‘Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma’ review: For a few bright moments

The romance drama has its moments, but isn’t engaging enough

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November 14, 2020 at 11:20AM

‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ review: Sacha Baron Cohen’s back to raise hell

Despite a variety of relevant topics all commented upon, the sequel does not feel as sharp and fresh as the original

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October 24, 2020 at 01:10PM

‘Colour Photo’ review: A moving tale that’s more than skin deep

Director Sandeep Raj goes against the norms of masala-laden Telugu cinema, helped by a terrific performance by Suhas

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October 24, 2020 at 11:33AM

‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ movie review: A spectacular white-knuckle thrill ride

Aaron Sorkin’s writing and the absolutely brilliant performances by the ensemble cast make this legal drama a riveting watch

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October 17, 2020 at 04:35PM

‘Kiss The Ground’ review: Netflix doc on fixing climate change

The documentary tracks success stories of reversing desertification, and uses stunning visuals and logic to show us what we can do to heal our planet

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September 26, 2020 at 01:49PM

‘The Good Lord Bird’ review: Reciting verses from the Bible with the barrel of a pistol

The seven-episode series starring Ethan Hawke revisits a powerful chapter in American history by bringing the notorious abolitionist John Brown back to our homes, and to our political discourse

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September 26, 2020 at 12:04PM

‘Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare’ movie review: An interesting slice-of-life dramedy

Alankrita Shrivastava’s directorial on Netflix makes you root for both the cousins who take different routes to emancipation

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September 19, 2020 at 06:04PM

‘Time Enna Boss’ review: A facepalm marathon

Despite boasting an ensemble cast featuring mainstream actors, Kavithalayaa’s sitcom on Amazon Prime Video inspires derision and not joy

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September 19, 2020 at 04:26PM

‘Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa’ review: Scattered laughs and pedestrian content

The show is the first, baby steps towards cleaning up the Tamil comedy space, which largely speaks to and is centered around the IT crowd

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September 11, 2020 at 09:51PM

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ review: Charlie Kaufman’s manic mind is back to juxtapose the real, unreal and surreal

The writer-director, who has also written the screenplay based on Canadian author Iain Reid’s eponymous debut novel, has created a thing of beauty, which is a joy and an anxiety forever

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September 05, 2020 at 04:35PM

‘V’ movie review: Undone by predictability

The stylish action thriller has interesting face-offs between Nani and Sudheer Babu, but ends up as old wine in a new bottle

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September 05, 2020 at 01:54PM

‘V’ review: Undone by predictability

The stylish action thriller has interesting face-offs between Nani and Sudheer Babu, but ends up as old wine in a new bottle

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September 05, 2020 at 01:10PM

‘Atkan Chatkan’ film review: Concoction of old tunes

Lydian Nadhaswaram makes a solid debut and ‘Drums’ Sivamani’s soul-lifting tunes are worth checking out, but ‘Atkan Chatkan’ falls flat due to the lack of drama in its storyline

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September 05, 2020 at 11:06AM

‘Lucifer’ season five review: A devilish serving of angels, demons and drama

Tom Ellis returns as the perpetually charming Lucifer Morningstar as fresh chaos unravels in the living world

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August 29, 2020 at 02:19PM

‘Danny’ movie review: Even the cutest canine can’t keep afloat this crime drama

Despite its wafer-thin plot, the Varalaxmi Sarathkumar-starrer could have been a decent entertainer, but is undone by a cluttered screenplay and lazy writing

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August 01, 2020 at 02:18PM

‘The Kissing Booth 2’ movie review: About as conventional as teen romcoms get

A better movie would have made us care for the characters and invest in their troubles, but who needs any more emotions these days?

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July 25, 2020 at 01:05PM

‘Dil Bechara’ review: A surreal experience that bridges reality and fiction

Although quite shallow in its telling, it is hard to look at Manny the character, and not Sushant the actor, and be part of this utterly strange experience

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July 25, 2020 at 12:29PM

‘Bhonsle’ movie review: Agents of anger and gloom

Bhonsle might be set in another time and deals with hatred of a specific kind.But it feels prescient for the here and the now because hate hasn’t quite died amongst us. The emotion has just shifted shape to become even more multi-faceted and demonic.

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June 28, 2020 at 06:31AM

‘Seasonal Wonderlands’ review: Tracking the dramatic transformations in nature

Narrated by Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, the three-part nature documentary lets you visit exotic landscapes to watch stunning changes

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June 27, 2020 at 01:32PM

Chaman Bahaar: it’s raining men

Despite actor Jitendra Kumar being in great form as the common “lover” next door, Chaman Bahaar remains a static sketch about a small town male-centric world

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June 21, 2020 at 10:56PM