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Sanju
...is the film that it is because of the infectious energy Ranbir Kapoor injects into the film. An absolute must-watch.
Jun 2018
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Race 3
...with the lead actor strutting around like a clueless stuntman in the midst of flying bullets and exploding cars, all the high-voltage action is about as exciting as a three-hour-long sitting at the dentist's.
Jun 2018
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Veere Di Wedding
...lands several blows to the patriarchy while never giving up its masala entertainer roots. It is the kind of film that needs to work because of what it says.
Jun 2018
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Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
...in its bid to be dark, cool and edgy, it cannot shrug off its air of puerility. If not pure bunkum, it strays dangerously close, like Icarus, to slipping off its orbit completely.
Jun 2018
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Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
Motwane has made a minimal and bare-knuckled vigilante film that means well, but is built out of obvious influences. We know exactly where it's heading, but it still leaves us waiting at the signal too long.
Jun 2018
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Veere Di Wedding
...if you are not looking for radical departures from norm and are happy watching a film that seeks to blur gender expectations without shaking the boat too much, Veere di Wedding could pass muster. Does it give you your money's worth? It does. Does it break new ground? Fat chance.
Jun 2018
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May 2018
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Parmanu
...is as a flat as a pancake, a hopelessly limp exercise with creaky nucleus that is buried under a mound of forced tropes before it can get going.
May 2018
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Raazi
The stakes feel dramatic but unreal, and the film feels slow as a result. It certainly doesn't earn its running time of two hours and twenty minutes. By the time the shrill climax comes around, dullness has set in.
May 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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Omerta
When violence is perpetrated indiscriminately and without any moral context created with the aid of a detailed back story, it can only be deeply disconcerting. Omerta is just that and therein lies its success.
May 2018
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102 Not Out
This is patchy fare that is only mildly diverting despite the best efforts of two veteran actors at the top of their game.
May 2018
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Daas Dev
...must rank among the better screen adaptations of Devdas, not the least because of its daring, free-wheeling departures from the norm laid down for cinema derived from literary sources.
Apr 2018
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Nanu Ki Jaanu
...a heavy-handed jumble that is both horrific and funny, neither of which is remotely intentional.
Apr 2018
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Beyond The Clouds
For all its evocative daubs and dashes, Beyond the Clouds falls short of Majid Majidi's own lofty benchmark. It is a not so great film from a great director.
Apr 2018
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Baaghi 2
It is, in the end, a bloody mess. Tiger roars vigorously, but he can only add to the wild cacophony.
Mar 2018
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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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Mar 2018
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Hichki
Rani Mukerji's energetic, engaging performance apart, Hichki is a huff-and-puff show marked by too much mush and fuss. But it has just enough to keep tearjerker junkies interested.
Mar 2018
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Mar 2018
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Dil Juunglee
Everything about Dil Juunglee is a bit on the wild side, completely arbitrary and illogical.
Mar 2018
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3 Storeys
...considering all the beginnings and endings, comings and goings, and hopes and setbacks that constitute 3 Storeys, the film could have done with a stronger culmination. It meanders to a close, leaving the audience more flummoxed than intrigued.
Mar 2018
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Pari
...is an uneven film that could have benefitted from the intervention of a more assertive editor. While it is replete with twists, these throw the audience off rather than aid in enhancing clarity.
Mar 2018
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Welcome to New York
...is far too haphazard to hold together as a cohesive film over its entire runtime.
Feb 2018
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Aiyaary
...wants to be a daring thriller that calls out smarmy politicians and arms dealers. But it only fires blanks.
Feb 2018
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Pad Man
...is a genuinely strong movie, telling an unlikely story in likeable fashion and doing it briskly and smartly.
Feb 2018
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Pad Man
...PadMan isn't because the story just had to be told. It's been done before - in last year's low-budget Phullu and the unreleased I-Pad. Here, it is the canvas and the presence of an A-list star that makes the difference.
Feb 2018
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Padmaavat
The problem lies not in Padmaavat being a costume drama, but in the fact that there is too much costume, too little drama.
Jan 2018
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Kaalakaandi
...may not be for all palates, but the film has enough spice for those in the mood for an off-the-beaten-track Bollywood experience.
Jan 2018
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Mukkabaaz
Kashyap is at his absolute best in Mukkabaaz, all heart and heartland, a movie made with a vintage filmi sensibility but highly modern skills. And a story that bleeds.
Jan 2018