Plenty happens over the show -- riots, nefarious schemes, betrayal and multiple murders -- which should have made for a riveting watch but everything evokes déjà vu and worse, sighs Deepa Gahlot.
Love Hostel stays focused on the murky present and revelling in its increasingly dark outcome. Despite the reach of social media and technology, this isn't the cushy, liberal India of mainstream culture. It's a lawless, ruthless, endless minefield where uncertainty and bigotry go hand in hand and patriarchy is a foregone conclusion, observes Sukanya Verma.
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People move on, get attached to other people, ending a close bond. But we rarely see that on screen, observes Aseem Chhabra.
Nasty surprises and quirky humour make Monica, O My Darling an intriguing, fun, watch, observes Sukanya Verma. Monica, O My Darling Review.
Many of these brilliant films may make it to the Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.
The Blu-ray editions of True Grit, Platoon and Usual Suspects are a must watch.
Vickram Bedi will be tried before a New York court for fraud. But the facts of the case sound like the plot of some very bizarre Hollywood movie.
Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like, but what works at the box-office is a mystery as always.
'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode might take,' observes Sreehari Nair.
Fargo is intense and dark and raises more questions than one would usually be comfortable with.
'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.' 'This is a film of today.'
Did I cry? Yes. Did I smile? Yes. Did I get goosebumps? YES! Do I want to watch it again? Of course! Do I believe this is the end? Not quite. Sukanya Verma gets emotional watching Avengers Endgame.
'If someone is consistently horrible to you, for me, I would ask myself, what am I doing?' 'Why am I continuously putting myself as a target for this?'
The Oscar-winning actor of films like Magnolia, The Big Lebowski and The Master was 46.
Raja Sen looks back at all the 'genuinely thrilling' films and artists that were honoured at the 71st Golden Globes.
Oscar nominations 2014: According to Raja Sen, this year's chosen ones are (mostly) loud and showy examples of the best in the craft.
It is a spread so full, rich and varied it'd satisfy most cinematic gluttons.
'Maneesh Sharma's Fan should be good. It will have Shah Rukh doing something entirely different from what he has been doing recently.'
Raja Sen gives us a hint: It was all because he used a coin wisely.
How do you even define a movie that primarily exists as an invitation to its audience -- an invitation to come and merely laze around with a set of interesting characters, asks Sreehari Nair.
Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival.
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
Indian actors from different generations and worlds, Roshan Seth and Sendhil Ramamurthy, star in a remarkable film, co-starring Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen and Oscar nominee Michael Lerner. Brahmin Bulls director Mahesh Pailoor, in a fascinating conversation with Arthur J Pais/Rediff.com
It is always wonderful to discover a gem of film at an international film festival. It is even more exciting when that film is from India.
'The starting point of the Udta Punjab casting was that we didn't think stars would do a film like this, so we'd take non-stars. As the names kept rolling in and we had Kareena Kapoor and Shahid and Alia Bhatt, I was like yaar yeh ho kya raha hai?'
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