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Angry Indian Goddesses
...it's so good to see a film that revels in womanhood as much as this one.
Dec 2015
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Hate Story 3
...is not the film that you hate when it ends; you hate yourself for venturing out to watch such a film.
Dec 2015
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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
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Quite a let down, given Barjatya’s greatest strength is the warmth his characters exude.
Nov 2015
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Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein
...a thriller that loses its grip in the middle but manages to surprise towards the end.
Nov 2015
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Ranbanka
...is all about bad direction and uninterested actors crying, laughing and screaming.
Nov 2015
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Titli
In many a scene it is -- and, don’t get me wrong, this is a stirringly solid directorial debut -- but in many a scene it feels too intentionally underdone.
Oct 2015
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Main Aur Charles
...tells its tale with calculated intent -- coolly, cleverly, taking its time -- mirroring the dry panache of its self-assured protagonist.
Oct 2015
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Guddu Ki Gun
...funny one-liners and great performances from Kunal Khemmu and Sumit Vyas.
Oct 2015
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Shaandaar
It’s an old-school Disney-esque film but sadly without the wit and -- as is more critical when it comes to candy manufacture -- the consistency.
Oct 2015
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
...this juvenile single-minded immaturity hurts the comedy. It hurts the writing. It hurts the characters. It hurts the film.
Oct 2015
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Jazbaa
It is a mercifully brief movie, just about two hours long, and goes by briskly enough, but that’s about it in terms of the good part.
Oct 2015
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Hum Sab Ullu Hain
Think of the lousiest movie you've ever watched, and multiply it by 100. It would equal to Hum Sab Ullu Hain.
Oct 2015
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Singh Is Bliing
...it’s high on pedestrian humour where people shriek in pain after being knocked down by a car or coconut and absconding lions send humans in a tizzy.
Oct 2015
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Bhaag Johnny
...is reduced to being a mangled mess of confused storytelling, half-hearted acting and stylised action, set pieces that seem more forced than seamless.
Sep 2015
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Calendar Girls
Take the name off the poster and it's hard to believe this film has been made by someone who makes films.
Sep 2015
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Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
...the few jokes that do work in this illogical, tardy drivel have more to do with how idiotic they are then amusing.
Sep 2015
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Katti Batti
It is an imbecilic cliche-ridden embarrassment that made me want to punch it in the mouth.
Sep 2015
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The Perfect Girl
...has caused a crater to form on my desk because I keep hitting my head against it as I recount this less than perfect slow poison of a film to you.
Sep 2015
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Hero
This is a poorly-written film where the kids don’t seem to have any true allegiance to the parental figures or any consistent morality or conflict, even.
Sep 2015
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Welcome Back
...is dumb yet entertaining, utterly silly but made with a kind of absurd, warm energy.
Sep 2015
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Kaun Kitney Paani Mein
...the storytelling in Kaun Kitne Paani Mein uniformly starts out with much force but falls short of realising its potential.
Aug 2015
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Manjhi
...is watchable purely because of this actor’s grasp of a willful, persevering personality recognised by his passion not poverty. It’s a distinction Nawaz duly delivers, if not the film.
Aug 2015
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All Is Well
...spends two hours desperately tickling the audience but the overall impact is one of torture.
Aug 2015