Movie Review

Murder In The Mansion: All you know about the protagonist of Honey Trehan’s debut film Raat Akeli Hai is that he is a dark-skinned cop, rejected by potential brides because…

Cruel Fate: It is difficult to watch Dil Bechara without the tragic death of the lead Sushant Singh Rajput always at the back of the mind.  More so, since it…

Butter Fingers: After a few missteps Netflix is inching towards getting its act together as far as original movie content for India goes. The latest, Maska, gets some things right,…

Right Royal Mess: Irrfan Khan is one good reason to sit through Angrezi Medium, which is not a patch on its predecessor, Hindi Medium; the other is Deepak Dobriyal. Irrfan, recovering from a major illness,…

Brawn Over Brain: This international terrorist who has his own army and a huge arsenal somewhere in Syria, is baffled because his men and his dens are being decimated, not…

Almost Famous: There was a time when casting directors and auditions were unheard of; those who played small speaking parts in films were known as ‘side actors’ (now they are…

Indian Marriage Story: Rating: Three stars The drama in Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad takes off from the scene in which a wife is slapped by her husband at a party at…

Coma Mamma: Rating:  One and a half stars: The idea of Gagan Puri’s film, Doordarsan, is delightful, but ruined in execution, probably by a small budget. Sunil (Manu Rishi Chadda)…

Rainbow Love: Rating: Two and a half stars Films in recent years have dug into small towns, where they portray the ‘real India’ which is quite different from a westernized…

Barely Afloat: Rating: Two stars: Some years ago, Mumbai had witnessed the strange sight of a ship running aground at Juhu Beach. Bhanu Pratap Singh saw the potential for horror…