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Fireflies
...a brave effort, natural and languid for most parts. However, it fails to glow through its foreseeable conflicts and layers, and ends up being a statement in craft over storytelling.
Oct 2014
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Happy New Year
Surely, smarter films can be constructed with such resources, thereby opening up a new universe of possibilities for viewers and distributors alike.
Oct 2014
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Mumbai 125 KM
I have a humble request for future directors venturing into horror: If you're out to make a quick buck, at least respect the craft. Procuring a release date isn't always a victory.
Oct 2014
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Sonali Cable
...the foremost sign of debutant director Charudutt Acharya's inexperience is his handling of actors.
Oct 2014
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Spark
...a dated political action flick that looks to have been concocted by melancholic film buffs in a smoky room during a mandatory 1-day editing course.
Oct 2014
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Tamanchey
Eventually, the film turns into a self-conscious anti-tribute of everything it attempts to pay homage to.
Oct 2014
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Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
...with set pieces that crack you up and manipulate you-but invariably has you pulling out your hair in frustration. Such fine actors, but an opportunity lost.
Oct 2014
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Jigariyaa
...there is something about this film, perhaps an oldworld charm and innocence missing in today's flashy love stories.
Oct 2014
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Bang Bang!
...is one of the breezier Hindi-language action packages of recent times, but that really isn't saying much. The bar, albeit sparkly, still remains at the same desensitized height.
Oct 2014
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Haider
While this is far from his weakest effort, and better than most directors' strongest, Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider is only his third best Shakespeare adaptation.
Oct 2014
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Sep 2014
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Balwinder Singh... Famous Ho Gaya
Brainless comedies can be fun to watch, what with the infinite characters, goofy plots and toilet humour. But the buck stops with lazy filmmaking—a crime that can ruin the best of punch lines.
Sep 2014
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3 A.M.
The most frightening aspect of a horror movie these days is its predictability.
Sep 2014
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Sep 2014
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Creature
Over the years, technicalities in Bhatt's films have evolved-but the incompetent writing continues to blur the lines between horror and (unintentional) comedy.
Sep 2014
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Finding Fanny
This film is exactly the kind of brave clutter-breaking effort that most critics wish for while lamenting the rigidness of mainstream stars. That it left me grinning long after the credit-roll is a testament to its ability to amuse, without resorting to gimmicky slapstick or toilet humour.
Sep 2014
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Mary Kom
...an inconsistent narrative that seems too hurried to strike the right balance between her personal life and career, and ends up biting off more than it can chew.
Sep 2014
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Identity Card
...the filmmaker makes the fatal mistake of feeling too much for his subject, and fails to draw the line while trying to make an impassioned statement.
Aug 2014
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Raja Natwarlal
This film is far from perfect, but makes for an acceptable non-Italian version of 'The Indian Job'-by entertaining solely within the confines of a revenge drama.
Aug 2014
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Katiyabaaz
It leaves you with enduring images of a calamitous environment navigated by two antivillains whose thoughts and souls form a storied documentary that could well be a game-changer.
Aug 2014
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Life Is Beautiful
The plot, though unoriginal about an Indian man trying to procure Canadian citizenship by entering into a marriage of convenience is the only aspect that remotely makes sense.
Aug 2014
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Singham Returns
There's still the usual dose of brutal explosions, irrelevant heroines, slaphappy heroes, righteous sermons, contrived injustice, poverty porn (done better in Bhoothnath Returns) and, yes, flying vehicles of all shapes and sizes—which is exactly what makes it routine fare.
Aug 2014
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Entertainment
I recommend this for viewers who genuinely believe in leave-your-brains-at-home fare.
Aug 2014
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Kick
...is harebrained, patronizing and regressive at most points, and makes the age-old error of being a live-action Salman-starrer.
Jul 2014
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Amit Sahni Ki List
...I see a fairly bright future for the director. He just about manages to make the most out of a soulless protagonist, half-line story and a one-line screenplay. But then again, which contemporary comedy ever promises to be more?
Jul 2014
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Ek Villain
There is no doubting that Suri's vision is clear in its own space-evident from the usual heady cocktail of lilting tunes and brooding antagonists - but his storytelling leaves much to be desired.
Jun 2014
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Humshakals
...a defiant film made by a man who is fast becoming a rebel without a cause.
Jun 2014