Review

‘Azaad’ movie review: Aaman Devgan and Rasha Thadani’s debut is a disappointing ride

Betaab, Barsaat, Mirziya... Bollywood somehow loves to launch its kids on horses. Abhishek Kapoor’s Azaad is the latest addition to…

10 months ago

‘Pravinkoodu Shappu’ movie review: Basil Joseph, Soubin Shahir’s intriguing thriller underutilises its potential

Basil Joseph in a still from ‘Pravinkoodu Shappu’ One well-crafted sequence can sometimes make a film worthwhile, even when the…

11 months ago

‘Severance’ Season 2 premiere review: Still refining, still redefining

Returning to the fluorescent purgatory of Severance after three long years required a moment of corporate recalibration to say the…

11 months ago

‘Madha Gaja Raja’ movie review: Vishal, Sundar C’s fun, largely engaging throwback to masala cinema of the past

We are three Tamil films and one pan-Indian title into Pongal cinema mania this year, with two more big-ticket releases…

11 months ago

‘Daaku Maharaaj’ movie review: Bobby Kolli, Balakrishna’s film is more style than substance

Balakrishna in ‘Daaku Maharaaj’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Balakrishna’s resurgence in recent films such as Akhanda and Bhagawant Kesari…

11 months ago

‘Choo Mantar’ movie review: More twists than scares in Sharan’s horror drama

Sharan in ‘Choo Mantar’ | Photo Credit: Anand Audio/YouTube At one point in Choo Mantar, we see the chilling hide-and-clap…

11 months ago

‘Black Warrant’ series review: Scenes from a prison

In the 1920s, a young George Orwell was posted in Burma, as part of the Indian Imperial Police. In a…

11 months ago

‘Fateh’ movie review: Sonu Sood goes on a shooting spree in this stylised yet vacuous actioner

Sonu Sood in a still from ‘Fateh’ | Photo Credit: Zee Studios/YouTube Early in Fateh when a strapping Sonu Sood, dressed in…

11 months ago

‘Vanangaan’ movie review: Arun Vijay is the lone highlight of Bala’s problematic, predictable drama

Like Bala’s recent films, ‘Vanangaan’ too suffers from a wafer-thin plot, but the bigger issue is its problematic gaze on…

11 months ago

‘Madraskaaran’ movie review: Shane Nigam and Kalaiyarasan headline an outdated action drama

A still from ‘Madraskaaran’  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement One of the oldest tricks in the cinematic book of twists…

11 months ago