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Jun 2019
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Kabir Singh
Gender prejudice or ideological persuasion notwithstanding, it is undeniable that the dialogue written for Shahid, and the skill with which he projects it on screen, makes this movie very watchable.
Jun 2019
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Game Over
...has a few genuinely scary scenes, but it is too schematic in structure and theme to work as a reflective thriller.
Jun 2019
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Bharat
...is no masterpiece, but it is that rare thing, a film that bonds a family with a nation, and does it with affection. Any element of divisiveness is excluded. And that, in itself, is a good enough reason to watch it.
Jun 2019
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India‘s Most Wanted
This is a reasonably watchable film that, unfortunately, goes off the radar every now and then.
May 2019
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PM Narendra Modi
...this is a film that would be disappointing to the faithful, and by recent count that could well be half the nation.
May 2019
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De De Pyaar De
...does have a few funny moments, but its lens is locked at the fixed perspective of the entertainment that can be milked from the classic older man syndrome. In truth it is a movie without a modicum of the intelligence and sensitivity required to treat the subject seriously, and so, maybe, it is a good thing that it didn’t.
May 2019
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Kalank
So this is a film with expensive, but ultimately poor, production values. It is a multi-star movie, with actors trapped into delivering theatrical lines that make their personas unrecognisable. This is hugely disappointing.
Apr 2019
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The Tashkent Files
A cloud of misinformation and disinformation is suspended in the atmospherics of this movie. It is not a film worth seeing.
Apr 2019
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Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aaata Hai?
...promises much, but lives up to its covenant feebly.
Apr 2019
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Romeo Akbar Walter
The plot takes a long time to build up, and an even longer time to unravel. Ambience alone, unfortunately, is unable to sustain an audience for so long.
Apr 2019
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Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
This movie starts off with an interesting script idea and then jumps into the deep end of the dead pool. Were the film stylistically made, it might have worked, but it is so poorly mounted and shot, ‘B’ grade vibes are given off by the end of it.
Mar 2019
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Mar 2019
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Photograph
Like the personalities of all three characters, it results in a melancholic and unresolved ending to a very watchable film.
Mar 2019
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Mar 2019
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Sonchiriya
Though not as impactful, dramatically, as other socio-politically inclined bandit movies in its genre, ‘Sonchiriya’ is cinematically well crafted.
Mar 2019
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Total Dhamaal
...the movie plays to the gallery by placing each set of characters in preposterous and farcical gags. The sheer ludicrousness of the set-ups - involving air, land and water transport - gets a few laughs.
Feb 2019
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Gully Boy
...is a refreshingly different film on a subject not normally trodden by mainstream cinema.
Feb 2019
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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
...is a flat romance, with a pedantic perspective on love of any kind.
Feb 2019
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Manikarnika
The mounting of the film, particularly the battle sequences, is impressive, even though it suffers from some overuse and a little exaggeration. All the actors in the huge cast are competent, but none of the characters they play are textured in the slightest degree, including, of course, Rani Lakshmibai.
Jan 2019
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Thackeray
There is no doubt that the film is speaking to the converted. But what is interesting in the movie is the question of the how and why of cinema being used to preserve distinct political constituencies by so many parties and ideologies. Especially, at this juncture of our history.
Jan 2019
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Why Cheat India
So though it derails itself in the last quarter of its duration, the film, by that time, has asked a few hard questions of the more obvious flaws in a higher education apparatus that relies on skills of rote learning, for both entrance and graduation.
Jan 2019
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Bombairiya
The script of this film is no different. It throws up a lofty ideal and then quickly buries it in the absurdly meandering plot of its narrative.
Jan 2019
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Uri
Though a watchable film, ‘URI: The Surgical Strike’, is too much a work of pre-election propaganda.
Jan 2019
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Zero
On the level of cinematic realism, the plot of ‘Zero’ is plainly batshit crazy. But the film has an enthralling visual display, has a few short and gripping star turns, and throws up some fascinating analogues.
Dec 2018
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2.0
This movie gives you a run for your money, but eventually falls short in holding on to its narrative; which, when it started, promised a lot more bang for your buck.
Dec 2018
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Andhadhun
...a thriller with not a single scary moment. ‘Andhadhun’ is wonderfully mounted, nicely cast and beautifully art directed, but not once do you grip your seat, sit back in horror, or cover your eyes.
Oct 2018
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Sep 2018