Movie Reviews

<i>Kadak Singh</i> Review: Pankaj Tripathi Does Just Enough To Hold The Film Together

Kadak Singh Review: Pankaj Tripathi Does Just Enough To Hold The Film Together

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday December 08, 2023

Kadak Singh Review: The actors around him - Jaya Ahsan, Sanjana Sanghi, Dilip Shankar and Paresh Pahuja - have largely reactive roles, confined as they are to closed spaces physically and creatively.

<i>The Archies</i> Review: A Beguiling Oddity In Style, Substance And Spirit

The Archies Review: A Beguiling Oddity In Style, Substance And Spirit

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday December 07, 2023

The Archies Review: Not for a moment do the three leads seem to be raw as actors. They deliver the goods with remarkable elan. No less impressive are the actors who complete the young cast.

<i>Chamak</i> Review: Sparks Are Few And Far Between In Musical Thriller

Chamak Review: Sparks Are Few And Far Between In Musical Thriller

NDTV | Wednesday December 06, 2023

Chamak Review: Paramvir Singh Cheema fits the role to a T but the inconsistencies of the character arc make his job that much harder.

<i>Animal</i> Review: Ranbir Kapoor Delivers Powerful Performance In Off-Putting And Tiresome Film

Animal Review: Ranbir Kapoor Delivers Powerful Performance In Off-Putting And Tiresome Film

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday December 01, 2023

Animal Review: The sickeningly violent father-son action drama rarely pauses for breath.

<I>Sam Bahadur</I> Review: Driven By Spirited Performance From Vicky Kaushal

Sam Bahadur Review: Driven By Spirited Performance From Vicky Kaushal

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday December 01, 2023

Sam Bahadur Review: Without the fine balance that Meghna Gulzar strikes between ambition and restraint, neither the spirited central performance nor its emotional (and cinematic) payoff would have been quite as remarkable.

<i>Shehar Lakhot</i> Review: Fusion Of Crime, Politics, Police Work, Family Dynamics Makes It Watchable

Shehar Lakhot Review: Fusion Of Crime, Politics, Police Work, Family Dynamics Makes It Watchable

Saibal Chatterjee | Thursday November 30, 2023

Shehar Lakhot Review: If only the series had not demanded such a huge chunk of our time, it would have been another story.

<i>The Village</i> Review: Gory, Terrifying And Frequently Flummoxing

The Village Review: Gory, Terrifying And Frequently Flummoxing

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday November 24, 2023

The Village Review: Arya is the undoubted star of the show. John Kokken, Thalaivasal Vijay, George Maryan and Aadukalam Naren also deliver performances that are more than just supporting acts.

<i>Farrey</i> Review: Debutante Alizeh Is Brightest Spot In Middling Exercise

Farrey Review: Debutante Alizeh Is Brightest Spot In Middling Exercise

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday November 24, 2023

Farrey Review: The film skims the surface of the issues it tackles - inequities of the higher secondary education and the yawning gap between the moneyed and the marginalized.

<i>The Railway Men</i> Review: Buoyed By Laudable Performances But Could Have Been Much More

The Railway Men Review: Buoyed By Laudable Performances But Could Have Been Much More

Saibal Chatterjee | Saturday November 18, 2023

The Railway Men Review: The limited series forages for drama in the unspeakable Bhopal gas tragedy and the response to it by resource-strapped officials on duty at the city's beleaguered railway station.

<i>Apurva</i> Review: Impressively Spry And Uncompromisingly Spare

Apurva Review: Impressively Spry And Uncompromisingly Spare

Saibal Chatterjee | Wednesday November 15, 2023

Apurva Review: Tara Sutaria tries. Wish we could say more about the effort

<i>Tiger 3</i> Review: The Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif Show Stays On The Rails For The Most Part

Tiger 3 Review: The Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif Show Stays On The Rails For The Most Part

Saibal Chatterjee | Sunday November 12, 2023

Tiger 3 Review: Katrina Kaif is allowed almost as much of the action as the invincible Tiger, whose death-defying feats return in the third instalment in a bigger and more brazen form.

<i>Pippa</i> Review: Portrait Of Battlefield Valour Without Shallow Bravado And Bluster

Pippa Review: Portrait Of Battlefield Valour Without Shallow Bravado And Bluster

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday November 10, 2023

Pippa Review: Ishaan Khatter gives a solid account of himself as a soldier who comes of age on the job in a war that changed the map of the subcontinent forever.

<i>Daayam</i> Review: Subtle And Mellow Study Of Bereavement

Daayam Review: Subtle And Mellow Study Of Bereavement

Saibal Chatterjee | Sunday November 05, 2023

Daayam Review: Daayam world premiered at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival this week

<i>Joram</i> Review: A Stellar Manoj Bajpayee Helps The Unsettling Film Anchor Itself

Joram Review: A Stellar Manoj Bajpayee Helps The Unsettling Film Anchor Itself

Saibal Chatterjee | Friday November 03, 2023

Joram Review: The film had its South Asia Premiere at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival on Thursday

<i>Paradise</i> Review: Beautifully Realised Drama Is Beyond Masterful

Paradise Review: Beautifully Realised Drama Is Beyond Masterful

Saibal Chatterjee | Monday October 30, 2023

Paradise Review: Paradise, a Busan International Film Festival winner, had its South Asia premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival on Sunday