Coolie No 1 Movie Review: Carry Your Own Luggage

Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan's Coolie No 1 is half-hearted attempt at situational comedy. The remake of the 1995 film of the same name doesn't have similar funny vibes.

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AK Vs AK Movie Review: Both Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap Win This Battle

In director Vikramaditya Motwane's AK Vs AK, Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap play themselves. It's a riveting film with dollops of self-deprecating humour.

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The Midnight Sky Movie Review: George Clooney Looks Like a Glum Santa Claus, Does Not Bring Cheer

'The Midnight Sky' has some gorgeous visuals, but in times like these when the world is passing through a crisis, do we need a plot like this – dreary and infusing a sense of hopelessness in us?

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Criminal Justice Behind Closed Doors Review: Pankaj Tripathi Fails to Lift Slow Paced Drama

'Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors' wavers off very quickly and the franchise seems not very interested in sustaining itself beyond this season.

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Black Widows Review: Too Much Hamming Ruins This Otherwise Average Mystery

'Black Widows' is not an original story and below average performances from actors just makes a caricature of this show.

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Unpaused Review: Soothe Your Lockdown Blues with Innovative Storytelling

'Unpaused' is eminently watchable for fine performances, finer style of narration and sheer novelty.

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Movie Review: Viola Davis-Chadwick Boseman's Film is Oscar Worthy

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom never exaggerates nor underplays racial tensions. It's more like you're eavesdropping and listening to the private conversations of a band.

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Durgamati Movie Review: Bhumi Pednekar Starrer is Low on Scares, High on cliches

Durgamati, crafted almost frame to frame from the 2018 Telugu-Tamil horror drama Bhagmathie, comes across as cliched melodrama more than next-level scare fest as it tries peddling horror with a message.

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Darbaan Movie Review: This Rabindranath Tagore Drama Adaptation is an Insipid Affair

The only redeeming feature in the film is Sharib Hashmi, who portrays well the joys and sorrows of being part of a household whose fortunes swing from one extreme to another.

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Mank Movie Review: A Depressed Hollywood That Created a Masterpiece Called Citizen Kane

A true ode to a Hollywood that once was with gigantic studios and their heads, Mank is almost art in black and white.

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Naxalbari Review: A Well-intentioned Revenge Drama Laden with Abusive Language

'Naxalbari' deals with the naxal movement in Maharashtra and how a civil-war like situation has only yielded casualties over the years and no resolution.

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Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Review: Karan Johar Presents 4 Unapologetic Drama Queens

Dramatic, extravagant, irreverent and over the top, Karan Johar's new show is just the guilty pleasure you need in the middle of a pandemic.

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Uncle Frank Movie Review: A Sweet American Tale of Fetters and Freedom

Handsomely produced with marvellous period detailing and lensing by Khalid Mohtaseb, Uncle Frank is nicely layered.

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Chhalaang Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao Has A Good Match In Zeeshan Ayyub

The real winner of Chhalaang is its terrific ensemble cast—Satish Kaushik, Saurabh Shukla, Ila Arun, Jatin Sarna, Baljinder Kaur and Naman Jain.

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Ludo Movie Review: Chaos Is Beautiful In This Anurag Basu Film

Director Anurag Basu's Ludo might appear like a chaotic story at the first glance but you would soon start finding a method to the madness.

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Laxmii Movie Review: There is Hardly One Funny Line to Pick, Stay Away

The opening credits song looks like a tribute to Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal tracks, and it’s a clever move to set expectations low right at the start.

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Matto Ki Saikil Review: Prakash Jha-starrer Reminds Us of Bicycle Thieves, is Equally Heartbreaking

M Gani's Matto Ki Saikil, produced by and starring Prakash Jha reminds us of the Italian classic Bicycle Thieves, and leaves us with heartbreak and helplessness.

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Laxmii Movie Review: Even Housefull Flicks Appear Classics In Front of New Akshay Kumar Film

The gags fall flat and actors appear clueless. Nobody has anything to do expect Akshay Kumar and he also ditches the audience. It doesn't live up to the expectations.

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Welcome Home Movie Review: Payback Bites Back and Hard in This Thriller

Welcome Home can creep you out with a revenge tale that is also a mirror to the patriarchal Indian society. Here's our movie review.

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Miss India Movie Review: Insipid Tale of a Tea Entrepreneur

Keerthy Suresh has the tough job of living up to the expectations she set up with Mahanati but the shallow script fails her.

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Come and Go Movie Review: Wonderful Study of Inter-racial Tensions Through Gripping Stories

Koichi Furuya's lens paints a vibrant and textured canvas of Osaka, a city that becomes a character by itself.

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Taish Review: Pulkit Samrat, Jim Sarbh's Revenge Drama is Nothing You've Not Seen Before

'Taish' relies on broken characters and their hidden truths to unravel a revenge drama. Unfortunately, it lacks novelty in both the storytelling and treatment.

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Faithful Movie Review: Engaging Exploration of Algerian Independence Movement Through an Ordinary Man

Faithful has captured the agony and angst of political activism in the then Algeria. The movie raises important political questions, hardly ever explored before in cinema.

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A Suitable Boy Review: All the Suitors Drown in Colonial Hangover

While the book is also a sharp commentary on the handling of India’s nascent independence by the Congress party and its volatile social fabric and communal tensions, the show forces every potentially pertinent question in the background.

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Mirzapur 2 Review: Ali Fazal Takes Control As Pankaj Tripathi Gets Fierce

In Mirzapur 2, Ali Fazal and Pankaj Tripathi are unflinchingly staring at each other amid a barrage of bullets with a commitment to make all this look bizarrely satisfying.

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Comedy Couple Movie Review: A Bittersweet Romance Tale Tempered with Light Humour

A complete breath of fresh air in the streaming world, 'Comedy Couple' ingeniously blends laughter with drama, thus making it worth a watch.

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Putham Pudhu Kaalai Review: Amazon Prime's Tamil Anthology is Remarkable for its Emotional Quotient

While the writing of Amazon Prime Video's Tamil anthology is quite incisive, the direction in all five shorts of Putham Pudhu Kaalai is well up on the ladder, some of the performances outshine others too.

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Scam 1992 Review: The Harshad Mehta Story is a Salute to Bombay's Indomitable Spirit

'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story' does not pronounce guilty verdict on India's first financial sector scamster, but presents us with a morally dubious character and leaves it our sensibilities whether to make him a messiah or a pariah.

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Ginny Weds Sunny Movie Review: The Nice Guy Trope Brings Secondhand Embarssment

Vikrant Massey and Yami Gautam-starrer Ginny Weds Sunny banks on the 'nice guy who always gets friendzoned' trope, which makes the film a tired watch.

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Bad Boy Billionaires Review: Netflix Tries But There Is Nothing New

Bad Boy Billionaires has a cohesive narrative and highlights how institutional corruption and mismanagement are endemic in a nation where millions go hungry every night.

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High Review: Ranvir Shorey, Akshay Oberoi's Series is Old Wine in New Bottle

Not one to go beyond what is implied through its title, 'High' is a crime series set around drugs menace. It is watchable if you haven't seen the numerous international counterparts it borrows from.

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Ka Pae Ranasingam Movie Review: An Unimaginable Grief Conveyed by Aishwarya Rajesh with Remarkable Feeling

Ka Pae Ranasingam, starring Aishwarya Rajesh as a widow who fights a lethargic system of political and bureaucratic insensitivity, is certainly worth your time and money.

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Khaali Peeli Movie Review: A Fun Ride with Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday

'Khaal Peeli' presents us the promising pairing of Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday, who charmingly power this easy-on-the-eye entertainer.

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Serious Men Movie Review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Anchors This Witty and Sharp Satire

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is in top form as Ayyan Mani in director Sudhir Mishra's Netflix film Serious Men, which is based on Manu Joseph's book of the same name.

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Tehran Review: A Series That Reveals a Rather Tame Spy Adventure

'Tehran' gives greater mileage to human relationships than hardcore spy-craft. Read our full review of the latest, eight-part thriller series, streaming on Apple TV+, here.

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Utopia Review: Gruesome Pandemic Drama Which Makes an Interesting Watch During Covid-19

'Gone Girl' author Gillian Flynn writes and executive-produces eight episodes of the nihilistic action drama Utopia, based on the cult British conspiracy thriller series of the same name

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Halahal Movie Review: Barun Sobti's Calm Demeanour Adds Dimensions to Murder Mystery

Lately, Barun Sobti has impressed us with his range in projects like Tu Hai Mera Sunday, 22 Yards and Asur, and he continues his good work in director Randeep Jha’s Halahal.

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London Confidential Movie Review: Earnest Performances Save This Restrained Spy Tale

'London Confidential' shows promise initially and setting hits right on, but director Kanwal Sethi shows restraint in going beyond the obvious.

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Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Movie Review: This Working Class Heroines' Story Hits At Right Spots

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare's intention of being a working class heroines’ story is quite apparent and has nice dimensions too, but there are way too many sub-plots going on for a 124-minute film.

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The Paramedic Movie Review: A Shoddily Scripted Netflix Work with Sheer Cliches

Netflix's The Paramedic is 90 minutes of sheer cliches. It gives us nothing new.

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The Duchess Review: To Create Something Funny, It Slips in Highly Implausible Situations

In Katherine Ryan's effort to create something funny, she slips with some highly implausible situations.

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Hostages 2 Review: A Crime Caper That Could Have Sieved Off its Fat

Disney+Hotstar's 'Hostages 2' with 12 episodes of under 40 minutes each despite its thriller genre, seems stretched. Read our full review of the new web show here.

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V Movie Review: It Keeps Running Into One Blind Lane After Another

The film lacks a thoutful approach on the director's part. In its runtime of 140-minutes, V hardly offers anything to look forward to.

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C U Soon Movie Review: A Weather-beaten Subject Narrated with Amazing Imagination

Though shot during the lockdown with virtual mediums, the movie has its constraints. However, the result is truly wonderful and there is never a dull moment.

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Ram Singh Charlie Movie Review: Its Heart Is In Right Place

Kumud Mishra stars as Ram Singh, a Charlie Chaplin impersonator at a circus in Kolkata, who struggles to make ends meet when the circus shuts down.

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Sadak 2 Movie Review: Fake Injury If Others Want to Take You on This Trip

In Sadak 2, there is an owl called Kumbhkarna who attacks bad guys on Sanjay Dutt’s command. If only he had sent the owl towards the makers!

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Masaba Masaba Review: Neena Gupta Starrer Barely Goes Beyond the Surface

The mother-daughter relationship has its moments in Masaba Masaba, but Masaba and Neena Gupta starrer falls short of touching one's heart.

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Sadak 2 First Reviews are Out, Twitter Not Happy with Alia Bhatt’s Film

The first rections about Sadak 2, headlined by Alia Bhatt, are out and Twitter doesn't seem impressed at all. Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, the film also stars Sanjay Dutt and Aditya Roy Kapur in pivotal roles.

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Mee Raqsam Movie Review: Simplistic But Relevant Take on Art and Culture

'Mee Raqsam' maintains a progressive tone in storytelling as well as while conveying its message, which makes the film a well-intentioned effort.

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Class of ‘83 Movie Review: Bobby Deol Starrer had Potential but Feels Unmistakably Inert

Class of '83 Review | The thing about Bobby Deol's film is that it probably sounded great on paper, but doesn’t translate as effectively to the screen.

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