Saibal Chatterjee
A writer and film critic. He has been critiquing films and writing on Indian and world cinema since the late 1980s for a variety of publications and media platforms. His movie reviews have appeared on ndtv.com for more than 15 years. He has served on numerous festival juries and selection committees, besides being a member of the now-defunct Film Certification Appellate Tribunal. He authored an autobiography of filmmaker-lyricist Gulzar and edited Encyclopedia Britannica's volume on Hindi cinema, besides writing scripts for several documentary films.
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review - One Of The Best And Boldest Of 37 Marvel Films Made So Far
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review - It is an unusual MCU superhero film in that it does not foray into the Marvel multiverse.
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Tanvi The Great Review: Anupam Kher's Directorial Is Easy On The Eye But Inconsistent
Tanvi The Great Review: Shubhangi's central performance, the film's fulcrum, is enterprising no doubt, but is somewhat inconsistent.
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Maalik Review: Rajkummar Rao's Film Is An Overlong, Ultra-Violent Gangster Drama
Maalik Review: The script plays along and thus hollows the film out of psychological ambiguity
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Jurassic World Rebirth Review: Jurassic Park Fans Have No Reason To Rejoice
The stars do indeed shine bright but the load that they are called upon to carry, constructed with done-to-death tropes, is unbearably flimsy
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Maa Review: Kajol Show All The Way But Film Falls Flat
Maa Review: It flies in multiple directions and never finds a steady orbit. Only for Kajol fans
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F1 Review: Brad Pitt Takes Us To The Heart Of Formula 1 But Stops Short Of Perfection
F1 Review: It's fast-paced and packed with motor racing action staged on actual Formula One circuits
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Sitaare Zameen Par Review: Aamir Khan's Uplifting Film Has Its Heart In The Right Place
Sitaare Zameen Par Review: Aamir Khan effortlessly slips into the character of a temperamental man who is often mocked for his short stature.
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Rana Naidu Season 2 Review: Rana Daggubati's Show Blows Hot And Cold
Rana Naidu Season 2 Review: The performances and the plot might have added up to much more than they do had the show not been as inconsistent
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Housefull 5 Movie Review: Akshay Kumar's Film Is Utterly Absurd
Housefull 5 Review: The film is madcap all right but its pull-no-punches and respect-no-limits humour works against its own well-being
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Thug Life Review: Kamal Haasan's Film Definitely Needed More Life
Thug Life Review: Not even Mani Ratnam's style and Kamal Haasan's presence are enough to pull the bacons out of the fire.
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Bhool Chuk Maaf Review: Rajkummar Rao-Wamiqa Gabbi's Film Goes Round And Round In Circles
Bhool Chuk Maaf Review: And as a time-loop comedy, it goes completely overboard with its central premise without being able to create a logical context for the perplexing goings-on in the life of a lad trapped in a limbo.
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Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning Review: Distracting, If Not Outright Confusing
Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning Review: Cruise, gets to do all the stuff that defines the character
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Raid 2 Review: Ajay Devgn's Film Is Average Entertainment At Best
Raid 2 Review: The outcome does not match the film's ambition and the performances, commendably restrained as they are, fail to offset the drudgery.
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Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins Review: Saif Ali Khan And Jaideep Ahlawat Star In A Stylish Snoozefest
Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins Review: Performances of the lead cast is steady but never enough for a film that needed much more
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Phule Review: Pratik Gandhi-Patralekhaa Film Is An Inspiring Tale
Phule Review: Pratik Gandhi is the heart and soul of the film, Patralekhaa serves as the ideal foil
