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Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway
(2023)
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Monika Rawal Kukreja
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Rani Mukerji’s heartbreaking legal drama suffers a flawed execution...
Posted Mar 16, 2023
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Agilan
(2023)
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Haricharan Pudipeddi
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The Tamil thriller, starring Jayam Ravi, is solely focused on crimes along the coast and gets further bogged down by its own urge to pack in a message.
Posted Mar 10, 2023
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Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
(2023)
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Monika Rawal Kukreja
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Shraddha Kapoor's problematic romcom is a montage of monologues...
Posted Mar 09, 2023
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Gulmohar
(2023)
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Monika Rawal Kukreja
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The film is a bittersweet tale of a family, its values, and the fact that everyone is living their lives somewhere between fate and the choices they make.
Posted Mar 03, 2023
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Selfiee
(2023)
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Monika Rawal Kukreja
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With Selfiee, things look more real and relatable because of the story and narrative which is not too far-fetched and is pretty convincing.
Posted Feb 24, 2023
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The Fabelmans
(2022)
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Suchin Mehrotra
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It’s a simple idea, but a powerful one. That the true magic of the movies isn’t what’s unfolding on the big screen but when you turn the camera around to the looks of awe and wonder on the faces of its audience.
Posted Feb 17, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
(2023)
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Suchin Mehrotra
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Jonathan Majors' villain Kang saves the film and Paul Rudd is watchable as ever.
Posted Feb 17, 2023
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Bakasuran
(2023)
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Haricharan Pudipeddi
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Highly problematic...
Posted Feb 17, 2023
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Shehzada
(2023)
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Sonal Pandya
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While the screenplay and direction by Rohit needed more weight, Shehzada might appeal to those who might prefer an old wine in a new bottle.
Posted Feb 17, 2023
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Dada
(2023)
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Haricharan Pudipeddi
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Kavin and Aparna Das-starrer rises above mainstream movies and sends out a strong message on parenthood. Directed by Ganesh K Babu, the film focuses on a young man and his journey of becoming a doting father.
Posted Feb 11, 2023
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Shiv Shastri Balboa
(2022)
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Monika Rawal Kukreja
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Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta's warm film is a love letter to life.
Posted Feb 10, 2023
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Jugjugg Jeeyo
(2022)
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Monika Rawal Kukreja
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Varun Dhawan, Kira Advani, Anil Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor bring a fun family drama to life.
Posted Feb 10, 2023
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Kaminey
(2009)
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Mayank Shekhar
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Few plots have so exhilaratingly been laid out with such precise rhythm and inter-cuts. I suspect only a music-composer who’s also a director could synchronise this so well on screen...
Posted Feb 09, 2023
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Faraaz
(2022)
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Monika Rawal Kukreja
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The film is a gut-wrenching tale coupled with some stellar performances.
Posted Feb 03, 2023
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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As delightful as its title is clunky.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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What it ultimately conjures up is, a pointless and vacant adaptation that is forgettable in its own modern mechanics.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Kantara: A Legend
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Gandhi's point is clear and precise, there is a thin line that separates glorification from disfavour. It is on us, the audience, to decide which side we want to favour.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Good Night Oppy
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Good Night Oppy is glossy and manipulative in parts, but the central idea of the power of human ambition and exploration remain quietly captivating.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Makdee
(2002)
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Santanu Das
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Vishal Bharadwaj's debut directorial Makdee, touted as a children's film, continues to scare and delight children as well as adults.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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The People We Hate at the Wedding
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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A clueless comedy that offers no laughs.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Amsterdam
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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A disappointment of epic proportions.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Capturing the Killer Nurse
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Even as Cullen's actions come to light, Capturing the Killer Nurse fittingly spotlights on the moral depravity of the collective healthcare system that so surreptitiously held back his name only because of their economical interests.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Bogeyman
(1980)
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Santanu Das
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Note how Kummatty, made decades ago, had none of the special effects to decorate its mythological drama. Yet, Aravindan works with an aesthetic choice that allows his viewers, children as well as adults, to partake into the suspension of disbelief.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Monica, O My Darling
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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The women are fierce and place their careers much above anything else. Each of them hold power and work around it strategically, their priorities cut out.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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The Wonder
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Florence Pugh is perfect in this film by Sebastian Lelio about religious obsession and those skeptical of it.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Pearl
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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It's a hypnotic, shattering performance that rings of emotional truth.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Its a sure-footed performance from an actor that never fails to hold the attention of its audience.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Michelle delivered the performance of the year in Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's Everything Everywhere All At Once...
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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This is a rich, perfectly orchestrated performance that could have gone wrong even with the slightest of misjudgement in character. That her performance gets even better in the second watch...
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Elvis
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Rarely do we see a performance that is so electric that as soon as the film gets over, one rushes to search about the actor instead.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Tár
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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In playing a genius, Cate has created an act of genius herself. In a career defined by exhilarating work, the Academy Award-winning actor creates a forensic, incisive portrait of an artist that may very well earn her the third Oscar.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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It is a daring, firecracker of a performance, one that makes you root for her throughout.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Gargi
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Sai Pallavi gives a shattering, career-best performance and cements her position as one of the most powerful actors of her generation.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Thiruchitrambalam
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Nithya is all kinds of wonderful in Mithran J Jawahar’s Thiruchitrambalam, and stands as a firm reminder that an actor doesn't have to do a lot to register themselves amidst a cast that boasts names like Dhanush, Revathy and Prakash Raj.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Abhijaan
(2021)
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Santanu Das
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Parambrata Chattopadhyay's tribute to Soumitra in Abhijaan finds the actor at his thoughtful best, saddled with the tremendous task of opening up in front of the camera.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Darlings
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Darlings is further proof that no matter the length of the role, Shefali Shah never fails to astonish. It's a full-circle performance, so much of Shamshu is revealed yet so much is left to explore.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Badhaai Do
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Rajkummar's performance as a gay police officer Shardul in Harshavardhan Kulkarni's Badhaai Do is some of the most compelling and effective work of his whole career so far.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Malayankunju
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Is there anything Fahadh cannot do on screen?
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Gangubai Kathiawadi
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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The standout moment - where she dances with a streak of reckless abandon in the song Dholida, still gives goosebumps.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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Alejandro G Iñárritu's contemplative, surrealistic vision of life and death, though expertly shot by Darius Khondji, turns out to be a heavy-handed misfire.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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The Banshees of Inisherin
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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The scenes with his pet donkey Jenny alone will stop you in the tracks.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Sometimes I Think About Dying
(2023)
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Santanu Das
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Daisy Ridley plays Fran with sensitivity and poise and elevates the drama by several notches.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Aftersun
(2022)
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Santanu Das
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What works tremendously in favour of Aftersun is the extent to which screenwriter-director Charlotte Wells is able to trust her audience to fill in the details.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Magazine Dreams
(2023)
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Santanu Das
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Jonathan Majors delivers the performance of a lifetime...
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Shayda
(2023)
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Santanu Das
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Shayda could have easily slipped into melodramatic tendencies, but Noora carefully deconstructs the dangers and manipulations that come in the way of her protagonist.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Fair Play
(2023)
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Santanu Das
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Chloe Domont's erotic financial drama is an instant classic.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Eileen
(2023)
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Santanu Das
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This unhinged mix of Carol and Hitchcock ultimately disappoints...
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Cassandro
(2023)
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Santanu Das
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Even if the stakes never quite reach that impending sense of showdown, with some of the subplots pulling down its pace, and the later half becomes a tad too predictable for its own speed, Cassandro is saved by the electric lead performance of Bernal...
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Fancy Dance
(2023)
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Santanu Das
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Lily Gladstone is sublime in this well-crafted tale on resilience.
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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The Disappearance of Shere Hite
(2023)
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Santanu Das
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This groundwork is so captivating that when Newnham, working with her superb editor Eileen Meyer, pulls in the punch- the effect is galvanizing...
Posted Jan 31, 2023
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