Movie Reviews

<i>Haddi</i> Review: More Bones Than Meat Despite Dazzling Nawazuddin Siddiqui Performance

Haddi Review: More Bones Than Meat Despite Dazzling Nawazuddin Siddiqui Performance

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday September 07, 2023

Haddi Review: While the film is overwrought, several of the characters are underwritten, none more so than the bad guy. Anurag Kashyap does not play it to the bone.

<i>Kushi</i> Review: Love Story Banks On Vijay Deverakonda's Chemistry With Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Kushi Review: Love Story Banks On Vijay Deverakonda's Chemistry With Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday September 02, 2023

Kushi Review: The film's primary theme hinges on a faith versus science debate, a phenomenon that plays spoilsport in the lives of a married couple essayed by Vijay and Samantha.

<i>Friday Night Plan</i> Review: Babil Khan Puts His Best Foot Forward In Light-Hearted Entertainer

Friday Night Plan Review: Babil Khan Puts His Best Foot Forward In Light-Hearted Entertainer

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday September 01, 2023

Friday Night Plan Review: Amrith Jayan as the chirpy younger brother who revels in pushing his luck is no less impressive. In the role of the boys' mother, Juhi Chawla is effortlessly in step with the flow of the not-too-demanding film.

<i>Love-All</i> Review: Kay Kay Menon Delivers A Consciously Low-Voltage Performance

Love-All Review: Kay Kay Menon Delivers A Consciously Low-Voltage Performance

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday September 01, 2023

Love-All Review: Kay Kay Menon in a demonstration of efficacious underplaying, lets badminton take precedence over his role.

<i>Goldfish</i> Review: Delicate Mother-Daughter Drama About Dementia And Scalded Souls

Goldfish Review: Delicate Mother-Daughter Drama About Dementia And Scalded Souls

Saibal Chatterjee | Wednesday August 30, 2023

Goldfish Review: The film derives a great deal of its power from the amazingly effective pairing of Deepti Naval and Kalki Koechlin.

<i>King Of Kotha</i> Review: Dulquer Salmaan's Stab At Massy Fare Is A King-Size Letdown

King Of Kotha Review: Dulquer Salmaan's Stab At Massy Fare Is A King-Size Letdown

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday August 26, 2023

King Of Kotha Review: The wheels that the film runs on are rusty and wobbly. Needless to say, Dulquer Salmaan deserved much better.

<i>Dream Girl 2 </i> Review: Ayushmann Khurrana Does What He Can To Salvage A Stale Storyline

Dream Girl 2 Review: Ayushmann Khurrana Does What He Can To Salvage A Stale Storyline

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday August 25, 2023

Dream Girl 2 Review: To the credit of Ayushmann Khurrana, he never gives the impression that he is on a sinking ship. He does not hold back one bit even when the writing lets him down.

<i>Asteroid City</i> Review: Playful And Profound, A Wes Anderson Film In Every Respect

Asteroid City Review: Playful And Profound, A Wes Anderson Film In Every Respect

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday August 25, 2023

Asteroid City Review: Scarlett Johansson stands out with a finely-tuned performance. The film has a host of other delightful turns, most notably from Bryan Cranston.

<i>Akelli</i> Review: Nushrratt Bharuccha Is A Damsel Pursued By Terrorists In Lacklustre Film

Akelli Review: Nushrratt Bharuccha Is A Damsel Pursued By Terrorists In Lacklustre Film

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday August 25, 2023

Akelli Review: When Nushrratt falls into the clutches of the debauched Assad (Tsahi Halevi, the second Fauda actor in the cast), he promptly announces that she will be his fourth begum.

<i>Guns & Gulaabs </i> Review: Marvellously Whacky Crime Drama Is Watchable All The Way

Guns & Gulaabs Review: Marvellously Whacky Crime Drama Is Watchable All The Way

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday August 18, 2023

Guns & Gulaabs Review: Studded with a quartet of wonderful performances from Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Gulshan Devaiah and Adarsh Gourav.

<i>Ghoomer</i> Review: Saiyami Kher Is On A Firm Wicket, Pulling Off Physically Demanding Role

Ghoomer Review: Saiyami Kher Is On A Firm Wicket, Pulling Off Physically Demanding Role

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday August 18, 2023

Ghoomer Review: Abhishek Bachchan is a formidable presence as the grouchy mentor who nearly drives himself and his ward to the ground.

<i>Taali</i> Review: No Matter How Good Sushmita Sen Is As Gauri Sawant, Authenticity Is A Tough Ask

Taali Review: No Matter How Good Sushmita Sen Is As Gauri Sawant, Authenticity Is A Tough Ask

Saibal Chatterjee | Tuesday August 15, 2023

Taali Review: The story is powerful, the treatment vanilla.

<i>Rapture</i> Review: An Unblinking Probe Into The Perils Of Paranoia

Rapture Review: An Unblinking Probe Into The Perils Of Paranoia

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday August 12, 2023

Rapture Review: Dominic Sangma's film premiered at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on Thursday

<i>Heart Of Stone</i> Review: Alia Bhatt Steals A Bit Of Gal Gadot's Thunder

Heart Of Stone Review: Alia Bhatt Steals A Bit Of Gal Gadot's Thunder

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday August 12, 2023

Heart Of Stone Review: When the two duel onscreen, it makes for a delightful duet.

<i>Gadar 2</i> Review: Strictly For Sunny Deol Fans

Gadar 2 Review: Strictly For Sunny Deol Fans

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday August 11, 2023

Gadar 2 Review: The film serves up dollops of nostalgia that is bolstered by harking back to two of the original film's most popular songs, Ghar aaja pardesi and Main nikla gaddi leke.