Movie Reviews

<i>Bahadur - The Brave</i> Review: Sensitive Portrait Of Poverty In The Time Of Pandemic

Bahadur - The Brave Review: Sensitive Portrait Of Poverty In The Time Of Pandemic

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday October 13, 2023

Bahadur - The Brave Review: The first Indian entry ever to win the Kuxtabank New Directors Award last month at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

<i>Dhak Dhak</i> Review: Four Magnificent Women On Their Roaring Machines

Dhak Dhak Review: Four Magnificent Women On Their Roaring Machines

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday October 13, 2023

Dhak Dhak Review: It would have been a full-on zip-zap-zoom ride had the film packed in a little more narrative torque.

<i>Sultan Of Delhi</i> Review: Blood Soaked But Far From Full Blooded

Sultan Of Delhi Review: Blood Soaked But Far From Full Blooded

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday October 13, 2023

Sultan Of Delhi Review: Tahir Raj Bhasin and Vinay Pathak hold their own in a show that gives them little scope to display their wares beyond the strictly superficial.

<i>The Scavenger Of Dreams</i> Review: A Tale Of Cast-Offs, From Inanimate To Human

The Scavenger Of Dreams Review: A Tale Of Cast-Offs, From Inanimate To Human

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday October 07, 2023

The Scavenger of Dreams premiered at the 28th Busan International Film Festival on Thursday.

<i>Dono</i> Review: Too Antiseptic To Be The Modern Film It Wants To Be

Dono Review: Too Antiseptic To Be The Modern Film It Wants To Be

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday October 07, 2023

Dono Review: Rajveer Deol and Paloma Dhillon aren't short of enthusiasm but have some way to go before they can be regarded as finished articles.

<i>Mumbai Diaries 2</i> Review: Gritty Medical Drama Is Bolstered By Strong Performances

Mumbai Diaries 2 Review: Gritty Medical Drama Is Bolstered By Strong Performances

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday October 06, 2023

Mumbai Diaries 2 Review: Season 1 was a hard act to follow. Season 2 makes a fair fist of it and delivers an eminently watchable and broad-based drama.

<i>Thank You For Coming</i> Review: More Erratic Than Erotic

Thank You For Coming Review: More Erratic Than Erotic

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday October 06, 2023

Thank You For Coming Review: Bhumi Pednekar is called upon to go full-throttle and refrain from pausing for breath, but she manages to retain her composure through the mayhem.

<i>Mission Raniganj</i> Review: The Intrepid Engineer Played By Akshay Kumar Deserved A Much Better Film

Mission Raniganj Review: The Intrepid Engineer Played By Akshay Kumar Deserved A Much Better Film

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday October 06, 2023

Mission Raniganj Review: The film reinforces the lingering belief that Hindi cinema should leave true stories alone, especially if Akshay Kumar is to be placed at the centre of the action.

<i>Khufiya</i> Review: Vishal Bhardwaj Keeps Gripping Spy Thriller Simple And Direct

Khufiya Review: Vishal Bhardwaj Keeps Gripping Spy Thriller Simple And Direct

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday October 05, 2023

Khufiya Review: With the ever-reliable Tabu leading the way, the performances are right out of the top drawer.

<i>The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar</i> Review: Absolute And Pure Delight

The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar Review: Absolute And Pure Delight

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday September 28, 2023

The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar Review: The film is so delectably and delicately put together that one hesitates to call it cinematic

<i>Fukrey 3</i> Review: Choocha's Antics Have Lost The Power To Raise A Chuckle

Fukrey 3 Review: Choocha's Antics Have Lost The Power To Raise A Chuckle

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday September 28, 2023

Fukrey 3 Review: Pulkit Samrat and Manjot Singh are reduced to glorified bystanders. Richa Chadha goes through the motions in a manner of somebody who has had enough of the increasingly repetitious rigmarole.

<i>Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley</i> Review: Agatha Christie Adaptation Is Watchable All The Way

Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley Review: Agatha Christie Adaptation Is Watchable All The Way

Saibal Chatterjee | Wednesday September 27, 2023

Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley Review: In what is a show that is dominated by Wamiqa Gabbi, a few of the other actors are in their elements, none more so than Priyanshu Painyuli.

<i>The Great Indian Family</i> Review: Vicky Kaushal Is In Fine Fettle In Rambunctious Dramedy

The Great Indian Family Review: Vicky Kaushal Is In Fine Fettle In Rambunctious Dramedy

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday September 22, 2023

The Great Indian Family Review: The support that Vicky's energetic performance receives from the rest of the cast - Kumud Mishra and Manoj Pahwa in particular - stands out.

<i>Jaane Jaan</i> Review: Kareena Kapoor Conveys Wide Gamut Of Emotions In Mystery Thriller

Jaane Jaan Review: Kareena Kapoor Conveys Wide Gamut Of Emotions In Mystery Thriller

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday September 21, 2023

Jaane Jaan Review: Jaideep Ahlawat makes light work of an extremely demanding character. Vijay Varma, who has to work the hardest because his policeman is bereft of the layers that the single mother and the math teacher have, lifts the character well above the ordinary.

<i>A Haunting In Venice</i> Review: Kenneth Branagh's Classic Whodunit Breaks Genre Norms

A Haunting In Venice Review: Kenneth Branagh's Classic Whodunit Breaks Genre Norms

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday September 16, 2023

A Haunting In Venice Review: There is neither death nor murder in the title, but the stench of war, pestilence and toxicity are all-pervasive in a film in which Hercule Poirot finds himself trying to solve a case that may be in the domain of the occult.