The VFX is rather ordinary and the film is loaded with annoying horror clichs, feels S Saraswathi.
As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.
'And it always should be.' 'I believe nothing should come easily to anyone because then there is no thrill in it.'
A quick look at the winners.
Raja Sen list his favourite moments at the Golden Globes.
Monsters from hell, time loops and time travel, magical realms and bomb threats, things are pretty action-packed on OTT this week, observes Sukanya Verma.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at how Hindi movies have done during this festive season in the last decade.
These movies may or may not have got critical acclaim, but when it comes to sheer eyeballs, these films did their job rather well.
'If somebody says a certain superstar's film is not good, I would not go to watch it.' 'But if the word-of-mouth is good, I don't miss a film.' 'When Badhaai Ho released, we immediately ran to theatres to watch it.'
Sreehari Nair lists some movies, documentaries, recorded-performance films, and literature and music suggestions that might help.
Before his legislative assembly debut this time, he has been elected twice as a Member of Parliament from Sangrur.
Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.
'I don't make big budget films. So if my film makes Rs 120 crore, it's a huge hit. We finish fast, make it on a small budget and recover fast,' Akshay Kumar tells Patcy N/Rediff.com.
Meet Simone Ashley, who plays Kate Sharma in the second season of the hit Netflix show Bridgerton.
Joginder Tuteja lists how much money Salman's Eid releases have made over the years.
I thought Saudi Vellakka a glancing, loving depiction of the judicial system as a pageantry filled with performers trying to do right by everyone, do everything by the book, and failing despite their best attempts, observes Sreehari Nair.
For the lockdown entertainment seekers, Vir Das has a daily treat. 'I set up a show on Zoom every night where I work way my backward through the day.' 'It's a 90-minute daily show with tickets sold and the proceeds going to various charities and causes, like Helpage, migrant workers, children with cancer.'
From Asgard's naughtiest imp to Arsene Lupin's biggest worshipper in Paris, Sukanya Verma notes OTT is full of curious options this week.
A far cry from its reputation of Hollywood's no holds barred night for glamour and glory, this year's Globes was a bizarrely informal affair.
Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair.
A look at the pictures.
The Indian-American stand-up comic was the entertainer at the 2017 WHCA Dinner when he was a senior correspondent on The Daily Show. His one-hour Netflix comedy special Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King was released in 2017, for which he won his first Peabody Award in 2018.
Tamil film Sakalakala Vallavan Appatakkar lacks imagination, says S Saraswathi.
Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 10 international films that mattered to him, stories that he connected with and characters that gave him a better understanding of the human condition.
When done well, these horror movies do pretty well at the box office.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Bobby Deol's career over the years.
How to go from a Boomer to a Zoomer in minutes!
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
As Saif turns 50, Joginder Tuteja looks at his top money-spinners over the years.
Rekka or Remo? Which film are you looking forward to this weekend?
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at just how good this month is for Bollywood.
Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma, fun and festivity, love and war into the year.
Dhilluku Dhuddu is an unremarkable horror comedy, writes S Saraswathi.
2010 was a year that made quite a few careers. It was also the year when films started earning Rs 100 crores.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Between that constant feeling of I've seen it all before and inability to balance comedy and darkness, Ludo wobbles towards its finish, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Kadavul Irukaan Kumarui is plain annoying, warns S Sarawasthi.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at their first films after marriage, and how well they did.
Mirchi Siva and Priya Anand play the lead roles in debutante director Kiruthiga Udhayanidh's film Vanakkam Chennai.
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