Paloma Sharma

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Review: Nothing should keep you from watching 2 States

Review: Nothing should keep you from watching 2 States

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2014

Krish's relationship with his family, particularly his mother, is better explored than his relationship with Ananya, which results in 2 States being more of a deep and meaningful family drama than a romance, notes Paloma Sharma.

Review: Oculus is rather long for a horror film

Review: Oculus is rather long for a horror film

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2014

Oculus could have done better with tighter editing, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Rio 2 is visually stunning

Review: Rio 2 is visually stunning

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2014

Rio 2 features some lovely, complex animation and a vivid, cheerful colour palette but is a one-time watch at best, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Divergent is engaging but lacks intensity

Review: Divergent is engaging but lacks intensity

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2014

Divergent is clearly made for its already existent fan base, with the best loved bits and pieces of the book shoved on to screen with hardly any adhesive to keep them together, feels Paloma Sharma.

Review: Main Tera Hero is total paisa vasool!

Review: Main Tera Hero is total paisa vasool!

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2014

Not exactly meant for family audiences, Main Tera Hero is a refreshingly unpretentious, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Jal is a bore

Review: Jal is a bore

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2014

Jal takes its own time in unravelling and loses the plot pretty soon, says Paloma Sharma.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier has as much brain as it has brawn

Captain America: The Winter Soldier has as much brain as it has brawn

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier has action-packed entertainment, raves Paloma Sharma.

Youngistaan review: I wouldn't vote for It

Youngistaan review: I wouldn't vote for It

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2014

Youngistaan neither says something new nor does it reinforce time-tested wisdom in a way that you actually want to pay attention to it, feels Paloma Sharma.

Review: Lakshmi is a shocking eye-opener

Review: Lakshmi is a shocking eye-opener

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2014

When you come out of the theatre, you will be plagued by the knowledge we, as a society, are enabling the evil exists in this world.

Why you MUST watch Gulabi Gang

Why you MUST watch Gulabi Gang

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2014

The writing is on the wall -- and it is written in the blood of the women who 'died', 'ran off' or 'committed suicide' under mysterious, carefully unexplained circumstances -- that the only life that matters is one that belongs to an upper class, upper caste, politically connected male.

Review: Pompeii is cheesy, masala fare

Review: Pompeii is cheesy, masala fare

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2014

Pompeii is one of those rare films for which I am glad that a 3D format was used. If cheesy, overdone, masala flicks are your kind of fare, this is your kind of film. For the rest of us, Pompeii just blows, rants Paloma Sharma.

Review: Nothing scary about Darr @ The Mall

Review: Nothing scary about Darr @ The Mall

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2014

Darr @ The Mall might be an absolute failure in the horror genre but as a revenge drama, it is refreshingly simple and does manage to pull a few heartstrings at the end of the day.

Review: Vampire Academy is a sloppy mashup of pop references

Review: Vampire Academy is a sloppy mashup of pop references

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2014

Vampire Academy falls flat on its face, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: The new RoboCop disappoints

Review: The new RoboCop disappoints

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2014

'In an attempt to make it relevant to our darker, more violent times, director Jose Padilha loses sight of the point he wishes to make through the film,' says Paloma Sharma after watching RoboCop.

Review: Heartless doesn't have soul

Review: Heartless doesn't have soul

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2014

Despite being well shot and fairly well edited, Heartless has nothing of value to offer, says Paloma Sharma

Review: The Lego Movie is the ultimate family treat

Review: The Lego Movie is the ultimate family treat

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2014

'Having the means to and not taking your child to watch the film will be considered parental harassment, warns Paloma Sharma after watching The Lego Movie.

Review: Lone Survivor is Hollywood's Lakshya

Review: Lone Survivor is Hollywood's Lakshya

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2014

Despite some fairly amazing performances, not only does Lone Survivor fail to engage the audience but it also seems conflicted about whether it wishes to honour the immense bravery of four individuals or whether it wishes to prove the US's decision of interfering in Afghanistan correct, writes Paloma Sharma.

Review: Karle Pyaar Karle is a waste of time

Review: Karle Pyaar Karle is a waste of time

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2014

'Logic gets suspended here as easily as gravity in space and no one has any motivations for their actions' writes Paloma Sharma about the movies Karle Pyaar Karle.

Review: Miss Lovely has fantastic performances

Review: Miss Lovely has fantastic performances

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2014

The one good thing about watching Miss Lovely is that now when I tell people I've watched it, they might mistake me for an intellectual, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: The Legend of Hercules is drab and almost despicable

Review: The Legend of Hercules is drab and almost despicable

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2014

The Legend of Hercules is merely a mash up of 300, Gladiator, Troy and pretty much every other film made about ancient Greece.