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‘Task’ series review: Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey are outstanding in grim, gripping crime drama

Long-form television, like its journalistic sibling, allows for a deep dive into subject matter, and a mini-series offers enough time to tell a detailed story, while its boundaries ensure the narrative is not needlessly stretched. Like Mare of Easttown, Brad Ingelsby’s Taskis also set in Pennsylvania, in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia. While the seven-part…

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‘Bison Kaalamaadan’ trailer: Dhruv Vikram’s Kabaddi player breaks social shackles in Mari Selvaraj’s sports drama

Dhruv Vikram in a still from ‘Bison Kaalamaadan’ | Photo Credit: Think Music India/YouTube The makers of Bison Kaalamaadan, acclaimed Tamil filmmaker Mari Selvaraj’s upcoming film starring Dhruv Vikram, unveiled the film’s trailer on Monday (October 13). Produced by Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Studios in association with Applause Entertainment, the film is set to release in…

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‘Bison Kaalaamadan’ trailer: Dhruv Vikram’s Kabaddi player breaks social shackles in Mari Selvaraj’s sports drama

Dhruv Vikram in a still from ‘Bison Kaalaamadan’ | Photo Credit: Think Music India/YouTube The makers of Bison Kaalaamadan, acclaimed Tamil filmmaker Mari Selvaraj’s upcoming film starring Dhruv Vikram, unveiled the film’s trailer on Monday (October 13). Produced by Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Studios in association with Applause Entertainment, the film is set to release in…

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‘Jolly LLB 3’ movie review: Farmer gets a hearing in Bollywood as Subhash Kapoor blends mirth with message in this potent courtroom drama starring Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi

Akshay Kumar (right) and Arshad Warsi in ‘Jolly LLB 3’. | Photo Credit: Star Studios/YouTube When the invisible claws of censorship begin to throttle creativity, filmmakers either conform or subvert. This week, Subhash Kapoor, who has mastered the art of sugar coating the bitter pill with satire, rewinds to the farmer agitation against land acquisition…

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Vijay-Jyothika’s hit romance drama ‘Kushi’ to re-release in theatres soon

Poster announcing the re-release of ‘Kushi’ | Photo Credit: @SakthiFilmFctry/X Kushi, a fan-favourite romance drama that completed 25 years in May, is all set to return to the big screen. The SJ Suryah-directed film, starring Vijay and Jyothika, will be re-released in theatres on September 25. Distribution company Sakthi Film Factory announced on Monday (September…

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‘Bad Girl’ movie review: Finally, a Tamil urban coming-of-age drama told through the lens of a woman

A still from ‘Bad Girl’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement If movie reviews were instruction manuals, I’d command you to take a pause and give the film Bad Girl by debutant director Varsha Bharath some hours of your time. This refreshing coming-of-age Tamil film centred around Ramya (played by Anjali Sivaraman) sets out to achieve exactly what…

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Dance drama on poet Andal staged in Coimbatore

The dance drama Naachiyar Next, depicting poet Andal, staged at Kumaraguru Institutions in Coimbatore on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The dance drama, Naachiyar Next, choreographed by Anita Ratnam, was staged in Coimbatore city on Sunday. The 70-minute performance on Andal was jointly organised by Kumaraguru Institutions and Abhyasa Academy of Classical Dance. The…

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