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OMG Oh My God!
...it is much too self-consciously clever. Worse, it is so raucously narrated that you wish you had vegetated instead on your couch.
Sep 2012
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Heroine
Truly Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine is stale, a late delivery already pipped to the post by the far more incisive The Dirty Picture.
Sep 2012
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Barfi!
If I was so delighted by Barfi, why not five stars? Because it’s very good and that’s saying a helluva lot. So go ahead make your matinee.
Sep 2012
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Raaz 3
...could have done with a tighter grip in the storytelling, at least one chartbuster track and better art direction...
Sep 2012
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From Sydney With Love
It’s a pleasant surprise that newbie Prateek Chakravarty displays a command on the technical front, extracting competent work from his cinematographer, editor and sound designer.
Sep 2012
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Joker
...is a bit of this and a bit of that. We buy the story of Paglapur because the whole premise is so mental, so random. But when Joker turns around and does exactly what it has been mocking all this while, it stinks.
Sep 2012
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Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
...is worth a visit for its intermittent sensitive moments. And for Farah Khan and Boman Irani who rock… and roll.
Aug 2012
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Ek Tha Tiger
Like the title Ek Tha Tiger deserves to be spoken of in the past tense. In two words, eminently forgettable.
Aug 2012
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Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
...does go yawn and yawn towards it concluding section. Never mind. It has more spine and sinew than anything else seen in recent months. Make that years.
Aug 2012
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Aug 2012
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Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum
It’s one of those, guaranteed to cast a spell of woes over those who are still optimistic about expecting a shred of sense, sensibility and taste in popular entertainment.
Jul 2012
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Cocktail
Whatever the flaws and dips in energy-level, Cocktail is a feel-wonderful movie. Shakeit, stir it and get nicely woozy.
Jul 2012
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Bol Bachchan
Fun? Not exactly. The screenplay of Bol Bachchan directed by Rohit Shetty - another aspirant to the Rs 100 crore-mark at the cash counters - is so weak that it’s a virtual termite-infested plank of teak. There’s just no effort at making cinema here.
Jul 2012
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Maximum
Inevitably, then, that oppressive feeling of the deja phew, incites you to wonder – why another addition to a sub-genre that’s been flogged to pulp?
Jun 2012
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Teri Meri Kahaani
...doesn’t have a point to make with these three stories except that 'love rocks'.
Jun 2012
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Gangs Of Wasseypur
...despite an outstanding ensemble cast and quite a few other merits, why does Gangs of Wasseypur leave you dissatisfied? Three main reasons: it’s too lengthy, too distracted and much too full of violence and fury signifying nothing.
Jun 2012
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Jun 2012
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Shanghai
Why Dibakar Bannerjee went derivative is a conundrum, especially when he has a 1,001 real-life stories to tell around him.
Jun 2012
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Jun 2012
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May 2012
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Department
Yet, Department is important. Because it is the story from a genius in decay.
May 2012
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Ishaqzaade
...kicks off weakly and has its share of the deja pooh. Gradually, though, it gets under your skin..and rocks.
May 2012
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Vicky Donor
...leaves you with majorly mixed feelings. It's amusing in parts but is largely contrived and occasionally prurient-'n'-crude.
Apr 2012
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Bittoo Boss
...is desperate to be different, specifically from Band Baaja Baaraat. And it is; it’s not half as good.
Apr 2012
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Housefull 2
Enough is enough. Over to Mr Khan for his mandatory, "I don’t make movies to get good reviews." Sure. He just makes bad movies. Period.
Apr 2012