review: Low-IQ comedy
Shreyas Talpade's film, co-starring the Deol brothers, never adds up to anything beyond a shrill or overdone caricature straight out of a dummy's guide in how to amuse, says Sukanya Verma.
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| September 07, 2017 | | Review: Full of holes, <i>Daddy</i> plays it safe
While actor Arjun Rampal's portrayal of gangster Arun Gawli in Daddy is gutsy, producer- writer Arjun Rampal pushes the audience to discover more plot holes than Mumbai citizens encountered this monsoon, says Prasanna D Zore.
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| August 25, 2017 | | <I>A Gentleman</I> Review: Bak Bak, Bang Bang
'The way the daredevil feats are set up, they don't have the maniacal feeling of actual gun battles, or good jazz, or a whacked-out dance performance -- they just don't provide you that giddy tingle you go looking for in such films,' feels Sreehari Nair.
<I>Qaidi Band</I> Review: Moronic take on real events
'It's commendable how earnest Anya Singh remains even after Qaidi Band does everything to undermine her efforts,' says Sukanya Verma.
<i>Sniff</i> Review: A charming kiddie flick adults can enjoy as well!
Amole Gupte strokes Sniff with a gentleness that one has now come to associate with his filmmaking (Taare Zameen Par, Stanley Ka Dabba or Hawaa Hawaai), says Sukanya Verma.
<I>Babumoshai Bandookbaaz</I> Review: Nawazuddin's worst film
By the time the film hits half time, Prasanna D Zore wanted to run away.
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| June 02, 2017 | | Review: Go, watch <I>A Death in the Gunj</I>
A Death in the Gunj is not a happy film at all times, but it is very entertaining says Aseem Chhabra.
Review: See <i>Dobaara</i> only if you have guts... to overcome boredom
The Hindi version of the spooky Oculus fails to be spooky enough, discovers Prasanna Zore.
Review: <I>Dear Maya</I>: For the love of Manisha Koirala
Watching the mild-mannered actress return to screen after a personally difficult time resonates with the headway she makes as Maya, says Sukanya Verma.
<i>Baywatch</i> Review: Drowning, drowning, drowned!
Only a miracle can save this ship from sinking unnoticed, unlamented at the Box Office for the film and its lead actors leave no stone unturned to let it sink at Emerald Bay.
Review: <i>Wonder Woman</i>: A befitting hurray to girl power. And more!
It's a magnificent superhero vehicle, a sparkly love story, a touching coming-of-age and a befitting hurray to girl power.
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| May 18, 2017 | | Review: <I>Hindi Medium</I> is a fascinatingly frustrating film
Hindi Medium works because it manages to stretch itself beyond its scrubby elements, easy half-baked jokes, lessons about consumerism and our love for English, into a simple story about a boy who would do anything to see his girl smile, feels Sreehari Nair.
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| May 16, 2017 | | Will goddess Kali appear among American Gods?
It remains to be seen if all the gods in the Neil Gaiman book make an appearance in the televised adaptation, but at its core the show, which is streaming in India on Amazon Prime, is more significant now than ever. After all, it is the universal story of immigrants who stayed on to call America home, says Nikita Puri.
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| May 12, 2017 | | Review: <I>Meri Pyaari Bindu</I> relapses into stupidity
The film flaunts Bindu as some sort of a free-spirited bohemian when she's really this unlikable, untrustworthy, selfish, vain, flighty opportunist sweet-talking Abhimanyu into catering to her needs all the time, feels Sukanya Verma.
On Netflix: The show no photography buff should miss
Tales By Light is devoted to the kind of nature photography that appears on the pages of Nat Geo, but it exposes viewers to fascinating vistas that have only partly to do with photography, says Vikram Johri.
<I>Sarkar 3</I> Review: The cycle of doom has been completed
Ram Gopal Varma is back with Part Three of that series, which presented to us the first clear evidence that the great man was slipping, rues Sreehari Nair.
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| November 02, 2016 | | Love you Shah Rukh, Alia!
Love You Zindagi has been picturised so beautifully, it will remind you of your carefree teenage days.
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| October 20, 2016 | | Dangal trailer is like Sultan 2.0
One wonders if Dangal will beat Sultan's box office records when it releases on December 23. Then again, Aamir has the mind of a genius.
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| September 30, 2016 | | Review: <i>MS Dhoni</i> is a high-scoring success
'The film doesn't challenge our perception as much as amiably pat it into place, yet -- thanks largely to a remarkably committed performance by the leading man -- the film scores like a champ,' feels Raja Sen.
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| August 05, 2016 | | Review: <I>Fever</I> is not good at all!
Fever may be a thriller but it does not have any edge-of-the-seat moments, feels Tista Sengupta.
Review: <i>Jason Bourne</i> is thrilling in bits and pieces
While Damon stays true to his character and is intense throughout the film, it's the story which lets down this spy thriller, says Namrata Thakker.
Review: <em>Chauthi Koot</em>, one of the best movies of 2016
Lovers of good cinema should not miss this opportunity to watch one of the best Indian films of 2016, raves Aseem Chhabra.
Review: <I>Budhia</I> soars on the strength of its fine actors, honest efforts
Budhia Singh: Born To Run is not so much a film as it is a passionate appeal to remind and regain an opportunity for Odisha's erstwhile Wonder Boy, now a forgotten teenager, writes Sukanya Verma.
Review: <I>Suicide Squad</I> is a noisy mess
Suicide Squad is less an actual movie and more an assemblage of moments, moments mostly to do with popular music appropriated around shots of spectacle, with every single scene trying to hit a crescendo of cool and the film, thus, failing to find any peaks at all, says Raja Sen.
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| July 29, 2016 | | <I>Dishoom</I> Review: Varun Dhawan packs a punch
'Once the flaky fizz vaporises into nonsense and noise, a sense of tedium begins to steep in. Even so, at its 124 minutes running time, Dishoom doesn't hobble for too long to hurt one's butt or brain, says Sukanya Verma.
Review: <I>Dishoom</I> is Varun Dhawan all the way
The first half of Dishoom is breezy and snappy, and the increasingly irrepressible Varun Dhawan is on point, feels Raja Sen.
Review: Sunidhi Chauhan is impressive in <i>Playing Priya</i>
Sunidhi impresses but Playing Priya doesn't, feels Namrata Thakker.
Review: Four awesome ladies put the bust in <i>Ghostbusters</i>
Ghostbusters may not be a classic, but the laughs it earns are all its own, says Raja Sen.
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| July 22, 2016 | | Review: Watching <I>Kabali</I> is an experience
Watching a Rajnikanth film in Mumbai's Aurora Theatre can only be compared to watching a Salman Khan film in Bandra's Gaiety-Galaxy, but multiplied 100 times over, feels Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Review: Rajinikanth has an infectiously good time in Kabali
Kabali has nothing new to say or offer, besides Rajinikanth playing his age, feels Raja Sen.
Review: <I>Kabali</I> will disappoint Rajinikanth fans
If not for the hype and stunning teaser, which promised an all-out Rajini masala entertainer, Kabali would be far more enjoyable, feels S Saraswathi.
Review: <i>Sex Chat with Pappu & Papa</i> is a cool concept
Hopefully, this sex chat will start many conversations, feels Namrata Thakker.
<i>Star Trek Beyond</i> Review: Breathless action, fun trip!
Director Justin Lin injects his Fast and Furious vigour to the series, says Sukanya Verma.
The <I>Kabali</I> Review: LIVE!
Saisuresh Sivaswamy is watching the noon show at Mumbai's Arora theatre, known for catering to Rajini fans, and making a mega celebration of all his releases.
<i>Madaari</i> Review: Well-intentioned but...
Madaari is not a film that will stay with you as you, in your day to day routine, succumb to the pressure and become part of the corruption that ails our system, says Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com.
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| June 10, 2016 | | Review: <I>Warcraft</I> is a gigantic disappointment
This is mostly a bloated, highly undistinguished bit of mythmaking, stuffed to the gills with cliched characters and motivations, says Raja Sen.
Review: <I>Te3n</I> falls short of being a satisfying suspense!
In its preoccupation to collect details, Te3n flounders on motive, says Sukanya Verma.
Review: <I>TE3N</I> is a weak remake
Amitabh Bachchan is excellent, no question. Only his mystery involved an elusive bottle of Isabgol, says Raja Sen.
Review: <I>Conjuring 2</I> is a deep dive into dread
It is pleasantly surprising that the makers got it right, feels Shubir Rishi.
Review: <i>Do Lafzon Ki Kahani</i> is predictable and boring!
Give this film a miss, says Namrata Thakker!
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| May 29, 2016 | | Review: <I>Udta Punjab</I> music rocks!
It is a tough task to put together a theme-based soundtrack for a film and make it interesting and entertaining enough to find an audience. Amit Trivedi and Shellee make it happen with Udta Punjab, writes Aelina Kapoor
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| April 01, 2016 | | Review: <I>Kung Fu Panda 3</I> is as fun as expected!
There's much to learn and love about the newest Kung Fu Panda movie and its fabulous, floundering, furry hero, feels Sukanya Verma.
Review: <I>Ki & Ka</I> is clueless & caricatured
In this film the Ka -- as in the Ka-poors, who act in the film -- are okay, it is the Ki -- as in Bal-Ki, who directs it -- who stumbles rather badly, feels Raja Sen.
<i>Ki & Ka</i> Review: Ace idea, average execution!
Kareena Kapoor Khan proves what an asset she can be, writes Sukanya Verma
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| January 22, 2016 | | Review: <I>Airlift</I> is taut, tense, terrific!
'Oh what a beauty Akshay's performance is. Old-school gallantry, contemporary tone, his measured delivery is the soul of and savoir in Airlift,' says Sukanya Verma.
Review: <I>Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3</I> is disgusting!
Stay away from Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3, advises Prasanna D Zore.
<I>Airlift</I> Review: Akshay is impressive
'Even when toasting a true story, say our movies, a superstar is worth more than a real hero,' says Raja Sen.
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| December 18, 2015 | | Review: Bajirao Mastani is Magnificent. Fragile. Flawed.
'Talwar se zyada dhaar chalane wale ki soch mein honi chahiye,' says the strategy-savvy Bajirao in Bajirao Mastani. Only if director Sanjay Leela Bansali had listened, says Sukanya Verma.
Review: Priyanka, Ranveer are terrific in <em>Bajirao Mastani</em>
'This is a giant film, a magnum opus drunk on its own magnum-ity, and it is perfectly clear early on, as the narrative races out the gate and gauntlets are flung up in the air and shot through with arrows, that a film like this can only work as opera,' says Raja Sen.
Review: <em>Dilwale</em> is an absolute dud
'We expect insignificant froth from the director, but this particular can of Rohit Shetty has been lying open too long. The contents are not merely un-fizzy but, unforgivably, flat.'
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| November 12, 2015 | | Review: Prem works. Rest is just rah-rah!
It is not the predictability but the lop-sided sentimentality of Sooraj R Barjatya's narrative that hurts Prem Ratan Dhan Payo's intentions the most, says Sukanya Verma
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| October 25, 2015 | | Review: <I>Tamasha</I> music is beautiful
It has been a while since AR Rahman had delivered a popular score for a Hindi film. The Tamasha soundtrack is certainly worth the wait, says Aelina Kapoor.
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| October 02, 2015 | | Review: <I>Singh Is Bliing</i> is exhaustiing
Singh is Bliing is far too moronic to be saved, says Raja Sen.
Review: <I>Talvar</i> is a bloody sharp film
Talvar is a cleanly-crafted film, says Raja Sen.
Review: <I>The Martian</i> is a surprisingly small, simple film
The Martian proves to be a light, pleasant watch, says Raja Sen.
Review: Akshay Kumar dazzles, <I>Singh is Bliing</i> does not!
Singh is Bliing proves all that glitters is not gold, says Sukanya Verma.
Review: Puli wastes Sridevi on a silly, boring fantasy
Puli makes for a truly bad trip, warns Raja Sen.
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| August 02, 2015 | | Review: <I>All Is Well</I> has some good songs
All seems to be well with All Is Well. The film has taken its own time to reach the finishing line but fortunately for it, the music is doing some good talking, says Aelina Kapoor.
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| July 17, 2015 | | Review: <I>Bajrangi Bhaijaan</I> is a solid crowdpleaser
Bajrangi Bhaijaan is an overearnest, oversimplified, preposterously sweet and frequently schlocky film, which works because of a finely picked supporting cast, some sharp lines of dialogue and, most crucially, because of its overall heart, writes Raja Sen.
Trailer: Shah Rukh turns up the intensity with Raees
Rahul Dholakia's Eid 2016 offering is definitely looking intriguing, says Raja Sen.
Review: Salman gets it right in Bajrangi Bhaijaan
'Even in its unmistakably masala tone, Bajrangi Bhaijaan firmly believes the desire for peace is universal and recommends being a hero. Or just human,' says Sukanya Verma.
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| July 10, 2015 | | Review: I Love NY, a great disservice to New Year's Eve and New York
I Love NY is criminally unremarkable, says Nishi Tiwari.
Review: Murder Mestri is paisa vasool fun. Twice over.
The comedy is clean, simple, silly. Yet you long for more. And it keeps coming. Remember Andaz Apna Apna?
Review: The Gallows is a waste of time
The Gallows will probably appeal to high schoolers at a sleepover. For the rest of us, a rewatch of The Blair Witch Project will have to suffice.
Review: Bahubali is mega, ingenious and envelope pushing!
Almost three hours go like a breeze in the company of Bahubali's eclectic protagonists, where every single one makes an 'entry' designed for wolf-whistle.
Review: Amy is a fitting tribute
There's enough emotion in every single frame to break your heart, Paloma Sharma says after watching Asif Kapadia's documenatary Amy.
Review: Minions would have been better if it was Minion-sized
Minions could have been a better edited, better directed and a much better written film, says Paloma Sharma.
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| July 03, 2015 | | Review: Papanasam is a worthy remake of Drishyam!
Review: Papanasam is a worthy remake of Drishyam!
Review: Fine actors make Guddu Rangeela work
Yet, Guddu Rangeela never quite soars, says Raja Sen.
Review: Second Hand Husband puts the fun in Punjabi
Second Hand Husband is entertaining in parts, says Nishi Tiwari.
Review: Bezubaan Ishq is sanskaari Grand Masti
Bezubaan Ishq is pure drivel, warns Paloma Sharma.
Terminator Genisys review: New Terminator has Arnie but not the vision of its iconic predecessors
Even if reduced to a "relic of a deleted timeline," Schwarzenegger is easily the only attraction of this wishy-washy sequel, prequel, reboot, offshoot, whatever. But that's no reason to overstay one's welcome even if it's an iconic character. Rather especially if it's an iconic character.
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| June 26, 2015 | | Review: Inside Out is insightful, intoxicating, incredible
<p>There is Abstract Thought, which dices our characters into Picasso edges, and there is The Subconscious, & ldquo;where they take all the troublemakers. & rdquo;</p>
Review: Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho lacks bite
Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho takes off with a great premise but fails to realise its full potential, says Nishi Tiwari.
Review: Killa is a beautiful, beautiful film
Killa is a deep film with lofty ambitions and brilliant performances, raves Raja Sen.
Review: Insidious: Chapter 3 is insipid
Much like a bumbling partner in a three-legged race, the second half of Insidious: Chapter 3 lets its first half down, says Palma Sharma.
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| April 17, 2015 | | Review: <I>Mr X</I> is an unwatchable piece of trash
Mr X is a stupid, slow, randomly ballad-filled mess that could still have been made entertaining with an interesting protagonist, writes Raja Sen.
Review: Mr X doesn't have the lines, the sharps, the presence!
Glaring bloopers, cheesy writing and not even a smidgen of sense contribute to the hopeless mess that is Emraan Hashmi and Amyra Dastur starrer Mr X is, says Sukanya Verma.
Review: Court: Better in parts, than as a whole
Alas, as an indictment of our legal system, Court doesn't prick deeply, says Raja Sen.
Review: Margarita, With a Straw is refreshing, brutally honest
Margarita, With a Straw's is admirable in its handling of its protagonist and cerebral palsy, says Paloma Sharma.
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| April 13, 2015 | | Review Game of Thrones 5 will have you hooked!
The opening episode of the fifth season may not really be worthy of a place in Game of Thrones Hall of Shockers, it did have a very interesting end , promises show loyalist Mihit Govilkar.
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| December 21, 2014 | | Review: Tevar's music is enjoyable
Composers Sajid-Wajid bring their knowledge of hardcore Indian music into play and give Tevar's music a different flavour, says Joginder Tuteja/ Rediff.com
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| December 12, 2014 | | Review: Lingaa is buffoonery at its most old-school
Lingaa can get tiresome, especially with the too-long fight scenes, but remains constantly watchable because of the miraculously light way in which Rajinikanth continues to wear his megastardom around him, says Raja Sen.
Review: Main Aur Mr Riight is avoidable
Main Aur Mr Riight is a tad too pretentiously philosophical to be taken seriously, says Paloma Sharma.
Lingaa Review: Two much of a good thing
The Superstar turns 64 today, and his fans get a double birthday treat with Lingaa, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Review: Lingaa is old wine in a new bottle
K S Ravikumar's Lingaa works only because of the charisma and enigmatic screen presence of the Superstar, says S Saraswathi.
Review: The Hobbit 3 is the most unspectacular film of the series
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will perhaps be best enjoyed by those who have not yet read JRR Tolkien's prequel to the Lord of the Rings series, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: The final Hobbit is a thumping, thrilling success!
Sukanya Verma treasures every bit of this eventful journey called Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
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| November 14, 2014 | | Review: Kill Dil is a disaster!
Kill Dil has random songs, birdbrained logic and a romance that's about as exciting as toothpaste, says Sukanya Verma.
Review: There has never been a film like Boyhood
Boyhood will open your mind a little bit more toward the possibilities great cinema holds, says Raja Sen.
Review: Beauty and the Beast is better off left unwatched
A classic case of bad editing and worse dialouge, Beauty and the Beast certainly is not a children's film, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: John Wick is slick and violent
If you're a fan of action thrillers and have hungrily devoured Stallone and Segal's crappiest films of the same genre, then you're going to love John Wick, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: Garm Hava still fascinates
Garm Hava is a product of like-minded artistry and resourceful acumen that hasn't spared any effort to reserve its special place in movie history, says Sukanya Verma.
Review: Boyhood is just bearable
Once the initial wide-eyed worship of the filming process fades away, all that Boyhood leaves you with is a faint sense of nostalgia and not much else, says Paloma Sharma.
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| November 07, 2014 | | Review: Rang Rasiya is an important film
Rang Rasiya is not a consistent film, but one that tells a story of a pioneering artist and visionary, a story decidedly worth telling, says Raja Sen.
Review: Interstellar is a true cinematic milestone
Interstellar is an incredible ride, a film that will scare and stupefy and drop jaws and make us weep, the kind of film that makes our hearts thump against our ribs for forty straight-minutes and makes us believe in the glory of the movies.
Review: Nightcrawler could crawl its way to the Oscars
It is difficult to find fault with a film so engrossing, notes Paloma Sharma after watching Jake Gyllenhaal starrer Nightcrawler.
Review: Akshay Kumar is the real scene stealer of The Shaukeens!
Whenever Akshay appears on screen, The Shaukeens transforms into another movie -- one that's substantially more comic, cheeky and winsome, says Sukanya Verma.
Review: Big Hero 6 is a whole lot of fistbumping fun
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| October 31, 2014 | | Review: Super Nani is Super No No!
Sadly, the attitude and ada that makes Rekha so timeless is dumbed down in a role and film so behind its time, rues Sukanya Verma after watching Super Nani.
Review: Nothing to Roar about!
You'd be naive to go into this one looking for top grade acting or direction, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: Ouija has a few tricks up its sleeve
Given a choice between Ouija and the rest of the Halloween-targeted horror releases this year, I would pick Ouija any day, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: Gone Girl is a solid thriller that leaves us hanging
Gone Girl is a finely-made frustration, often too polished for its own good, says Raja Sen.
Review: Fireflies fails to evoke empathy
Fireflies is is one giant cesspool of sadness and agony that is ever-expanding and will engulf every barely happy soul it can get its hand on , warns Paloma Sharma.
Review: Fury is intense and raw
Fury serves as a great reminder of the devastation wars bring with them, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: The Best Of Me is no masterpiece
The rest of us can only find it amusing, at best, says Paloma Sharma.
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| October 10, 2014 | | Review: No Spark in this film
Spark's title, like everything else about it, is random, rants Paloma Sharma.
Review: Save yourself from Left Behind!
Left Behind is a film you need to leave behind, warns Paloma Sharma.
Review: Annabelle is a bit of a drag
Coming from the makers of The Conjuring, its spin-off Annabelle pales in comparison, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami has repeat value
Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami could have been flawless but for slightly substandard dialogues and cinematography, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: Tamanchey is disappointing
On paper, Tamanchey must have seemed like a great idea but it's transition to celluloid, perhaps, needed a stronger, more experienced director, feels Paloma Sharma.
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| July 18, 2014 | | Review: Riyasat is a pitiful tribute to Rajesh Khanna
Why would anyone want to tarnish the image of a great actor like Rajesh Khanna by making a film like Riyasat, asks Patcy N.
Review: <I>Hate Story 2</i> is gutless, brainless, soulless, sexless!
A stale plot with flatly executed scenes of retribution and a lacklustre leading lady; Hate Story 2 is too trivial to be erotic or thrilling
Review: Yudh stumbles all over the place in Week 1
Yudh has really rubbished my expectations, rants Raja Sen.
Review: <I>Begin Again</i> is heartwarming
Begin Again speaks to the viewer like few films have, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: <I>Planes: Fire and Rescue</i> doesn't live up to expectations
It becomes quite clear early on in Planes 2 that it was made in order to keep the franchise alive, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: <I>Pizza</i> is the spook-fest that delivers
There is more to this inventive Pizza than meets the eye, says Nishi Tiwari
Review: Amit Sahni Ki List doesn't work
The film falters on many coutns, says Paloma Sharma.
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| May 23, 2014 | | Review: Rajinikanth's Kochadaiiyaan is a bad puppet show
Kochadaiiyaan is a fundamentally flawed dud, one without anything to applaud besides grand (if self-glorifying) ambition, rants Raja Sen.
Review: X-Men: Days Of Future Past has a blast with the past
X-Men: Days Of Future Past crams so, so much plot into its two-hour running time that there isn't room to get bored, raves Raja Sen.
Heropanti Review: Tiger Shroff shows promise in a shoddy launch vehicle
Tiger Shroff could not have asked for a shoddier launch with Heropanti. Yet, somehow beneath the pin-up torso, the soulful eyes and an awkward smile -- a genuine, graceful, likeable boy comes through, writes Sukanya Verma.
Review: Heropanti could do with more action and less drama
Heropanti tries to deliver a highly confused sermon on love and freedom of choice, which ultimately comes down to much sasur-damaad (b)romance.
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| May 08, 2014 | | Review: Drag every kid you care about to <I>Hawaa Hawaai</I>
This is a brisk, enjoyable film, and while the climactic race is somewhat marred by an overdose of melodrama - Gupte's far better at subtler strokes than the few broad ones he tries - it is rare to find a Hindi film hero more deserving of our cheers than Arjun. That unfortunate hint of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in the final race doesn't alter the fact that this is an earnest, important and evocative film.
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| February 21, 2014 | | Review: Monuments Men isn't worth a showing
It seems exasperating that with this amazing story, George Clooney couldn't bring about a rousing, breast-beating, educative motion picture with The Monuments Men, rants Raja Sen.
Review: Pompeii is cheesy, masala fare
Pompeii is one of those rare films for which I am glad that a 3D format was used. If cheesy, overdone, masala flicks are your kind of fare, this is your kind of film. For the rest of us, Pompeii just blows, rants Paloma Sharma.
Review: Nothing scary about Darr @ The Mall
Darr @ The Mall might be an absolute failure in the horror genre but as a revenge drama, it is refreshingly simple and does manage to pull a few heartstrings at the end of the day.
Review: An extraordinary Alia on a dream Highway!
Highway isn't merely concerned with cataloguing the virginal, versatile landscapes of Northern India. Often it's the only ray of cheer to offset the grimness concealed within two wounded souls, feels Sukanya Verma.
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| February 14, 2014 | | Review: <I>Gunday</i> is utter garbage
'Director Ali Abbas Zafar has directed a monstrous film, one with a repellent 70s-set storyline that makes no sense whatsoever, and a cast who should all hang their heads and offer up a minute's silence for assaulting their respective filmographies,' says Raja Sen after watching Gunday.
Review: <I>Gunday</i> is a mess!
'For all its swagger and insolence, the script is full of silly loopholes, annoying clichés and glaring superficiality.'
Review: <em>Highway</em> is extremely disappointing
Review: <I>Her</i> is the Best Picture of the year, by far
For all its conceptual highs, Her is not a film about technology, though it is partly a cautionary fable. This is a film about love. A film to love.
Review: <I>Vampire Academy</i> is a sloppy mashup of pop references
Vampire Academy falls flat on its face, says Paloma Sharma.
Review: The new <I>RoboCop</i> disappoints
'In an attempt to make it relevant to our darker, more violent times, director Jose Padilha loses sight of the point he wishes to make through the film,' says Paloma Sharma after watching RoboCop.
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| February 07, 2014 | | Review: Hasee Toh Phasee wins you over
Hasee Toh Phasee takes a familiar premise -- two people on the brink of tying the knot and introduces a third party to cause expected stir. Only it doesn't happen like it used to, writes Sukanya Verma.
Review: <i>Saving Mr Banks</i> is a vintage Disney treat
'It might not be supercalafragilisticexpialidocious, sure, but at least it points us in that direction,' Raja Sen says after watching Saving Mr Banks.
Review: <I>Heartless</I> doesn't have soul
Despite being well shot and fairly well edited, Heartless has nothing of value to offer, says Paloma Sharma
Review: <I>The Lego Movie</i> is the ultimate family treat
'Having the means to and not taking your child to watch the film will be considered parental harassment, warns Paloma Sharma after watching The Lego Movie.
Review: <em>The Grand Budapest Hotel</em> is sheer magic!
'We are blessed, that in this age of crass, commercial filmmaking, there is a special corner reserved for Wes Anderson to inhabit this wonderful, magical life. And we thank him from the bottom of our hearts for letting us experience his dreams in full colour and grandeur,' says Aseem Chhabra after watching The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Review: Lone Survivor is Hollywood's Lakshya
Despite some fairly amazing performances, not only does Lone Survivor fail to engage the audience but it also seems conflicted about whether it wishes to honour the immense bravery of four individuals or whether it wishes to prove the US's decision of interfering in Afghanistan correct, writes Paloma Sharma.
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| February 01, 2014 | | Review: Highway music is experimental
Director Imtiaz Ali and composer A R Rahman were concentrating more on a theme-based soundtrack for Highway that seeps into the narrative, rather than the kind that turns out to be a chartbuster.
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| November 16, 2013 | | Music review - R... Rajkumar relies on Southern sound
R... Rajkumar starts off well with Gandi Baat and Saree Ke Fall Sa catching your attention. But there is an overdose of this sound, and a couple of ordinary numbers dilute the effort to some extent.
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| October 07, 2013 | | Review: 24 is Fast, Fierce, Fabulous
It may not have the finish of the original but when you look at the bigger picture, Anil Kapoor's new television show 24 is a step in a desperately needed direction.
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| September 14, 2013 | | Music Review: Boss soundtrack is a winner
As it turns out, this soundtrack with multiple composers and lyricists at the helm of affairs turns out to be a largely entertaining affair with quite a few party tracks as well as a couple of soft songs that would go a long way.
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| June 29, 2013 | | Review: Under The Dome is gripping
If you're watching the first episode of Under the Dome, expect the serpent of dread to creep into the pits of your stomach as the show progresses.
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| March 04, 2013 | | Brilliant: Cop who first quizzed Kasab on 26/11 film
The Maria/Patekar character is shown as the first police officer to interrogate Kasab after his capture. Mahale was not happy with this scene. "I was the first to question Kasab," Mahale said. "I asked him, 'Kitne aadmi the?'"
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| January 27, 2013 | | Review: Vishwaroopam is NO threat to Muslims
On Friday afternoon, as he sat in a freezing cold New Jersey theater watching Kamal Haasan's latest film Vishwaroopam, a two and a half hour long international terrorism thriller and an expensive production for Indian standards, Aseem Chhabra kept trying to figure out one thing. Why did the film offend some Muslim organisations and why has it been banned in Tamil Nadu?
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| January 25, 2013 | | Review: Race 2 is worth a watch
Tightly done action sequences, lots of glamour and one liners that cater to the classes and the masses is what makes Race 2 worth a watch.
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| October 24, 2012 | | Review: Dhenikaina Ready is fun
Vishnu Manchu comes back after a short hiatus with Dhenikaina Ready, a fun Telugu film packaged with all the entertaining staples for a family outing, says Shobha Warrier
Review: Chakravyuh is just your average action flick
Chakravyuh maintains an aggressive cinematic tone with sufficient stock of blood and action to dole, but is nothing more than an average action flick in the garb of relevant cinema, writes Sukanya Verma
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| June 18, 2012 | | Kshay : Brilliant piece of work
Kshay has picked up quite a few awards at international film festivals. Yet, it saw a very limited release in India last week. Aseem Chhabra appeals to every filmgoer, who cares for good cinema, to watch this movie and support its kind.
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| January 14, 2012 | | Vettai is no classic, but it is good fun
Lingusamy is one director who has the commercial formula down pat. And his latest, UTV's Vettai, is certainly among the most appealing mainstream fare he has produced so far. The story is simple. Two brothers, Thirumurthy (played by R Madhavan) and Guru (played by Arya) are thick as thieves. Only, Thirumurthy is pretty much a wimp and needs his younger brother to fight all his battles, from quarrelling during a kite-flying expedition during childhood right up to adulthood.
Bodyguard is strictly a one-time watch
Bodyguard has seen two remakes in Tamil and Hindi after the Malayalam original and all of them have been successful. The third remake in Telugu, starring Venkatesh and Trisha, directed by Gopichand Malineni has been adapted considerably to suit the Telugu audience though it is quite similar to the Hindi version.
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| November 26, 2011 | | Review: Dam 999 will bore you to death
The Tamil Nadu government banned Dam 999, claiming that the film was about the contentious issue of Mullaperiyar dam and delivered a message in favour of Kerala.
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| October 27, 2011 | | Ra.One review: SRK can fail too
Shah Rukh Khan's latest film offers no emotional connect with the audience even as its story flops in the telling says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Tell Me O Khuda : Oh for God's sake...
This film is strictly for old-timers who could get a high seeing Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor in the same frame even if it is for just a few minutes.
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| October 26, 2011 | | Review: Velayudham is paisa vasool
Velayudham doesn't take itself seriously and doesn't expect you to either, says Pavithra Srinivasan
Review: Ra.One disappoints New York
Like viewers in India, the NRI audience did not enjoy the film either.
Review: Ra.One is SRK's most expensive midlife crisis
Even as Shah Rukh Khan flies over buildings, jumps over cars and even stops an out-of-control train with his bare hands, his valiant efforts to wow his audiences somewhat fail thanks to a weak storyline, some rather juvenile acting and a poor screenplay.
Ra.One : What a letdown!
Arjun Rampal is the best thing in the biggest budget Indian feature of all time, says Raja Sen.
Why Ra.One disappoints
'I wish Ra.One had more of the evil character played by Arjun Rampal. I wish we could have seen some more sparks of evil from Kapoor. But Ra.One is mostly about Shah Rukh Khan.'
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| October 06, 2011 | | Review: Rascals is plain lame!
But director David Dhawan has never been the discerning sort. He painstakingly built his brand around cheesy, slapstick wit, resolutely steering clear of logic, relying on spontaneity and a cast skilled in comedy to accomplish the shtick to which his coterie of writers like Rumi Jaffrey, Anees Bazmee, Sanjay Chhel, Kader Khan and Yunus Sajawal have contributed immensely.
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| June 25, 2011 | | Review: 180 is a cliche
Pavithra Srinivasan feels that 180 is one of the most stylish films of the year, but the plot extremely predictable.
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| March 25, 2011 | | Review: Sucker Punch , Delivered
Sucker Punch does not lack for either spectacle or showmanship, it possesses that all-too-rare commodity in a big budget action spectacular these days -- a story.
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| March 04, 2011 | | Review: Maintain your distance from Yeh Faasley
It does not have the thrills that constitute in a thriller film.
The King's Speech leaves you speechless
The King's Speech reaffirms what most filmmakers take for granted, that a film should stay rooted in its culture and that its characters.
Black Swan is a must watch film
Watch Black Swan for its technical brilliance, for the manner in which the director has managed to parallel the happenings in the ballet being performed with the changes in the main character's life, and for the way it has been shot and art directed.
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| January 26, 2011 | | 127 Hours is sheer thrill
It is a film that bares its bloody teeth and grins at the end; it's even sneaked a bite out of the viewer.
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| January 21, 2011 | | Raja Sen reviews Dhobi Ghat
Dhobi Ghat is a middling debut by Kiran Rao, watchable due to its nuances but simply not interesting enough to recommend.
Tangled is damn cute!
Stunning computer graphics and feel-good elements make this a must-watch movie.
Somewhere goes nowhere
This movie is strictly for Sofia Coppola filmography completists.
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| November 26, 2010 | | Not beautiful at all
The film on adultery leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
Only the young die good
Faruk Kabir's directorial debut initially engages but soon fizzles out.
Muscular excitement for all ages
Unstoppable is just a good old-fashioned fun time at the movies. If that is all you expect from your weekend's entertainment, you will not be disappointed.
These retirees are extremely dangerous
If you're just interested in watching a bunch of veterans take one last shot at being action heroes and heroines, this movie might offer a mildly entertaining diversion.
Break ke pehle works. Baad all bad!
The first hour and half goes off like a breeze with its attractive opening credits, zippy pace, witty rejoinders, slick packaging and two extremely good-looking protagonists. Post-interval,however, Break Ke Baad runs out of ideas.
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| November 19, 2010 | | SBKHT: A tribute to King Khan
Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu is an interesting watch for those who enjoy slice-of-life films.
Pretty vacant
Guzaarish starts off slow and beautiful, but gradually, sadly congeals into a wet mess.
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| November 16, 2010 | | Latest Harry Potter is the best ever!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, even in its unfinished state, is masterfully structured into three acts that fulfills the expectations of action-packed wizardry.
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| November 08, 2010 | | Why Ash wants Mallika instead of Abhishek!
At a time when hateful reality show contestants and dragging soap operas define idiot box trends, Karan Johar's amusing chitchat with his celebrity pals, though never as spontaneous as the first season, puts on a quite a show.
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| November 05, 2010 | | The brilliant beard strikes again!
Due Date is leading watchable because of lead actors.
Third time the harm!
The best thing that can be said about Golmaal 3 is that it both enters and exits your system rather comprehensively, leaving behind nothing either memorable or of consequence.
Hack, to the future!
Even in a ripoff of a true classic, one expects it to reach 88 miles an hour and bring about at least a moment of genuine thrill. Action Replayy never moves out of second-gear.
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| November 04, 2010 | | Shyamalan's Devil is not bad
The movie is well shot, crisply edited and it provides an effective shot of disposable entertainment.
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| October 22, 2010 | | Guzaarish : Bhansali gets it right!
The Guzaarish OST, despite its rough edges and miscalculations, tells you that this not a pompous filmmaker trying to get ahead of his game but a creative professional exploring his range and possibilities. And for that alone, take a bow, Mr Bhansali.
Hisss does not have any bite
Even Mallika Sherawat's skimpy outfits cannot save the tacky film.
The Other Guys is weird
The Other Guys is a weird little movie, sometimes mildly funny but mostly, just weird.
Rakta Charitra : RGV's overkill
Once the film is over you realise that all Rakta Charitra has been is a two hour promotional fare for Rakta Charitra 2.
John's the best, forget the rest!
It's commendable for an enduring sex symbol to make the viewer forget he's one and see him in an entirely new, earnest light.
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| October 08, 2010 | | Crook : As Bad as it Gets
The movie fails because of a weak script and story line.
Eat Pray and Snooze!
Eat Pray Love is a long film which is often headed nowhere despite Julia Roberts' tremendous screen presence.
George Clooney at his stylish best
The American is another stylish effort by the effortlessly cool George Clooney who is also one of the producers on this movie.
Too much of Rishi Kapoor in Do Dooni Char
The actor fills up the frame and leaves little room for his co-actors in director Habib Faizal's debut film. The film manages to draw you effortlessly into 'the Duggal world' but the script lacks enough meat to keep you hooked.
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| September 28, 2010 | | How Facebook came to be
The Social Network explores how the social networking site came into being.
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| September 09, 2010 | | Non-Resident Evil
Another sequel, another collection of disposable thrills.
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| September 02, 2010 | | Robot : Not Rahman's best, to say the least
Which is a pity, because Robot's storyline -- which seems a bit like Bicenntenial Man, starring Robin Williams -- is all about a mechanical creation discovering human emotions.
We Are Family is no Stepmom
We Are Family falls into the same genre of films such as Ta Ra Rum Pum or Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic which are purportedly about kids but it's the same melodramatic mush being dished out in a new wrapper. A sensitive, real film such as Stepmom has been turned into a cliched Bollywood potbroiler.
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| August 27, 2010 | | Avatar: Wait for the DVD
For those who are wondering whether to make the trip to the theatres to watch Avatar's re-release or just wait for the DVD or Blu-ray versions, the latter seems a better option.
Avoid Hello Darling at all cost
The film is riddled with pithy, half-baked situations, dialogues laced with sexual innuendoes and downright in-your-face vulgarity. Run far far away from this one.
Antardwand is a film about real people
More than a social drama, Antardwand is actually a thriller merely because it's impossible to predict which direction the film will take. Thankfully, the film does not end in 'Bollywood' style.
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| August 26, 2010 | | Aashayein : Not compelling enough
Aashayein has a unique story that starts with good intentions, but eventually the treatment amounts to nothing spectacular.
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| August 20, 2010 | | Watch And Once Again for the players
If romantic melodramas are your cup of tea, this film is perfect for you.
Lafangey Parindey lacks spunk
The indispensible rawness that defines some of the coolest portrayals of the roguish hero by the likes of Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Aamir Khan, is missing from Pradeep Sarkar's latest offering, Lafangey Parindey.
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| August 13, 2010 | | The Expendables is undependable
The best reason to watch this movie is nostalgia. That is also the worst reason to watch it because memories once sullied can never be repaired.
Peepli [Live] : Best film of the year!
Peepli [Live] is a well-researched, brilliantly-written and effectively documented creation that hasn't negotiated its wry vision for big screen.
Help could have been edgier
Despite average performances from Bobby Deol and Mugdha Godse, much of the credit goes to the production team.
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| August 09, 2010 | | Not good enough!
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are known to devise penetrating score with memorable results like Tanhayee (Dil Chahta Hai), Maa (Taare Zameen Par), Kitni baatein (Lakshya), Kal Ho Naa Ho (KHNH). But barring a couple of heartfelt creations, their effort in We Are Family is nowhere close to this afore-mentioned legacy.
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| August 06, 2010 | | Far from Despicable
Despicable Me's strength is good old fashioned storytelling -- excellent characters, attention to detail and a journey that is just pure fun.
Predators is predictable
Predators is totally a guy's movie filled with grisly violence and foul language of a level we are all familiar with.
Love the fashion, the girl not so much
Beautifully shot and packaged with a fabulous soundtrack and superlative ensemble cast, Aisha, quite often, gets caught up in a self-created tangle of brand-led vanity to ever let one get acquainted to its leading lady.
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| July 23, 2010 | | Impressive lead cast in Nam Areal Ondina
Kannada film Nam Areal Ondina tells a realistic love story.
Khatta Meetha is only part-funny
The film, promoted as the R K Laxman-inspired voice of common man, is more Bollywood than comic strip.
Maryada Ramanna is fun
Director Rajamouli sure has a winner on his hands.
Salty Adventures
If you're in the mood for an action spectacle that rarely ever lets up and is very content to blow up, kick down or punch out every thing that stands in its way, Salt might be an amusing little diversion for you.
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| June 14, 2010 | | Lilting moments of heart & hurt
After dishing out breezy compositions for Bas Ek Pal and The Train, composer Mithoon flexes his skills to helm the soundtrack of Lamhaa around Saeed Qadri and Amitabh Varma's feverish lyrics.
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| June 11, 2010 | | Sex gone bad in Middle-eastern city
The film, in spite of its leading quartet's reliable charms, rambles on and on like those relentless servings of yam in Samantha's direction -- an ordeal not even the craziest fashionista would want to endure no matter how exciting the contents inside those numerous Dior and Louis Vuitton shopping bags.
Too many men, too little merry
Russell Crowe, performing stoically as the dour Robin Hood, decides to leave his belt un-swashbuckled and his charm at home. The result is a folk hero who plods through a heavyhanded costume drama that really has nothing new to offer.
Simply enjoy this Karate Kid
Watch this movie for Jackie Chan's restraint, Jaden Smith's budding star power and the interestingly staged action sequences.
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| June 10, 2010 | | Himesh is back with Kajraare
His fans will be happy to know that, of the album's 7 original songs and 4 remixes, a couple of the tracks are fabulous.
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| June 04, 2010 | | Not scary enough
The movie becomes too predictable.
Politically incorrect
Prakash Jha's films, while often flawed nearing the end, usually provide some sort of grass root insight; this one pretty much dares you to take it seriously. Don't even try.
Scorsese's Island
This is a movie only for Scorsese completists.
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| May 28, 2010 | | Prince Of Persia : The Sands Of Timepass
There's not a moment to quote or a scene to hold on to, but the fun of this film -- much like in the game -- is in the relentless pace, in the 2 hours packed back to back with action.
Singam , the mother of all masala films
The Tamil movie is an unapologetic, entertainer and has Suriya in every frame. Lovers of commercial potpourri will definitely get their money's worth.
Not for everyone
This is neither a fun movie nor a gore-fest.
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| May 21, 2010 | | Shrek Forever After , not just for kids
Get ready for an enjoyable ride.
A beautiful fraud
The movie, which despite its slick image and incredibly beautiful stars is not what it claims to be. It's not a great action movie. Not a great love story. Not even a noteworthy Indian contribution to global cinema.
Kites , a trainwreck in slow-motion
Kites starts off well enough, but loses itself in a mess of superficiality, which would have been just fine if the film wasn't also masquerading as operatic drama.
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| May 14, 2010 | | Bitter sweet moments
Robert Pattinson shines in this movie which has a lesson you're not going to easily forget.
Stay away from Bum Bum Bole
The film is a must-watch for Darsheel fans but they must be prepared to suffer. And everybody else must keep away!
Take the kids
Despite some snags, Hanuman is an endearing character and kids will love him.
Plan Falls Apart
Despite a clever enough concept, nothing about this Jennifer Lopez starrer makes an audience member feel like they are actually watching a movie.
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| May 10, 2010 | | Is Badmaash Company really THAT bad?
Sethi's directorial debut starts out with cocksure confidence and zing but soon runs out of mischief, bonhomie, wizardry and pretty much everything else.
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| May 07, 2010 | | The Last Song is pure mush
But if tearjerkers aren't your first option it's best to stay away from this Miley Cyrus starrer!
When did Badmaashi get this boring?
Badmaash Company is an unimaginably boring film that is so amateurish it hurts.
That Magnificent Man In His Flying Machine
The first film gave us the backstory and this sequel packs in, some might feel, far too much gravy for one film. But this is Iron Man, and he writes his own hyperactive ticket. So buckle up and keep your eyes open.
It's not such a Wonderful Afterlife after all
The film quickly drifts into the absurd and unbelievable, and stays there throughout, with a plot riddled with inconsistencies and gaps that otherwise would be fatal if Chadha hadn't set out to be so self-mocking.
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| April 30, 2010 | | Gags that'll make you gag
The director of Heyy Babyy is an offensive humourist, and while there might not be anything wrong with that approach per se, he tries far too hard to forcibly inject consistently lame humour from every pore of his film.
Gags that'll make you gag
The director of Heyy Babyy is an offensive humourist, and while there might not be anything wrong with that approach per se, he tries far too hard to forcibly inject consistently lame humour from every pore of his film.
Way slower than 88 miles per hour
This is a paean to cinema of the 80s, a buddy movie, and a time travel comedy, all rolled into one mad package. It doesn't succeed in either genre, and overstays its welcome thanks to its pottymouth, but it does have its moments.
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| April 26, 2010 | | Raavan 's music is exquisite
Rahman stays true to the element of Ratnam's vision as there's never any attempt to show off or introduce unnecessary elements.
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| April 23, 2010 | | City of Gold is not for everyone
Do watch this film if you enjoy slice-of-life films. But if candy floss cinema is your cup of tea, then it's best you keep away.
False Bounty
There is zero chemistry between the two leads and nothing about the plot even suggests that much thought went into it.
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| April 16, 2010 | | A school full of stereotypes
The movie has its heart in the right place. Unfortunately everything else is not.
Too much noise
The happenings in this movie are not as scary as the notion that producers are repeatedly funding movies like this.
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| April 09, 2010 | | Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai could have been a gag fest
Jacqueline's Tara could be a keeper if only the movie wasn't so intent on turning her into a love-struck Barbie. Ditto for the movie.
Prince , the last word in absurdity
This action movie is nothing but old wine in a new bottle.
The Japanese Wife is beautiful but bland
The film seems too brief and simplistic for a full-length feature, and most of this film passes by with such unhurried lack of necessity that it really doesn't matter if you're looking at the screen or not. It's very pretty, but most of it is unfortunately very pretty wallpaper.
Don't miss The Hurt Locker
Check this movie out on a cinema screen near you because if you don't, you won't have anyone else to blame when the quality films fail to grace our movie screens in the future.
Zone of Lies
There isn't much about Green Zone that classifies it as a must-have cinematic experience.
Date Night Shenanigans
A simple case of mistaken identity quickly turns into a whirlwind of misadventure that involves car chases, breaking-and-entering, interactions with a hunky ex-client who happens to have access to some cool gadgets, a hot woman, some fast cars and much much more.
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| April 01, 2010 | | Sura 's music is for Vijay fans
Sura, like every other Vijay album has all the ingredients that will make his fans insanely happy -- and a couple of numbers that have a broader appeal, despite the remix value.
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| March 31, 2010 | | Worth a watch
The Telugu movie by Gunasekhar dwells on arranged marriage and tradition.
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| March 30, 2010 | | Smooth like a bird's flight
Rajesh Roshan's score stays true to his tangent, traditionalist style while embracing modern sounds that impart the movie its smooth flight and soaring touch.
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| March 29, 2010 | | Pramaani fails!
The Malayalam movie is very similar to Madampi but does not have its emotional punch.
Go watch Just Pass !
This college flick needs to be commended for its narrative technique and soothing music.
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| March 26, 2010 | | In Ghost House Inn has nothing new to say
Director Lal's much awaited Malayalam film has nothing new to say.
Angadi Theru is a must-watch!
Credit goes to Vasantha Balan for coming up with this realistic Tamil movie without getting caught in cliched situations; for sticking a camera into reality and capturing a slice of life.
Maro Charitra lacks soul
This Telugu remake is no patch on the Tamil original that starred Kamal Haasan.
Hum Tum Aur Confusion
The premise of Hum Tum Aur Ghost has its heart in the right place. But the script doesn't evolve from one scene to the other. It resembles a car that lurches forward again and again moving a few feet ahead before it comes to a slow and agonizing halt.
Best avoided
There have been many films made on rape and sexual violence. Most of them hope that depiction of violence will help to titillate the audience. Mittal Vs Mittal also sets out with this objective but the audience is more likely to get repulsed than titillated.
All's well that ends with a well
This is a film for hardcore Boman Irani and Shyam Benegal fans.
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| March 19, 2010 | | Swayamvara is time pass
The Kannada movie is okay for a one time watch.
Kacheri Arambam is a silly entertainer
Super Good Movies' Tamil movie is a no-holds barred masala potpourri. Give your brains a rest and enjoy the silliness.
Go, get scared!
Those looking for chills won't be disappointed.
Lahore is mostly watchable
The movie redeems itself somewhat by intently playing on the paradox of pacifist intentions realised in the face of a seriously hostile sport.
Love Sucked Dry
Dibakar Banerjee's movie is bleak, bittersweet, funny and markedly unglamorous, and yet you come out humming the theme tune, your head blown clear off your shoulders.
A mixed bag of zippy and wishy-washy
A mixed bag of zippy and wishy-washy, there's nothing full-filling about this House.
The Bedtime Story of Eli
If you are a die-hard Denzel Washington fan who must watch everything the man has been in, wait for this movie on DVD.
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| February 25, 2010 | | Lots of static!
Films like Karthik Calling Karthik are all about winding up right. This one fails to make a connect.
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| February 05, 2010 | | Striker scores
An interesting film with a lot on its mind, the movie isn't comfort cinema, but watch it anyway.
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| January 27, 2010 | | Udaan gives desi rock a boost
Overall, this is a pretty neat album by Prayag, a Hindi indie rock band, that throws in the odd surprise.
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| January 25, 2010 | | Abhishek Bachchan is no Big B
The actor has never been known for his showmanship, unlike his father who's quite seasoned on stage.
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| January 13, 2010 | | Adurs is NTR's show all the way
The actor is excellent in a double role in this Telugu film directed by V V Vinayak. The film revolves around the story of twins separated at birth and is quite a hotpotch of different films.
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| December 23, 2009 | | 3 Idiots eyes box office gold
3 Idiots has so much promise and it holds on to that every so often during its nearly three-hour long run. But as often happens in Bollywood, ambitious projects led with good intentions, and packaged neatly with a ton of talent and smart brains, are compromised.
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| December 15, 2009 | | Avatar is a must watch
James Cameron has proved once again that he's one of the best directors there is.
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| December 11, 2009 | | Plane and simple
Comfortable in its own skin, the film never tries too hard, and while it takes a little while to really get going, it completely eschews glitz and bling -- never an easy thing to do, moreso considering the hero's the hottest property in town.
Must Watch DVDs: Harry Potter 6, G-Force
The DVDs have a cool range of extras as well.
The Princess And The Frog is a must watch
While James Cameron's Avatar is expected to be one of the biggest hits of the year, one should not be surprised if Princess And The Frog is close behind it.
New Moon lacks soul
Strictly for Twihards.
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| December 04, 2009 | | Radio: Very complicated
Himesh Reshammiya's Radio is very disappointing.
Watch Paa for Auro
Exquisite performances from its lead and supporting cast make Paa a must watch despite some flaws.
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| November 27, 2009 | | De Dana Don't
Priyadarshan attempts to stitch together this ragtag quilt in his usual style, ending up with a stupidly elaborate monstrosity.
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| November 26, 2009 | | The Road , bleak but touching
There's much to discuss after watching this slow-moving and yet taut, intelligent and immensely moving film.
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| November 20, 2009 | | The Up DVD is a must-have!
A heartwarming fable from Pixar, the movie follows in the tradition of Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc, among the very best of Pixar.
Kurbaan is bloody smart!
The Saif-Kareena starrer leaves a strong impression on you, whether you like it or not.
Love rules
Had it not been for the perfect casting of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as Edward and Bella, the film based on Stephanie Meyer's bestseller wouldn't have been so popular with tweens and teens the world over.
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| November 17, 2009 | | Paa has artistic music
Somehow, you get the feeling as if there is something missing in all this show of wizardry.
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| November 13, 2009 | | Tum Mile is engaging
The film's true strength lies in the combined appeal and compelling performances of Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan.
Apocalypse of Cliches
This Hollywood flick is lazy, lazy filmmaking completely lacking in character, humour or entertainment.
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| November 06, 2009 | | Stranger than fiction
The first star is for Amruta's looks and the second for explaining the viewers the whys and hows of this stranger than fiction Marathi film.
Ice Age 3 DVD is a fun watch
People, who are watching it for the first time, will enjoy it too. But to enhance the pleasure, see the first two films on DVD, and then watch this triumphant addition to the series.
All you need is Prem
Watch it through 80s-tinted glasses and you'll have an absolute ball.
Jailhouse Mock
Jail is a formulaic, below average Bollywood headache, slowed down to lugubrious dullness.
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| October 30, 2009 | | Zorro all set to win new audiences
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's Zorro, the fully restored and complete first and second season episodes, are a treat to watch.
Aladin lacks charm, wizardry and mystique
Sujoy Ghosh dishes out a half-hearted hocus-pocus mix of old world lore with contemporary indifference, sloppy trips to the flashback and awkward bursts of forced sentimentality.
London Dreams needs a reality check
You may like London Dreams for its beautiful frames, some paisa-vasool moments between Salman and Devgn, a good background score and catchy songs. For the rest, you need willing suspension of disbelief.
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| October 21, 2009 | | Kurbaan 's music scores
A compact soundtrack with a mix of sweet-sounding and soul-stirring melodies to offer, Kurbaan is worth sacrificing a few bucks at a music shop counter.
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| October 20, 2009 | | Ajab Prem's Ghazab Melody
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani works simply because of Tu Jaane Na and Kailash Kher. It is probably one of the most elegant and evocative songs of the season.
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| October 12, 2009 | | Acid Factory is fun to watch
'The actors are far out. They all underplay their parts. There is no overacting and there is no trying to achieve dramatronics.'
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| October 09, 2009 | | Acid Factory could be a health hazard
If you've never heard of a Columbian film called Unknown, you haven't really missed much. If you give this 95-minute copy of the poorly-received film a miss, you'll do yourself a favour.
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| October 08, 2009 | | Get out of this Jail
The music of Madhur Bhandarkar's latest will leave you feeling cheated.
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| October 05, 2009 | | Aladin rescued by genie's rap
Aladin's charm lies in its genie. It is not an album you would want to listen to repeatedly, save for Bachchan's rap, which makes all the right noises. Literally.
Namashkar, it is Bigg Boss Tritiya!
Bachchan's engaging and witty lines, the juicy bunch of contestants and the guilty pleasure of being a voyeur makes this season of Bigg Boss a must-watch.
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| September 18, 2009 | | Man of the match: Rani Mukerji
Dil Bole Hadippa, though not necessarily a bad film, suffers from too many distractions to wholly work.
Up, Up And Away!
Rarely are the heights of emotion so effortlessly scaled in live action cinema as they are in this animated film.
Wanted is watchable... casually
Wanted is a modern-day rarity, a B-grade actioner that really doesn't spend any time trying to class up its tackiness or pretend to make sense.
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| September 14, 2009 | | Blue -- shaken, stirred and stylish
The music of this multi-starrer is as global in its influences and execution as can be expected from Rahman and the scale of the film.
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| September 11, 2009 | | All fire and brimstone
Though it suffers a bit from the lack of a strong melody or a catchy, take-home hook or riff, this album is an audacious attempt.
The Unforgettable is not quite so
The film has powerful performances and a lot of nudity.
Must-Visit District
Go for the explosions and the gun play, and stay for the message that reminds us, without ever being heavy-handed, that we could all stand to practice a little more understanding in our lives.
Picture Perfect Untruths
Worth a watch for the giggles.
Seeing Straight
This movie is way more than just girl on girl action.
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| September 09, 2009 | | Main Aurr Mrs Khanna may surprise you
MAMK's music is very Bollywood in its appeal. With the quintessential love song, the sad song, the fun and remix songs, it delivers to the brief.
A stitch in time saves 9
This is a summer action movie all the way, and one that does indeed deserve a big-screen viewing.
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| September 04, 2009 | | Aage Se Right takes a wrong turn
In the end, there's too much left to do to call this film right.
Run away from Fox
Deepak Tijori's new film, Fox, is a disaster.
Mohandas is a must watch
If you're in the mood for meaningful cinema, watch Mohandas. After all, it's time we discover the 'other' India.
Radio : Himesh vs Himesh
While the compositions do have considerable merit, Reshammiya's singing and the lyrics in some of the songs spoil the party to great extent.
Three: Love, Lies and Bakwas
There's nothing classic or sweet about Vikram Bhatt's Three-Love, Lies and Betrayal, directed by his assistant, Vishal Pandya.
I Love You, Man is funnier in DVD
The additional scenes and gags surely enhance the pleasure, making this as one of the must-see guilty pleasures of the season.
Terminal Destination
Final Destination is a movie about delivering cheap thrills in as audacious a manner as possible.
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| August 27, 2009 | | Take This Train
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is a brawny thriller with style to spare.
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| August 12, 2009 | | Very very fexy
Kaminey is the kind of film whose success we ought all pray for, because it'll prove smart cinema works.
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| July 24, 2009 | | DVD pick of the week: Coraline
Many reviewers are saying that Coraline is one of the richest DVD experiences of the year, highly recommended so long as one doesn't mind subsequently vivid dreams.
What the Luck is this?
Luck has too many loopholes and no drama.
Yawn at the Museum
There is precious little that is even smile-worthy in this movie.
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| July 10, 2009 | | City Of Fraud
The basic problem with films that attempt to recreate the marvelous lunacy of Kundan Shah's classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron is that they don't realize that genius can't be stumbled upon via formula.
Morning Walk is refreshing
Morning Walk is a change from the masala movies churned out these days. And it actually has a plot!
Desi ghee , firang recipe
The strength of Love Aaj Kal, lies in the unhurried pace and the variety in the choice of genres, arrangement, treatment.
Tin Pot Transformers
Everthing about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the sequel to Transformers, is louder and bigger.
Unexpected Proposal
The Proposal provides the comfort of a fairytale, updated with strippers, a little comedic nudity and bodily function humour just so that we remember what century we're living in.
Along came folly
Short Kut had the potential to be a genuinely funny one, and while it mostly flubs that promise up throughout, it does manage a few moments.
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| July 06, 2009 | | Chick music, anyone?
Shruti Haasan's Aazma manages to push the album half a notch higher.
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| July 03, 2009 | | Yawn of the Dinosaurs
Despite spectacular animation, this third installment in the Ice Age franchise is a little repetitive.
No need for this Kambakkht Ishq
What could have been a delightful film with a gorgeous Kareena, Akshay's deadly stunts at the Universal Studios, and a string of guest appearances by Hollywood biggies, ends up a torture.
The Pursuit Of Akkiness
Kambakkht Ishq is a weak, often revoltingly cheap film that serves merely as aspirin-seller or hangover-simulation.
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| June 30, 2009 | | Public Enemies : Riveting
The film could have a good and profitable run proving once again that the summer movie scene is not confined to adrenaline-pumping popcorn films.
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| June 26, 2009 | | New York is a sham
Director Kabir Khan's new film tries hard to make a point, loses it in a weak, seemingly unending plot executed by a group of pretty performers each competing for a Worst Actor Award, and finally ends by spelling the name of President Barack Obama as Barrack.
Doggie Dilemma
The animation of Bolt is pretty good (for a non-Pixar movie) and the tale delivers enough of a message about faith and identity for it to be more than merely a kids' cartoon.
Termination Salvaged
This movie does a good job of embracing the mythology of the franchise so while fans won't be disappointed, even newbies should be able to find satisfaction in the mayhem that unfolds onscreen.
A side-splitting Hangover
It is easy to dismiss The Hangover as just another pottymouthed R-rated romp about men who don't grow up messing around, but there is an earnestness to the proceedings that takes this to say, a Super Troopers level, something that gives the movie heart.
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| June 19, 2009 | | The movie that cried Wolf
There's nothing offensively bad about the film -- save for the fact that a truly awesome hero has been straddled with a truly boring film.
Who's paying these guests?
Drag queens, double entendres and barely dressed women make up Paying Guests. Brave this at your own risk.
Let's Prance
Poor music and unremarkable performances mar this musical.
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| June 16, 2009 | | New York 's music falls flat
New York's music falls flat. If you want to listen to some good music, dig into your old collection instead.
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| June 11, 2009 | | Karma : Well worth a watch
After doing the rounds of international film festivals and winning a bunch of awards, Karma releases in India today. Watch it if you enjoy short films and don't mind a slightly predictable storyline.
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| June 10, 2009 | | Rockers, rejoice!
History Rocks III compilation takes you tripping down memory lane.
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| June 05, 2009 | | Yuvah : Good action, no story
The Kannada movie has some exceptional fights and song picturisations, but the lack of a convincing story element is the main draw back.
Trek Upgrade
The new Star Trek movie promises a thrilling ride.
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| May 18, 2009 | | 99 is a very funny film
I have a confession to make as a film journalist. I am a real sucker for movie scenes in which actors are running from a situation and land straight into a wall, a pole or any other man made structure. Naturally such collusion would be very painful, but I find the humor in it irresistible. There is one such moment in Cameron Crowe's brilliant Almost Famous where a clueless Fairuza Balk is running after a bus carrying Patrick Fugit and she slams straight into a wall.
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| May 15, 2009 | | 99 Not Out
99 is not a bad film, but it is not a good film either.
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| May 08, 2009 | | Take your daughter to the slaughter
College rock fans should all go out in droves, and older Edheads should take their kids. And sing along. Watching Dickinson finally go wild with Hallowed Be Thy Name in high-quality digital transfer and great audio in a theatre is worth the price of admission. And the rest ain't bad either.
Life in black & white
Though the director and his team deserve the highest accolades for achieving a film of this level of beauty in severely extreme conditions, it is unlikely that this film will find a mass audience. Connoisseurs of high art however will probably find much to appreciate in this sparse and beautiful black and white world.
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| April 10, 2009 | | Anandha Thandavam , not as good as the novel
The successive works of a hit-maker are always eagerly looked forward to. Will he be able to re-create the magic, or will the film fall flat on its face?
Jhossh is brilliant
Jhossh directed by veteran Shivamani, a director known for his technical skills than his story telling ability, is a real surprise. The well packaged elements in the script and the neat and innovative narration are quite impressive. The film maintains a good pace fuelling our curiosity at every twist in the story.
Savaari is engaging
Media baron Ramoji Rao's new Kannada film Savaari is the remake of the Telugu film, Gamyam .
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| April 03, 2009 | | Fast & Furiously Energetic
Cars are smashed, blown up, driven into each other and there is so much metal-on-metal action that a car fetishist should be well and truly spent by the time the end credits roll on this bad boy starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez and John Ortiz.
A Review, Written Eight By Ten
A neat review summing up what Akshay Kumar's 8*10 is all about.
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| March 27, 2009 | | Shot in the dark
Is Aa Dekhen Zara watchable? Yeah, in the sense that you don't want to strangle people involved in the making, though you could really be doing something else with your life.
Give Ek a miss
Ek is a terrible film, with bad performances, bad music and bad direction. Avoid.
Watch Videsh for Preity Zinta
Videsh starts out as a disturbing account on domestic violence but loses all objectivity the minute it resorts to elements of mysticism, inspired by Girish Karnad's play Nagamandala. It's a dangerously incompatible mix and damages the possibility of a decent movie to an outright ridiculous one.
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| March 20, 2009 | | Barah Aana : Worth a watch
Barah Aana is not as comical as the makers make it out to be. But it's worth a watch.
Walk Straight past theatres
Watch Straight only if you have absolutely nothing better to do.
Hats off to you, Nandita Das
Firaaq's eclectic assortment of actors' spring life and authority to the parts they play ensuring they are recognisable and relatable at once. A powerful directorial debut by Nandita Das.
This Aloo Chaat is tasteless
Aloo Chaat is not as tedious as some other 'comedies' that have robbed us of valuable hours of our lives in the recent past, but it still feels like a single episode of a television sitcom was stretched to feature length.
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| March 17, 2009 | | Brilliant but myopic!
It's no Dark Knight, but it's fun as hell.If you have been a fan of D J Caruso's earlier gems [Disturbia, Taking Lives), then you should definitely check out his latest crystal offering that comes with lots of eye-catching CGI and some fine performances. Seemingly, this Enemy of the State inspired saga has just the right amount of thrills, action, mystery, drama and all the makings of a summer blockbuster.
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| March 14, 2009 | | Fake and Gory!
Book your tickets for this run-of-the-mill only if you are absurdly fine with the idea of watching your favorite actors reduced to uber-cool cliches.
Brilliant but myopic!
It's no Dark Knight, but it's fun as hell.If you have been a fan of D J Caruso's earlier gems [Disturbia, Taking Lives), then you should definitely check out his latest crystal offering that comes with lots of eye-catching CGI and some fine performances. Seemingly, this Enemy of the State inspired saga has just the right amount of thrills, action, mystery, drama and all the makings of a summer blockbuster.
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| March 13, 2009 | | Don't miss Seven Pounds
Strong performances from the film's leads -- Will Smith and Rosario Dawson -- makes this tear-jerker a must watch.
Gulaal is a compelling watch
Anurag Kashyap has faced seven long years and a tremendously uphill struggle to make Gulaal, and it is heartening to see the stylish auteur throw himself headlong into a project this grounded. He doesn't completely pull it off, but this is a fantastically watchable film that scores high on moments.
Twenty-first century Parsis
Rather than being an ambitious opus designed to prove a point by a debutante director, Little Zizou comes across as a paean of affection to the people the filmmaker has known all her life. If that was the primary purpose of the film, mission accomplished. For those hoping for a little light entertainment and the possibility of leaving cinema halls with a smile on their face, Zizou might well be the perfect weekend retreat.
The old, the bad, the manly
Gran Torino tells a simple story, without many frills, and while the end feels almost like Eastwood is apologising for the trend he began in 1971 with Dirty Harry, it feels right. It feels like Eastwood -- who has heartbreakingly stated that this may be his last film as an actor -- has a piece to say, and he says it simply, even ending by raspily singing the closing credits.
Life lessons from a cowboy
Depending upon your position this Clint Eastwood movie could be the feel-good [or feel-bad] movie of this still young year.
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| March 06, 2009 | | Watch Dhoondte Reh Jaoge at your own risk
This week's release Dhoondte Reh Jaoge is a terrible excuse for a film.
Get scarlet fever with Gulaal 's music
Music director Piyush Mishra makes Gulaal shine with his voice, his words and his creativity. In keeping with the film's heady theme, this is a revolutionary soundtrack.
Bad Karma
There are some films that somehow shouldn't be called films. They don't qualify. Manish Gupta's Karma & Holi is one of these, an amateurish, horrifically written effort that further loses credibility by being dubbed really badly.
Terrifying telly tales
From the sound design to the performances to some of the camerawork, 13B plays like bad late night television or graduate school theatre. Still, the conclusion of the film and the way the premise of the spooky television show is woven into the fabric of the main story makes it all work out.
Domestic disturbance done right
This movie is a must-see for anyone who has ever been in a relationship; hopes to be in one some day; or is in one and has forgotten the original reasons for entering into that arrangement.
A tale of illicit passion
Despite the Oscar-winning performance of Kate Winslet, The Reader is still a movie that can best be summarised as 'when bad movies happen to good actors.'
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| February 27, 2009 | | Clouseau strikes again
If cheap laughs and over-the-top antics are your thing, Pink Panther 2 is for you. The rest can wait for the DVD to decide whether our latest acting export to Hollywood, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be better than the last one.
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| February 20, 2009 | | Yeh silly hai mere yaar
Abhishek Bachchan is the weakest link in the film, which is nothing compared to Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's previous film, Rang De Basanti.
Not dramatic enough
Valkyrie could have been a dramatic addition to the canon of films made about wartime, and its many effects and implications. Sadly, all this film ends up being is an empty exercise in reiterating futility.
Historical blindness
Like most good biographies, this tale of one man (and his supporters) serves as an inspiration to us all.
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| February 19, 2009 | | Delhi-6 : Good follow-up to Rang De Basanti
Delhi-6 was greeted well by the audience. Word-of-mouth is crucial in letting the word spread when the film opens on February 20, that it rewards those who are not seeking instant gratification.
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| February 13, 2009 | | The Stoneman Murders is gripping
The Stoneman Murders is worth a watch but one wonders how it will survive the weekend, thanks to the other Friday release, Billu.
Take your kids to Billu
When Bollywood takes a crack at children's cinema, it usually does so with such condescending formulaic tripe that it's hard to sit through the forcefed emotions and the like. Billu is definitely a more sincere product, one that tries hard to keep the story and morals straight, and let the rest work on its own.
Don't miss Seven Pounds
Strong performances from the film's leads -- Will Smith and Rosario Dawson -- makes this tear-jerker a must watch.
A fun time at the movies
The all star cast makes this romantic comedy about people searching for love in all the wrong places, a fun ride.
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| February 06, 2009 | | Mere Khwabon doesn't have much to offer
The film moves at a steady pace in the first half, which has quite a few sweet and quirky moments. But the second half drags on and on. Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye would have worked better in a 90-minute format.
Devdas Learns To Rock
Anurag Kashyap's highly experimental Dev D is a fantastic visual ride. The actors are fine, but the real hero of the film is the amazing soundtrack.
Outdated!
Outlander is a sci-fi action flick with B grade CGIs, plenty of drama, romance, action and horror to make it look like a complete excuse for a Sunday family outing.
Canine Carnage
Take a loved one, take the kids, because there are lessons to be learnt about family, compromise, adjustment and love that could apply to us all.
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| January 30, 2009 | | Escape from Victory
Victory is another assembly line product, and the blame lies mainly with the director. Ajitpal Mangat is neither a raconteur nor a master craftsman. And it is his inexperience, and the subsequent inability to tell a story differently that turned the film to an unintentional comedy.
An enjoyable ride
Zoya Akhtar more than lives up to her lineage of visionary sensibilities. Be it in the clarity of her nicely-spread thoughts, the dignity with which she projects the community of strugglers and their unrealised dreams or her perceptive music sense.
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| January 23, 2009 | | Raaz 2 : Worth a watch
Mohit Suri's Raaz: The Mystery Continues alternates between horror and suspense.
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| January 20, 2009 | | Delhi 6 : It's a 10/10 for Rahman!
A R Rahman (who else, really?) makes waiting for his music such a worthwhile chore what with one fantastic soundtrack after another. Close on the heels of a deserving Golden Globes wins follows the anticipated score of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Dilli 6. Considering its impossible-to-define Chandni Chowk roots, Rahman injects the sounds of this 10-tracked album with an eclectic fusion of various genres. Bottom line: it's a 10 on 10.
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| January 16, 2009 | | Hindi Chini Why Why?
A film that makes Singh Is Kinng seem like a highly textured work of complex characterisation and nuanced writing, Chandni Chowk To China is a disastrous overbudget mess -- and it may even turn out to be the one film so weak that even current box-office almighty Akshay Kumar can't save it.
The Angelina Jolie show
The problem starts and ends with the fact that this is the Angelina Jolie show. If people didn't go to watch when it was called Tomb Raider II what chance does a movie called Changeling have?
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| January 13, 2009 | | Dev D : The music is different for sure
Anurag Kashyap is back with Dev D, an ultra-modern take on that old tale about a man who drunk himself dead silly for a girl. And if the music is any guide, the film holds the promise of being an edgy roller-coaster ride.
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| January 09, 2009 | | Hail The President !
There's funny-funny. And there's sharp wit. The President Is Coming is a delightful combination of both.
Slumdog Millionaire is just a masala film
The reviews -- mainly from the United Kingdom and the United States, where the film was released first -- for Slumdog Millionaire compete with each other in discovering superlatives.
Ghetto superstar
Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is a must watch.
Seeing through Blindness
Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner José Saramago, the movie Bindness is very effectively realised by visionary Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles.
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| January 06, 2009 | | Luck By Chance : The music rocks
Luck By Chance's music is aimed at the Dil Chahta Hai generation of Bollywood viewers -- definitely urban. Let's hope the movie matches up.
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| December 31, 2008 | | Australia Unveiled
Australia is still a movie that deserves to be watched once on the big screen. Unfortunately, it doesn't go on to demand that repeated viewing that drove Titanic to become the biggest movie in the history of recorded box office collections.
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| December 25, 2008 | | Ghajini: A sleek album of dark memories
By now the whole world and their unborn children know Ghajini has traces of Memento and is a remake of a Tamil blockbuster of the same name.
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| December 24, 2008 | | Akshay's Jumbo meal!
Jumbo is a fun entertainer about the making of a warrior-elephant with tons of action, lovable characters, awww-inducing moments and can-do spirit.
Hum Do, Humaare (Memen)to
I saw a fantastic Aamir Khan film the other night, one where his obsession with a pretty woman led to him being clubbed on the head with a generic looking rod.
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| December 19, 2008 | | Music to your ears
Almost like denial, Walt Disney's frothy campus franchise has never been really concerned with teenage issues or insecurities. Instead, a spectacular chronicle of song and dance with fizzy faces to match, the High School Musical package has the heart of Grease and the depth of Archie Andrews.
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| December 12, 2008 | | Raaz 2 music has its moments
Music has always enjoyed an important place in most Mukesh Bhatt productions, the new Raaz, though not in the league of Gangster, Woh Lamhe or Kalyug, does have its moments.
Rab don't make them like He used to
Raja Sen advises Aditya Chopra not to make a film that feels over a decade old.
Go watch RNBDJ !
Director Suparn Verma writes that Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is one of SRK's best films. Don't Miss!
No thrills from this alien
The trouble with a remake of a movie that automatically gets tagged a 'classic' (why else would they remake it right?) is that comparisons can't ever really give audiences, or even barroom buddies, a clear sense of the relative merits and demerits of the original versus version two-point-oh.
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| December 10, 2008 | | Swing to Chandni Chowk To China 's music
Clever alliterations and Akshay Kumar in a 'spoofy-autobiographical self merged with a Jackie Chan'esque avatar - Chandni Chowk To China might just mark the beginning of a rocking January.
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| December 05, 2008 | | Oh My God...
Debutant Director Sourabh Shrivastava's Oh My God!! may not be the ideal multiplex fare, yet it does touch a chord that seems lost in the mundane life of the common man.
Meerabai Not Out entertains in parts
The film is not a comedy, not a love story, nor a family drama, or even a sports film. But it entertains you in bits and parts. And if you're a Mandira fan, watch the film!
Better than Transporter 2 !
What the franchise lost in the sequel (Transporter 2), has returned with Transporter 3. However, there is no denying that inspite of the ratings, fans are still going to flock the cinema halls.
Great cast, dull execution
Though this thriller has a good premise, it's execution leaves much to be desired. The only good thing about the movie is the performances by the veterans.
When Woody Allen played kabaddi
Debutant Anil Senior's Dil Kabaddi is pretty much a hand-me-down version of Woody Allen's much-admired take on infidelity, Husbands and Wives. A fun ride.
It's all about Brad Pitt's hair
In Burn After Reading, prepare to be bowled over by Chad, the man with a ridiculously botched highlight job. And he's played by Brad Pitt.
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| November 28, 2008 | | Go for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Dibakar Banerjee's second film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is a treat to watch. The attention to detail is amazing.
Sorry Bhai , but Ma's the star
The film never quite decides what side of the comedy/drama line it should walk on, and while the thematic romance is set over only a few days time -- inexplicable, since we'd willingly believe it took longer -- the third act comes in a hurry. The denouement itself is a fine plot turn, a maternal twist robbed of its impact by a sudden rush to the finish line. And yet Sorry Bhai's final turn is progressive enough.
Gangster Games, London-style
All in all, this is a movie for the guys (and girls who like their men to make behaving badly look effortlessly good). Go check it out and figure out how much of a rocknrolla you could stand to be.
Payne Relief
All in all, though Max Payne doesn't break any new ground, it manages to entertain. Check it out if you'd like a quick reminder of the fun you had playing the game. Then dust off that old disc and strap on the big guns for another session of virtually shooting up Mercenaries, Aesir Security Guards and Killer Suits. For old time's sake.
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| November 25, 2008 | | Rahman goes gloriously wild with Ghajini
Putting it simply, Ghajini is a phenomenal album. You'll find -- and argue over -- your individual favourite tracks, but very honestly, this could just be one of his finest albums ever. Not just are the tracks great, but each one segues into the next with perfect unpredictability.
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| November 21, 2008 | | Yuuvraaj , 20 years too late
It's sad and somewhat embarrassing to watch Ghai try valiantly to sculpt a magnificent innings -- and miss his target rather spectacularly.
These Mirrors have eyes!
It's just that when the grapevine has it that a film is a remake of a Korean horror film, we as an audience wishfully hope that our fool-proof decision to watch this in a cinema hall becomes a frightful and entertaining cola- guzzling experience that most Asian horror films apparently have a patent on. And this is not exactly where Mirrors appallingly fails; rather it pulverizes on several levels.
Strictly for teens!
Some black humour would have done more good than harm here, making Death Race a spectacular nonsense. But, without all that jazz the movie sadly ends up tasting like fast food junk with enough guns, girls and vroom vrooms, to keep your inner child entertained.
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| November 14, 2008 | | Long Goodbye
Dasvidaniya is not the worst thing to hit cinema screens over the past few weeks and neither is it one of the best. One just can't help feeling that a film with a message as deeply important to every living person as this one could have attempted to be a little more imaginative.
Fake and Gory!
Book your tickets for this run-of-the-mill only if you are absurdly fine with the idea of watching your favorite actors reduced to uber-cool cliches.
Dostana is injuriously entertaining
Overall, Dostana is an average piece of fluff -- but one of the most hideously insensitive things to come out of Bollywood in a long while.
Brilliant but myopic!
It's no Dark Knight, but it's fun as hell.If you have been a fan of D J Caruso's earlier gems [Disturbia, Taking Lives), then you should definitely check out his latest crystal offering that comes with lots of eye-catching CGI and some fine performances. Seemingly, this Enemy of the State inspired saga has just the right amount of thrills, action, mystery, drama and all the makings of a summer blockbuster.
Fails to entertain
go watch this one if you're in the mood for shaking your head about the state of the world. But be warned that it is neither entertainment in the masala sense of the word nor is it truly 'message cinema' in the way that sub-genre has defined itself.
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| November 07, 2008 | | Skip this EMI
A silly plot, long and winding narrative and mediocre acting makes EMI a torture to sit through. The only silver lining in this debale is Sanjay Dutt.
Not quite Vivah
Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi is an entertainer to those who like weepy movies. Too many songs and three weddings can be a bit muchy, even for die-hard romantics.
No Solace Here
Casino Royale, this film's predecessor and the one in which blonde-haired, blue-eyed and muscle-bound Daniel Craig took on the mantle of James Bond was buoyed by some impressive stunt and action work. That much remains in Quantum of Solace but little else is added to the cocktail to make it palatable this time around.
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| November 06, 2008 | | James Bond bids a farewell to charm
It's just that Quantum Of Solace -- this hideously named film that sounds far more appropriate to a bespectacled boy wizard than to double-o-seven -- tries so hard to appropriate the magic of the Bond franchise, of the glorious Sean Connery films and the crackling intensity of 2006's Casino Royale, that while it provides an adequately entertaining collection of action set-pieces, it fails to bring anything original to the table.
James Bond bids a farewell to charm
It's just that Quantum Of Solace -- this hideously named film that sounds far more appropriate to a bespectacled boy wizard than to double-o-seven -- tries so hard to appropriate the magic of the Bond franchise, of the glorious Sean Connery films and the crackling intensity of 2006's Casino Royale, that while it provides an adequately entertaining collection of action set-pieces, it fails to bring anything original to the table.
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| October 29, 2008 | | Golmaal really didn't have to return
Golmaal Returns provides a lot of laughs. But there is a lot of done-to-death comedy in it.
Fashion doesn't touch you
Fashion feels like a story that has been told by someone with minimal first-hand experience of the world. Sure there are anecdotal references but it never feels like this is what it must really be like, behind the scenes in the fashion world.
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| October 24, 2008 | | Heroes : Patriotic, simple film
Had Karnik passed on the sentimentality effectively, Heroes might have been as compelling as its purpose.
New dog, old tricks
While it's easy to look at Roadside Romeo as a harmless entertainer -- and there is a chance the film will indeed score very well with young audiences -- there is an inherent danger in the way it shoves even more Bollywood down the throats of its target audience.
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| October 21, 2008 | | Rahman excels in Yuvvraaj
Yuvvraaj is a triumphant score from the maestro. For all its meticulous arrangement and old-world grandeur, it's essentially deep-rooted in timeless melody, which seldom disappoints.
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| October 17, 2008 | | Tan-tan-tan Tandoori Fright
Karzzzz plot is essentially replicated, but ironically the film is dumbed down -- as if audiences of today aren't as savvy as they were a couple of decades ago. Add to that a horribly cardboard Urmila Matondkar and an inconsequential Shweta Kumar in leading roles that required actual actresses.
Brilliant but myopic!
It's no Dark Knight, but it's fun as hell.If you have been a fan of D J Caruso's earlier gems [Disturbia, Taking Lives), then you should definitely check out his latest crystal offering that comes with lots of eye-catching CGI and some fine performances. Seemingly, this Enemy of the State inspired saga has just the right amount of thrills, action, mystery, drama and all the makings of a summer blockbuster.
Cliche upon cliche
Unfortunately, what could have been a biting critique of the times we live in and a substantial look into how we got ourselves here, turns instead into a squandered opportunity piling cliche upon cliche in the hope that the haphazard edifice that is built in this way will somehow mean more than its individual parts.
Nothing unique about this Body
All said and done, Body of Lies, is the type of movie you might catch on television if you happened to switch channels right around the time the company logos begin flashing on screen at the beginning of the film. If you come in at any other point in the film, you might end up wondering what Russell Crowe is doing in Blood Diamond or how you missed the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio was in The Insider. That is truly how lacking in uniqueness this film ends up being.
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| October 10, 2008 | | A tad too filmi
Whether the film works or not, Chetan Bhagat is most likely to benefit.Those who have read the book may like to see the film out of sheer curiosity.Those who have seen Hello might want to read the book to compare notes.
A typical rom-com!
This devoid-of-interesting-twist-and-turns love triangle leaves you nothing but bemused as it reaches the rosy and commercially unavoidable happy ending, with the only surprise in it being A.R Rehman's song burnt over the credits as you lazily crawl towards the exit door. Asian audiences will probably savour the subtle snips of Bollywood ragas but if not for a one-time-watch this "accident" should be best avoided.
B.A.D!
Set in a post-apocalyptic Europe (No mention of a particular year, but definitely beyond 2017) the central character of Babylon A.D- Toorop (Vin Diesel) taking up an assignment to "deliver" a messianic orphan named Aurora (Melanie Thierry) from a monastery in Mongolia to New York in company with an butt-kicking nun, Sister Rebeka (Michelle Yeoh); makes for a tedious 90 min test of patience.
Clone Wars Drone On
For the most part, the movie looks like a lengthy cut scene from a video game. The dialogue and line readings are turgid and the action is so unimaginatively rendered that children will get bored and adults won't know what to make of any of it.
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| October 06, 2008 | | Dostana music: Not Karan Johar's best
While Dostana's music is nice and peppy for most part, it's nothing extraordinary. It's certainly not the best from Dharma Productions.
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| October 02, 2008 | | Nothing Borderline about this movie
With a cast of extremely talented actors and shot at the hauntingly beautiful desert countryside along the border, Ramchand Pakistani proves to be a film worthy of remembrance.
Drona falls short
Goldie Behl's attempt to keep it interesting is conspicuous even if not brilliantly executed. And while Drona falls short of being an irresistible experience, it sure had the makings of one.
More cleavage than Kidnap
This movie is only to be watched if you forgot to rent something more interesting on DVD. Or if you are a Sanjay Gadhvi fan; or an Imran Khan fan; or a Sanjay Dutt fan; or if you just like cleavage... actually when I think of it like that, this movie might be a huge hit.
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| September 26, 2008 | | Take your kids to Hari Puttar !
Hari Puttar is an exuberant, hilarious film, directed by Lucky Kohli. Though the similarity from Hollywood's blockbuster Home Alone is impossible to miss, you'll probably forgive the makers in favour of the constant laughs the film provides.
I Wanted To Believe Too
Maybe the die-hard fans would enjoy watching Mulder and Scully doing their thing one more time. The rest of us are better off waiting for it to come out on DVD. Or skipping it all together.
The Strangers offers no thrills
The Strangers, a thriller, barely has any thrills. What it has is a bizarre, unexplained and disappointing end.
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| September 24, 2008 | | Fashion ably in sync
What is commendable about Salim-Sulaiman's score is that all their music, with its recurring theme and riffs, is nicely linked to one another. That ought to come handy in the movie's narrative. As an album too, Fashion offers a well-designed mix of trendy tunes and refined melody.
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| September 19, 2008 | | Hulla could have been better
A watchman's whistle may seem to be a trivial thing to base an entire film upon. But the way the director has executed his vision makes it such an important issue that you would want to stand up for Raj's cause.
Don't Watch The Zohan
Zohan is definitely not a movie I would recommend to anyone. And certainly not a film that deserves any ratings.
Worth a trip
It would be unfair, even impossible not to compare Welcome to Sajjanpur with Benegal's previous Mandi, which has its own share of issues, idiosyncrasies and intended comedy. While Mandi it's not, Welcome to Sajjanpur is worth a trip, flaws inclusive, for its nifty funniness and curious concept.
Saas Bahu Aur Madness!
The mish mash plot involving several caricature-like characters is a dud. Go only if you have nothing better to do.
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| September 15, 2008 | | Unavoidably terrible
There are only five reasons for any self-respecting male to travel to a theatre in order to see this: 1) You like ABBA, 2) You like musicals, 3) You're trying to score brownie points with a potential girlfriend or 4) You're trying to make up with a girlfriend for something stupid you did. 5) You're reviewing -- and likely hating -- it.
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| September 12, 2008 | | 1920 is disastrously boring
This patently unscary -- and really long -- movie drags on, testing your patience as absolutely everything goes on with uncaring, old-school predictability. It's like a half-hour script for a weak television horror episode cruelly yanked over full feature-length screentime, self-indulgently pretending it's better than random horror schlock because it's moody enough to contain dozens of repetitive silent moments. It isn't.
If only Ru Ba Ru adapted itself well
Are you in love? Is your man too ambitious and busy with work that he ignores tiny little important things that matter in a relationship? Director Arjun Chandramohan Bali's Ru Ba Ru shows exactly what happens when you forget to express your love time to time.
Effectively intriguing
Ultimately, The Last Lear is neither a study nor a summary. It is an indulgent celebration of a larger-than-life personality, a classic consumed, for better or worse, by his art. In this case, Shakespeare.
Two rights make a wrong
Strictly speaking, Righteous Kill isn't an objectionably horrid film. It isn't rank unwatchable, like Avnet's last, 88 Minutes. Yet this one's worse, because it's heartbreaking.
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| September 09, 2008 | | Drona music: Not very enchanting
A subject like Drona, high on make-believe and enchantment, screams for adventure and surreal in its compositions. And while the soundtrack has its moments, in entirety it's too average to achieve any of these elements.
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| September 05, 2008 | | Who Hijacked the script?
What happens when you add a pinch of Con Air to a hint of United 93, season with Die Hard II, stir in some Passenger 57, consider a plot point from Under Seige II and not bother with coherence or logic? You get Hijack.
Children of Sivan
Santosh Sivan makes the whole film look so bloody enchanting that you have no room to complain about the slightest possible niggles.
What Happens In Vegas : A cheesy sitcom
What Happens in Vegas is a decidedly average romantic comedy that achieves nothing new and regurgitates well-worn cliches. And even what it rehashes -- particularly plot elements we've seen time and time again -- is done half-heartedly.
Copy cat Ki Mu
Yako Movies' Ki Mu, directed by A Majid of Thamizhan fame is a mediocre re-hash of Kaadhal and other trend-setters.
Watch Wednesday
A Wednesday is a taut film which works mainly because of it's leading man, Naseeruddin Shah. Anupam Kher is his perfect foil. Overall, a must-watch movie.
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| August 29, 2008 | | Chamku is a yawn
Chamku works so intently at being contrived that it neither touches the core of its issues nor the psyche of the individual it revolves around.
C Kkompany : An ad for Ekta Kapoor
It cannot be a comedy -- the jokes are terrible. It may have qualified as an action film, since it involves the underworld. But there is really no action to speak of here. Can we put it in the Drama category? Well, the film has drama, yes. But it's the type that makes you want to pull your hair apart.
WALL-E: Brilliant watch
WALL-E itself is far more than a simple piece of mindless entertainment. With its beautifully rendered world and cheerfully choreographed sequences, it does serve its primary purpose of entertaining, but for those willing to burrow below the surface it offers so much more.
Get in line for Wanted
One ought be well warned that Wanted has barely anything to do with Mark Millar's fantastic comic book miniseries. While the series -- and a couple of characters -- share the same name, lets just say the comic was about supervillains, while the movie features a self-proclaimed gang of avenging assassins. And that the comic made sense, plotwise.
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| August 28, 2008 | | Rock on , Magik
Rock On rocks big time. If you liked Dil Chahta Hai and if you ever thought music can change the world, don't miss this new movie.
Tedious after a point
Being a Himesh Reshammiya soundtrack, it's bound to find its share of buyers and admirers. If only Karzzzz wasn't burdened with the presence of SO MANY songs. It tends to get unbelievably tedious after a point. On second thoughts, the extra Zzz's, in the title, finally begin to make sense.
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| August 22, 2008 | | Mughal-E-Yawn
Like its commonplace production values, chaotic screenplay, absent-minded storyline and bland soundtrack, Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam is a yawn-inducing exercise in misplaced overindulgence.
Out of Breath
Despite decent performances and good camera work, Ram Gopal Varma's Phoonk ultimately doesn't work mostly because of the way it ends.
Agony revisited
Mumbai Meri Jaan follows the lives of people from all strata of Mumbai's bustling society as they tackle the aftermath of a fatal incident that brings out the best and sometimes the worst in them.
A Lifetime In One Day
There are movies that seem too long and those that feel woefully short. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is neither. In length, scope, tone and scale, it is just right. Those that seek smart entertainment would do well to put down some dinero for movies like this one.
My Friend Ganesha 2 disappoints
The most infuriating thing about a film like My Friend Ganesha 2 -- besides the obvious attempt at trying to exploit our mythology's single most adorable deity -- is how condescendingly it talks down to its audience.
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| August 18, 2008 | | You may just get hooked
A hot-potch of imates ranging from TV stars, a jail bird to a politician, and fronted by the sexy Shilpa Shetty make up Big Boss 2. It's a wild ensemble and we can imagine the intensity of insults that will ensue if the controversial folks rub off the razor-sharp tongues the wrong way.
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| August 15, 2008 | | God Tussi Fake Ho!
And even then, Bruce Almighty and God Tussi Great Ho have simply nothing in common. No sir, none of the original's crispy one-liners, zany humour, Jim Carey brand of facials or spontaneous endearment with a 'with great power comes greater responsibility' message to be found here.
Don't say Ranbir didn't warn you
Review of Bachna Ae Haseeno
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| August 08, 2008 | | Singh is RocKing
Singh Is Kinng is a Akshay-showcasing film, and everything from script to sense takes a backseat as the actor makes an utter idiot out of himself and, clearly enjoying himself all the while, conquers the screen while at it.
Akshay is the Kinng
If the film keeps our interest, it is because of the occasional comic moments and mostly since Kumar is there to carry the burden of a poorly written script. And he does it with a smile on his face. He is having fun entertaining us -- even when the film is going nowhere.
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| August 01, 2008 | | Slap me silly
It's disappointing just how boring Ugly Aur Pagli gets by the time the end-credits come around, and one genuinely feels bad for the lead pair.
Mummy III : A Ghastly Resurrection
There are moments of genuine humour and riveting action, but they too few and far between. It's just sad that the visual treats come at the expense of a coherent and compelling plot.
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| July 29, 2008 | | A groovy Mughal-E-Azam item number
As albums go, Malik has crafted one which is mostly harmless. There's one great track to begin with, one ghazal that simply cannot be made sense of and the director's own rough-and-tumble lyrics to add some quirk to it all. Essentially, however, it's pretty much filler -- stuff you won't mind along with stuff you wish was worked on a little harder.
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| July 28, 2008 | | Super Bore Sajid Khan
It's boring, smug and makes for horrible television. Go watch Koffee and take some non-snarky notes, Sajid, you need help.
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| July 25, 2008 | | Watch Money Hai if you're a Govinda fan
After an offbeat debut in Swami, choreographer-turned-director Ganesh Acharya has tried his hand at comedy. And his new film, Money Hai Toh Honey Hai, starring Govinda and a host of actors, sure is funny in parts.
This Mission is a Turkey
The film could have made interesting points about the economics of terror, the commoditisation of news and its sensationalised packaging as entertainment. In the final analysis, all the hints cannot distract from the fact that as a piece of entertainment, this mission is a failure.
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| July 22, 2008 | | Why isn't the Khiladi doing anything?
Khatron Ke Khiladi -- the Akshay Kumar headlined desi take on Fear Factor -- adds up to ninety minutes of pretty boring television. For one, Kumar isn't at his best without a script. Then come the ladies. While the Colors website proudly proclaims '13 Bollywood bombshells,' this is a bit of a stretch, to say the least.
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| July 21, 2008 | | God Tussi Lame Ho
It's a wasted album with not a single track to recommend. Then again, one shouldn't be surprised -- after all, Bruce Almighty didn't have any songs they could have flicked.
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| July 18, 2008 | | Silent Knight, Holy Fright
Heath Ledger plays his penultimate role in The Dark Knight, and he's the central character. Batman, for all his flaws and neuroses, always ends up playing a valiant second fiddle to one of the best villain-collections in all of comicdom.
RGV's Contract disappoints
Contract is a badly-made and disappointing film, way below the standards set by the director himself.
Kismat Disconnection
As a one line pitch, this movie may have sounded really appealing -- a man with a really ugly string of luck is made whole by the arrival of a walking, talking, opinionated good luck charm, who just happens to be opposed to the very job he's working so hard to land.
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| July 11, 2008 | | A Hancock and bull movie
Peter Berg's Hancock has a great premise -- that of a superhero more given to alcohol than even Tony Stark; nope, this guy's a true-blue, stubble-sporting bum -- and the most perfect of leading men for the job, but thanks to a rather melodramatic back-story and ending, it's eventually a disappointment.
Kung Fu Panda is a Dream
Not only is it the year's top animated film thus far, it's the top Kung Fu offering as well, and an effort that will doubtless bring a smile to fans of both genres. Lord knows, it's the best film to star Jackie Chan in ages.
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| July 09, 2008 | | Rock yawn!
All in all, this is a nothing album. The 'rock' tracks don't have the words or a true-blue feel, while the ballads don't seem like they belong on the same disc at all. The lyrics are pedestrian, and the only thing this album does is make you feel jealous of Farhan Akhtar.
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| July 08, 2008 | | Kishore da still rocks our hearts
Bachna Ae Haseeno is a decent effort from composers capable of a lot more punch -- and surprisingly forgettable stuff considering this is the kind of film relying largely on packaging to pull in audiences.
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| July 07, 2008 | | Snoop is Kinng
If you don't like Akshay Kumar or Bhangra, this isn't your album. Then again, let Pritam's songs sink in -- it's his best work in a while (with no words on 'alternate sources' yet) and some of you might be converts.
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| July 04, 2008 | | This Love Story is boring!
Harman Baweja's debut film Love Story 2050 is predictable, boring and a terrible waste of time. Avoid at all costs.
What would you do if I sang out of tune?
Jaane Tu is a refreshing, delightful film about youth and friendship. Imran Khan shows great potential while his heroine Genelia steals the show. A very fun and enjoyable watch, with much to laugh about.
Imran excels in Jaane Tu
Director Abbas Tyrewala and producer Aamir Khan have a fantastic product in their hands. The film will definitely appeal to the youth.
Duplicate dud
Love Story 2050 is a complete failure, a badly written attempt at sci-fi starring a Hrithik-lookalike and Priyanka Chopra in one of the worst performances of her career. And it's more than 3 hours long! Stay away!
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