Paloma Sharma

Stories by Paloma Sharma

Review: Carrie isn't that scary

Review: Carrie isn't that scary

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2014

The film could have been a true horror flick if the casting would had been better.

Review: Jack Ryan: Shawdow Recruit is mildly entertaining

Review: Jack Ryan: Shawdow Recruit is mildly entertaining

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2014

The film lacks the intensity to be categorised as espionage cinema

Review: Yaariyan is a brand new recipe for disaster!

Review: Yaariyan is a brand new recipe for disaster!

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2014

Yaariyan may be targeted at a young audience but every single teenager who chooses to watch it will be insulting their own intelligence, writes Paloma Sharma.

Review: Grudge Match isn't worth it

Review: Grudge Match isn't worth it

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2014

You can afford to miss Grudge Match if you aren't a fan of its lead stars Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro, or a fan of boxing.

Review: Joe B Carvalho is a comedy of errors without the comedy

Review: Joe B Carvalho is a comedy of errors without the comedy

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2014

The film is the crime scene of a murder-suicide where the script kills common sense and then puts the gun to it's own head.

Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is brilliant

Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is brilliant

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2014

Beautifully shot and easy on the eyes, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is thoroughly engaging, writes Paloma Sharma.

Review: 47 Ronin is painful

Review: 47 Ronin is painful

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2014

Don't bother with 47 Ronin if you've already seen the 2:31 minute trailer, the rest of the 116.69 minutes can be ignored, writes Paloma Sharma.

Review: The Wolf of Wall Street plays its cards right but fails to click

Review: The Wolf of Wall Street plays its cards right but fails to click

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street can really please the senses. Just remember to forget your humanity for a while, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Walking With Dinosaurs is a lazy attempt at filmmaking

Review: Walking With Dinosaurs is a lazy attempt at filmmaking

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2013

Walking With Dinosaurs has nothing new to offer, feels Paloma Sharma.

Review: The Hobbit 2 could be the best film of 2013

Review: The Hobbit 2 could be the best film of 2013

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2013

Review: The Hobbit 2

Review: Spike Lee's Oldboy is like Zinda, all over again

Review: Spike Lee's Oldboy is like Zinda, all over again

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2013

Watching Oldboy feels like you're watching a history lesson on the projector in your seventh grade class, according to Paloma Sharma.

Review: R... Rajkumar doesn't work for the most part

Review: R... Rajkumar doesn't work for the most part

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2013

Paloma Sharma feels R... Rajkumar is entertaining only in bits.

Review: Jennifer Lawrence steals the show in Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Review: Jennifer Lawrence steals the show in Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2013

Hunger Games: Catching Fire is clinical at times but nevertheless a smooth ride, according to Paloma Sharma.

Review: Bullett Raja will bore you to death

Review: Bullett Raja will bore you to death

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2013

The film is more ego trip than cinema, feels Paloma Sharma.

Review: Rajjo is a horribly confused film

Review: Rajjo is a horribly confused film

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2013

Paloma Sharma feels Rajjo is a very confusing film.

Review: Insidious Chapter 2 leaves many things unanswered

Review: Insidious Chapter 2 leaves many things unanswered

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2013

Paloma Sharma feels Insidious Chapter 2 is not for the fainthearted but seasoned horror flick fans may find it insipid.

Why I'm outraged by the CBI director's remarks

Why I'm outraged by the CBI director's remarks

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2013

It's not Mr Sinha's analogy (if that's what it really was) that disturbs me but the fact that it was a completely normal thing for him to say. This is the head of the country's leading investigative organisation. What kind of opinions do the ones below him hold, asks Paloma Sharma.

Review: Nach Baliye 6 needs more sizzle!

Review: Nach Baliye 6 needs more sizzle!

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2013

Nach Baliye 6 could have been a great show if the producers focused more on the dancing, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Satya 2 Is As Bad As Satya Was Good

Review: Satya 2 Is As Bad As Satya Was Good

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2013

It is hard to believe that RGV chose to make a sequel to his most iconic creation as both the films, Satya and Satya 2 have nothing in common.

Review: Free Birds is mildly funny

Review: Free Birds is mildly funny

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2013

Free Birds has a couple of laughs and if you don't think too much, you might not even find it predictable, writes Paloma Sharma.