'Our analysis of success, like failure, is so reductive and so one dimensional that we don't look at the bigger picture.'
This year's Sundance Film Festival was rich with films and the theatres were warm, even as temperatures outside dipped to below freezing point. It snowed only once but the sidewalks remained slippery for a few days.
Flight attendants, football coaches, renegade robots, underwater superheroes, it's all there on OTT this week.
The first two episodes of Commander Karan Saxena have nothing to offer, except for Gurmeet's muscles and shirtless torso, observes Namrata Thakker.
This is the magic of Sircar's filmmaking -- National Award winners, many of them -- that makes every new work of his an eagerly-awaited affair.
Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations for the week.
The first half though is not exciting as most of it is wasted on a meaningless romantic angle with some tiresome comedy, feels S Saraswathi.
When trains and stations become desirable again, we might have a murder mystery with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train as a setting.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned back the clock to script a three-wicket victory for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2022 match at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.
Taapsee, Vikrant, Sunny are a fine fit on their own as well as around each other and prove themselves to be well equipped to survive the air of double dealing. What's missing is sizzle, feels Sukanya Verma..
Decapitated ghosts, ancient ghosts, devil judges, devious cartoons, angry young women, it's a super flavourful platter of assorted goodies on the OTT menu this week.
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Prithviraj does his best to look sincere and real in Memories which is otherwise an average story.
'Success is in the hands of the audience. I learn from what they like or dislike, and take the next step further.'
The number of cyberfraud cases has skyrocketed from 2,677 in 1999-2000 to 29,082 in FY24 -- more than a 10-fold increase. The RBI pegs digital payment frauds at Rs 1,457 crore in FY24, up more than five times in a year. It's not just the number of frauds. What's alarming is the growing sophistication of the fraudsters, exposing the vulnerabilities within the financial system, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Good, bad, evil, we saw a gamut of emotions on display in their most stirring form as actors reiterated their worth.
Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT.
Angry young men (and old) dominate the OTT this week. Take your pick.
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
Kareena Kapoor makes her debut on OTT, and it's nothing less than a thriller from Sujoy Ghosh.
An intense thriller that sheds light on the deadly war between powerful drug cartels and the police.
The pilot of Vishal Bhardwaj's much-anticipated adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Sittaford Mystery is here. Aditya Roy Kapur's hotel manager takes on Anil Kapoor's all-powerful arms dealer. Idris Elba is back in action. Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations this week.
Science fiction buffs buckle up, catch all the space-themed action on OTT this week.
These books are sure to send a chill down your spine!
Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout will release on April 16 on ZEE5.
From wannabe astronauts to visually disabled heroes, be sure to make some time for all the OTT action Sukanya Verma recommends this week.
Coming of age dramas, mind twisting thrillers, slice-of-rural life, here's everything you can watch on OTT this week.
At the end of eight episodes, the climax is bound to leave you with questions but it would be fair to say that the two-episode backstory and the characters seemed far more interesting than the six-episode drama and tension that led to it, observes Divya Nair.
From tennis love to Tudor queens, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch on OTT this week.
Directed by Vasan Bala, the murder mystery will stream on Netflix from November 11.
Joginder Tuteja looks at just how much audiences have loved Bollywood's serial killers.
Towards the end of the film, when one character exclaims, 'What a crazy case!' your sentiments feel validated, observes Mayur Sanap.
Monsters, sharks, psychopaths, jedis, hybrids, undercover cops, special agents, brace yourself for tons of action on OTT this week.
Hi I'm Tony tries to experiment, but it's just another thriller that depends on its actors, blood and gore.
Acclaimed movies, hit movies, social movies, star-studded movies, scary movies and shows galore, you certainly won't be starved for entertainment on OTT this week.
The psychological thriller revolves around a neurotic police officer, whose life and career are destroyed after he is dumped by his prospective wife.
The Village starts off pretty well, but it required something more convincing than a bunch of creepy Gollum-like monsters to deliver the impact it should, observes Divya Nair.
Few actors share Kareena's fearlessness for closeups in their 40s. A still force in a high-strung thriller, her marvellously opaque portrayal of a woman hiding skeletons in her closet turns a crafty police procedural into a wistful story of survival, observes Sukanya Verma.
'Sunny can command respect without raising his voice or fist. I wanted that personality for this character.'
Sandeep Reddy Vanga's action thriller Animal packs excitement.
