Aandavan Kattalai (2016) Review: Nuanced, Meaningful Entertainer
If you’re following Vijay Sethupathi’s meteoric rise in Tamil film industry, you know the brands of cinema he’s part of. …
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Pink (2016) Review: A Film Long Overdue
A disquieting vignette of a society, Pink holds a mirror to everything that’s wrong with us. It shines a light on …
Oppressed Majority: This Provocative Short Is A Must Watch
This is not a man’s world. It’s a world where women are in charge. Welcome to Oppressed Majority! Written and …
Is This Sidharth-Katrina Romance Worth A ‘Baar Baar Dekho?’
From the opening song and credits, Baar Baar Dekho looks like the stuff perfect love stories are made of. Sweet, …
Confirmation (TV Movie 2016) Review: Gripping Political Drama
Directed by Rick Famuyiwa, HBO’s Confirmation (2016) shows us everything that’s wrong with the power-hungry politicians and sensation-hungry media. The …
Why You Shouldn’t Miss Raam Reddy’s ‘Thithi’
Raam Reddy’s excellent debut feature Thithi is a rare Indian film. There’s great interest in providing textures (ingrained with realism) …
Eye in the Sky (2015) Review: Tight, Well-Crafted Modern War Drama
A war film sans the clichés and the razzmatazz of a typical war film! Gone are the days of chases, face …
Udta Punjab (2016) Review: Edgy, Well-Written, Relevant
In an industry swarmed with lacklustre content, Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab shines with an edgy take on a bold, controversial …
Iraivi (2016) Review: Hard-hitting Tale Of Arrogant Men
Midway into Karthik Subburaj’s fantastic Iraivi (Goddess, 2015), there comes a familiar slow motion shot, which is usually a signal …
Money Monster (2016) Review
Money Monster is big-ticket Hollywood’s most recent attempt at uncovering narratives from within the high-stakes world of multi-billion dollar global …
Waiting (2016) Review: Charming, Poignant, Introspective
Fate brings together strangers Shiv Kumar (Naseeruddin Shah) and Tara Deshpande (Kalki Koechlin) when their respective spouses end up in …
Aligarh (2016) Review: Appeal To Conformist Society
Noted critic Roger Ebert’s words “Movies are like a machine that generates empathy” resonate strongly when we watch works like …
24 (2016) Review: Mediocre Film With Glossy Production Value
Vikram Kumar’s Surya-starrer 24 is the kind of film that would be fiercely defended by casual movie-goers, especially in the …
Khamosh Pani (2003) – Review
One of the most tragic events in the history of India and Pakistan, the Partition of 1947 is fraught with …
Jungle Book (2016) Review: Spectacularly Revives Kipling’s World
Kipling’s Jungle Book is a work of art and the most recent cinematic adaptation takes care to stay in the …