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Lipstick Under My Burkha
When the film is not making points, it has some life. When it goes off into conscious revolting, it's just distributing pamphlets.
Jul 2017
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Hindi Medium
...works because it somehow manages to stretch itself beyond its scrubby elements, easy half-baked jokes, lessons about consumerism and our love for English, into a simple story about a boy who would do anything to see his girl smile.
May 2017
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Sarkar 3
For me, a director's cinematic approach often says a lot about his larger philosophy, and Ram Gopal Varma's present approach suggests an extreme literalisation of the punkish values he once advocated through his interviews. This makes me wonder if Varma's ability for self-destruction was always built into his greatness.
May 2017
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Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana
If you want to be disappointed, there are better movies to be disappointed by.
Apr 2017
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Poorna
This movie is a perfect example of a city-bred director scanning our heartlands, and instead of taking in all the complexity, all the denseness, stopping to ask himself, "What are the corrections I can highlight in these lives, and how do I stitch together a narrative around these corrections?"
Mar 2017
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Tamasha
The dread in Imtiaz Ali’s Tamasha feels real. The silliness, however, comes across as too orchestrated.
Nov 2015
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X: Past is Present
A big part of the disappointment of watching X is in knowing that there were real flashes of brilliance in the script that did not materialise on screen.
Nov 2015