Movie Reviews

<i>Schirkoa - In Lies We Trust</i> Review: An Animation Film Of Stunning Power

Schirkoa - In Lies We Trust Review: An Animation Film Of Stunning Power

Saibal Chatterjee | Monday January 29, 2024

Schirkoa In Lies We Trust Review: The film scales a creative high that no Indian animated feature has ever come within striking distance of.

<i>Karmma Calling</i> Review: The Heavy Lifting Is Left To Raveena Tandon - It Weighs Her And Series Down

Karmma Calling Review: The Heavy Lifting Is Left To Raveena Tandon - It Weighs Her And Series Down

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday January 26, 2024

Karmma Calling Review: In her second web series, Raveena Tandon is the pivot. She does not stop trying to hold Karmma Calling together but finds little significant support from the rest of the cast.

Fighter Review: Might Pass Muster If Hrithik Roshan's Presence Is Enough Inducement

Fighter Review: Might Pass Muster If Hrithik Roshan's Presence Is Enough Inducement

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday January 25, 2024

Fighter Review: Deepika Padukone is solid and completely at home in a predominantly man's world. Anil Kapoor's restraint adds a degree of gravitas to the film. But Fighter could have done with a more fearsome villain.

<i>Main Atal Hoon</i> Review: Single Note-Biography Salvaged A Touch By Pankaj Tripathi's Performance

Main Atal Hoon Review: Single Note-Biography Salvaged A Touch By Pankaj Tripathi's Performance

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday January 19, 2024

Main Atal Hoon Review: The actor spares no effort to get into the skin of Vajpayee and imitating his body language and speaking style.

<I>Indian Police Force</I> Review: Neither Rousing In Style Nor Radical In Approach

Indian Police Force Review: Neither Rousing In Style Nor Radical In Approach

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday January 19, 2024

Indian Police Force Review: The principal cast members - Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty and Vivek Oberoi - generate no real spark of freshness given the stale material they are trapped in.

<i>Hanu-Man</i> Review: Telugu Superhero Film Blends Mythic And Mundane

Hanu-Man Review: Telugu Superhero Film Blends Mythic And Mundane

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday January 13, 2024

Hanu-Man Review: Repackages superhero movie tropes within the cliched parameters of a overtly religion-centric drama.

<i>Merry Christmas</i> Review: Katrina Kaif-Vijay Sethupathi Thriller Bewitches Even When It Baffles

Merry Christmas Review: Katrina Kaif-Vijay Sethupathi Thriller Bewitches Even When It Baffles

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday January 12, 2024

Merry Christmas Review: Katrina Kaif conveys confusion and vulnerability cloaked in occasional flashes of steely determination. She is helped a great deal by the contrast that Vijay Sethupathi represents.

<i>Killer Soup</i> Review: Konkona Sen Sharma, Manoj Bajpayee Strike A Wonderful Duet In Deadly Broth

Killer Soup Review: Konkona Sen Sharma, Manoj Bajpayee Strike A Wonderful Duet In Deadly Broth

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday January 11, 2024

Killer Soup Review: A deftly crafted crime and investigation caper marked by whip-smart writing and unerring acting.

<i>Kho Gaye Hum Kahan</i> Review: Moderately Entertaining And Occasionally Perceptive

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Review: Moderately Entertaining And Occasionally Perceptive

Saibal Chatterjee | Tuesday December 26, 2023

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Review: Siddhant Chaturvedi has the meatiest role but it is Adarsh Gourav who makes the biggest impact. Ananya Panday does a fair enough job of a character stuck in a single-note loop.

<i>Kabuliwala</i> Review: Mithun Chakraborty Delivers A Splendidly Moving Performance

Kabuliwala Review: Mithun Chakraborty Delivers A Splendidly Moving Performance

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday December 23, 2023

Kabuliwala Review: A Mithun Chakraborty show but, given a script that retains the spirit of Tagore's unwaveringly inclusivist worldview, there is much more to Suman Ghosh's film than what one actor, one performance and one story bring to it.

<i>Dry Day</i> Review: A Tedious And Mediocre Social Satire

Dry Day Review: A Tedious And Mediocre Social Satire

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday December 23, 2023

Dry Day Review: Jitendra Kumar is well within his comfort zone. It should have been a cakewalk for him. But since the tropes that the screenplay places at his disposal do not add up to much, vacuous prattle is all that the role allows him to peddle.

<I>Salaar: Part 1</I> - Ceasefire Review: Star Turns From Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran Are The Main Draws

Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire Review: Star Turns From Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran Are The Main Draws

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday December 22, 2023

Salaar: Part 1- Ceasefire Review: Such is the pace at which the film dishes out the details of its plot and sub-plots, keeping up with it takes some doing.

<i>Dunki</i> Review: Buoyed By Flawless Performances With Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu Leading The Way

Dunki Review: Buoyed By Flawless Performances With Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu Leading The Way

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday December 21, 2023

Dunki Review: In a memorable special appearance, Vicky Kaushal - he is cast as a man who has a pressing reason to seek a visa for travel to the UK - makes a strong impression.

<i>Mast Mein Rehne Ka</i> Review: Neena Gupta And Jackie Shroff Do A Fabulous Job Of Powering The Film

Mast Mein Rehne Ka Review: Neena Gupta And Jackie Shroff Do A Fabulous Job Of Powering The Film

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday December 09, 2023

Mast Mein Rehne Ka Review: A gentle little film that conveys home truths about survival in a megapolis that never stops for anybody, least of all for those who have outlived their utility or have fallen by the wayside.

<i>Kastoori</i> Review: A Simple Film About A  Complex Reality

Kastoori Review: A Simple Film About A Complex Reality

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday December 08, 2023

Kastoori Review: The first-time director knows exactly what he is out to articulate. He uses his resources, including the two young actors, with kind of skill and precision that belies his lack of experience.