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Badlapur
...is all fury and fog, a revenge saga that plays out with such eyebrow-singeing intensity that I could imagine a gravel-voiced narrator filling us in on dames and dreams and dark, stormy nights.
Feb 2015
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Badla
...remains an engaging film, and while we can blame Ghosh for casting Bachchan and somewhat spoiling the climax, he can’t possibly be blamed for casting that man in a role that requires a lot of talking.
Mar 2019
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
This is the rare sequel that is better than the first. Rajamouli's original Baahubali was engaging and effective but significantly overstuffed, with waterfalls and a weird romantic track and far too many songs for the genre, while this film is a lot more assured about both narrative and tone.
Apr 2017
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Baaghi 2
It is a long, painful film capable of giving audiences post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mar 2018
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Azhar
...a mostly watchable film with a solid lead, but falls far short of being either entertaining, insightful, or worthy of recommendation.
May 2016
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Article 15
...is not a film in search of easy answers. Instead, it is a reminder that we already know the questions but don’t ask them enough. Not cool, sir.
Jun 2019
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Andhadhun
This is why we need directors who refuse to be obvious. This phenomenal new thriller from Sriram Raghavan pulls off its tricks in plain sight. Everybody knows how a mystery should work, but Raghavan knows how all the mysteries work.
Oct 2018
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Always Kabhi Kabhi
The first half is dull as can be, merely loud, and while the emotionally-laden second half begins to mildly resemble something sweet, it explodes into a flashy climax that ruins everything.
Jun 2011
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Allah Ke Banday
What does work for Allah Ke Banday, though, is an overall earnestness to the proceedings -- the film is pretty watchable for the first hour and then gradually loses steam -- and the performances.
Nov 2010
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All Is Well
...spends two hours desperately tickling the audience but the overall impact is one of torture.
Aug 2015
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Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aaata Hai?
...settling for a mediocre thriller which can’t keep up with its characters — or their indignation.
Apr 2019
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Honestly, it's just good to watch a film with memorable comedy again. Heaven knows its been a while.
Nov 2009
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Airlift
...is compelling, thanks largely to a sterling performance from Akshay Kumar -- who is both suitably weary and suitably level-headed for the part -- enough to anchor the proceedings.
Jan 2016
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Agent Vinod
...as a game it'd be sensational, and tremendous fun. As a film, on the other hand, Agent Vinod must be termed a disappointment, a slick and well-produced throwback to the spy thriller that feels both overlong and under-conceived.
Mar 2012
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
The heart wants what it wants, and sometimes all we need is a compelling reason to cry. Thank you, Karan Johar. For this film feels like a sob.
Nov 2016
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Action Jackson
It is an uneven, tacky, cheesy actioner, a film that has much going catastrophically wrong but it is also -- surprise, surprise -- at times incredibly zany and, much more importantly, a film that strikes back against the unending misogyny routinely perpetrated by our heroes in these larger-than-life movies.
Dec 2014
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A Flying Jatt
The problem with A Flying Jatt is its lack of faith in its own originality, which is why director Remo D’Souza ends up -- like Amrita Singh -- cribbing from superhero films we already know and love.
Aug 2016
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7 Khoon Maaf
...the heartbreak is in watching Bhardwaj, that fantastic master director, make a bloated film that plods sluggishly along, a film that doesn't connect either emotionally or sensually.
Feb 2011
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3 Idiots
...by the time the end credits eventually roll around, you have a 'been there, sniffed that' feeling about it all.
Dec 2009
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2.0
It could have been a smarter film, but it is a mostly fun Rajinikanth ride, with solid 3D and great Atmos sound...
Nov 2018
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102 Not Out
...the film relies too heavily on prosthetics, with liver spots being used either for laughs, or instead of character details.
May 2018
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10ml Love
It isn't a well-shot, crisply edited, intelligently staged piece of cinema, but is warmly enough made to allow the legendary play to shine through.
Dec 2012