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Rock On 2
Ill-conceived and incompetently executed, Rock On 2 never manages to justify its existence.
Nov 2016
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Force 2
It’s not quite India’s answer to the Mission: Impossible films, but at least on the thrills front, it’s halfway there.
Nov 2016
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Nov 2016
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Dear Zindagi
Since Dear Zindagi doesn’t tinker with this basic quality of the Bollywood romance, it’s all good.
Nov 2016
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Befikre
If a breezy, highly styled, armchair travel rom-com is your mood, then Befikre might be the ticket. But if you prefer insightful, warming and witty, skip this.
Dec 2016
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Dangal
...is a rousing study of the quest for perfection – and Aamir is the perfect lead.
Dec 2016
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Haraamkhor
Haraamkhor’s characters are supposed to have shades of grey, but their blandness can never be mistaken for maturity. About the most shocking thing about this major-minor affair is its sloppiness.
Jan 2017
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Ok Jaanu
Ali has all the elements in place for a breezy ode to young love, but his mechanical approach and miscasting ensure that OK Jaanu is not exactly an okay remake.
Jan 2017
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Jan 2017
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Raees
...is overstretched and too much in thrall to the Indian gangster movie formula, but Dholakia does try to use the past to comment on the present.
Jan 2017
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Alif
The theatrical acting and inept handling of scenes stretches on for 120 minutes, and the larger issues that the movie tries to tackle fall by the wayside.
Feb 2017
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Jolly LLB 2
Despite its liberal and humanist values and attempts to create a convincing portrait of the workings of the Indian legal system, Jolly LLB 2 is frequently guilty of dramatic overreach.
Feb 2017
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Running Shaadi
...a comic critique of arranged marriage? Or is it a quirky but slowburn romance between an odd couple? Running Shaadi tries to be a bit of both, and becomes neither.
Feb 2017
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Irada
...advocates solutions that ordinary viewers will be hard-pressed to replicate, but its concerns are timely, its character sketches memorable, and its empathy unmistakable.
Feb 2017
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Feb 2017
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Wedding Anniversary
...is a throwback to the worst of 1970s films, the ones in which characters delivered themselves of soliloquies and metaphysical treatises that were meant to impress audiences but ultimately bored them to tears.
Feb 2017
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Commando 2
...has a ludicrous plot, banal dialogue, action sequences derived from Hollywood and East Asian cinema, and mostly sub-par acting.
Mar 2017
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Badrinath Ki Dulhania
... it has an excellent lead pair whose mutual sparks can set water on fire, brilliantly written conversational humour, and an unmistakable feel for the throbs and tugs of young love.
Mar 2017
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Badrinath Ki Dulhania
...Kharkongor’s script simply doesn’t have the layers of complexity to match its ambitions. The mostly English dialogue is stilted, the pacing is sluggish, and many of the scenes are disconnected from each other.
Mar 2017
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Machine
...the machine jangles and clatters away for 148 minutes before hurtling towards an inevitable pile-up.
Mar 2017
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Anaarkali Of Aarah
Avinash Das’s debut feature overcomes its indulgences and flaws by focusing on the big picture on sexual assault and consent.
Mar 2017
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Mar 2017
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Poorna
The astute casting and spare writing give the actors enough space to disappear into their roles.
Apr 2017
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Begum Jaan
...is a mostly faithful remake of his 2015 Bengali movie Rajkahini – which means that the sensationalist plot, overwrought storytelling, screechy acting and tabloid account of the Partition have made it across the language divide unchallenged.
Apr 2017
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Noor
Noor’s nose for news is weak, but at least she gets the romance beat right. She would make a questionable investigative journalist, but a fine relationship advice columnist.
Apr 2017
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Maatr
...Sayed manages to skillfully steer his fantasy of vigilante justice all the way to the ludicrous climax.
Apr 2017
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Mantostaan
The acting is largely amateurish, the scenes are poorly paced and directed, and the production is far too tacky for the big screen.
May 2017