-
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
...a slow-cooked feast. It simmers and thickens and leisurely acquires a rich and long-lasting flavour. The film requires patience. You will have to indulge director Dibakar Banerjee as he indulges himself.
Apr 2015
-
Hunterrr
...has layers and a depth that those films didn’t even aspire to. But ultimately Harshavardhan, fritters away the opportunity.
Mar 2015
-
Mar 2015
-
Shamitabh
...a lovingly crafted film that doesn’t quite pan out. Which is a shame, because there is much to savour here.
Feb 2015
-
Hawaizaada
Vibhu has designed Hawaizaada to be an all-purpose vehicle that has romance, comedy and drama . But the writing is flat and the telling, clumsy.
Jan 2015
-
Action Jackson
The first half of the film is disconnected sequences of action, comedy and romance randomly strung together. And when the plot finally kicks in, it is so fantastically ridiculous that you have to ask — what have we — enthusiastic, loyal, passionate lovers of Hindi cinema — done to deserve this?
Dec 2014
-
Happy Ending
I suspect that somewhere in there was a genuinely sparkling and subversive love story. Sadly, it never emerges.
Nov 2014
-
Kill Dil
...doesn't have weight or enduring value. But while it lasts, Shaad makes sure you're having a good time.
Nov 2014
-
The Shaukeens
The Shaukeens improves substantially in the second half when it becomes more about Akshay and less about the buddies.
Nov 2014
-
Happy New Year
I have a very high tolerance level for anything Shah Rukh is in, and yet Happy New Year was a slog.
Oct 2014
-
Haider
...I can guarantee that you will emerge from Haider shell-shocked. And when was the last time a Hindi film did that to you?
Oct 2014
-
Daawat-e-Ishq
...is the equivalent of an elaborate meal that begins with a mouth-watering appetiser but slowly loses flavour, aroma and deliciousness, so that by the time you reach dessert, you are exhausted, disappointed and badly in need of fresh air.
Sep 2014
-
Khoobsurat
Sadly, Shashanka displays none of the eccentric creativity that we saw in his earlier films, though he does create moments of charm.
Sep 2014
-
Sep 2014
-
Raja Natwarlal
...isn’t one of those actively awful films. But neither does it sparkle.
Aug 2014
-
Aug 2014
-
Entertainment
The jokes are purposefully mindless, but they come at you at such a furious pace that you are lulled into an exhausted laughter.
Aug 2014
-
Jun 2014
-
Holiday
...a profoundly moronic film that moves from one preposterous situation to another.
Jun 2014
-
Jun 2014
-
Citylights
...is persuasive. And it will hit you harder if you haven’t seen the original.
May 2014
-
Heropanti
...is designed to do exactly one thing — make us like Tiger Shroff, and that it does exceedingly well.
May 2014
-
Mastram
There are so many ideas here about writing, sexual desire, fantasy, hypocrisy, the artist in the market-place, but they remain unexplored. Mastram is an opportunity lost.
May 2014
-
Revolver Rani
If you like uplifting, cheerful cinema, then this isn’t the movie for you. But if, like me, you can enjoy bad people doing bad things, then Revolver Rani will be fun.
Apr 2014