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Review: The Musketeers is a gripping masala entertainer

Review: The Musketeers is a gripping masala entertainer

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

The Musketeers may not be original but it's engaging, says Paloma Sharma.

Happy New Year: The Good, Bad and the Ugly

Happy New Year: The Good, Bad and the Ugly

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Happy New Year's moral compass has been twisted so bad that it looks more like a piece of Fusili, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Avoid Yeh Hai Bakrapur if you can

Review: Avoid Yeh Hai Bakrapur if you can

Rediff.com9 May 2014

Yeh Hai Bakrapur starts off on a promising note but loses steam soon after, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Vampire Academy is a sloppy mashup of pop references

Review: Vampire Academy is a sloppy mashup of pop references

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

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

Box Office: Haider, Bang Bang fare average

Box Office: Haider, Bang Bang fare average

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

A look at this week's hits and misses.

'Bappa will be back in another 365 days, na?'

'Bappa will be back in another 365 days, na?'

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com sets out to discover a group of murti makers in Mumbai for who life comes to a halt with visarjan.

Review: Oculus is rather long for a horror film

Review: Oculus is rather long for a horror film

Rediff.com11 Apr 2014

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

Review: Margarita, With a Straw is refreshing, brutally honest

Review: Margarita, With a Straw is refreshing, brutally honest

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

Margarita, With a Straw's is admirable in its handling of its protagonist and cerebral palsy, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Aisa Yeh Jahaan is a half-baked attempt

Review: Aisa Yeh Jahaan is a half-baked attempt

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

It's hard to root for Aisa Yeh Jahaan despite its beautiful concept, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Tamanchey is disappointing

Review: Tamanchey is disappointing

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

On paper, Tamanchey must have seemed like a great idea but it's transition to celluloid, perhaps, needed a stronger, more experienced director, feels Paloma Sharma.

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

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

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

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

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

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

Rediff.com13 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.

Off Ramp Fashion: Just be yourself!

Off Ramp Fashion: Just be yourself!

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

Here's how the fashionistas showed off their style on Day Four of the Lakme Fashion Week. Text and photographs: Paloma Sharma

Review: Grace of Monaco doesn't make much sense

Review: Grace of Monaco doesn't make much sense

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

Grace of Monaco is a shoddily written film, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: The Flash will have you hooked

Review: The Flash will have you hooked

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

This is not your average superhero TV show, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Minions would have been better if it was Minion-sized

Review: Minions would have been better if it was Minion-sized

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Minions could have been a better edited, better directed and a much better written film, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Miss Lovely has fantastic performances

Review: Miss Lovely has fantastic performances

Rediff.com17 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.com17 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.

Review: Jack Ryan: Shawdow Recruit is mildly entertaining

Review: Jack Ryan: Shawdow Recruit is mildly entertaining

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

The film lacks the intensity to be categorised as espionage cinema

Review: Save yourself from Left Behind!

Review: Save yourself from Left Behind!

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Left Behind is a film you need to leave behind, warns Paloma Sharma.

Review: Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami has repeat value

Review: Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami has repeat value

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami could have been flawless but for slightly substandard dialogues and cinematography, says Paloma Sharma.

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.com3 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: Walking With Dinosaurs is a lazy attempt at filmmaking

Review: Walking With Dinosaurs is a lazy attempt at filmmaking

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

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

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

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

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

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

Review: Broken Horses is a pale version of Parinda

Review: Broken Horses is a pale version of Parinda

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

For those who haven't watched Parinda, Broken Horses could perhaps be a moving, serious watch. But for those who have already been blown away by Chopra's original, Broken Horses pales in comparison, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: You cannot take The Perfect Girl seriously

Review: You cannot take The Perfect Girl seriously

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

As the protagonists fall in love in The Perfect Girl... Ek Simple Si Love Story, you and I fall out of love with the film, warns Paloma Sharma.

Review: Orange is the New Black is addictive!

Review: Orange is the New Black is addictive!

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

The TV series is not afraid to tackle issues pertaining to gender identity, race and sexuality head on and that is commendable.

Review: Fargo will make you revisit your demons

Review: Fargo will make you revisit your demons

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Fargo is intense and dark and raises more questions than one would usually be comfortable with.

Review: Jaanisaar is tiring to watch

Review: Jaanisaar is tiring to watch

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Jaanisaar will test your patience, cautions Paloma Sharma.

Review: The Big C is a must watch

Review: The Big C is a must watch

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

There's really no reason why one should not watch The Big C, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Unbroken is a good film that could have been great

Review: Unbroken is a good film that could have been great

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

Unbroken's first half might seem a little vexing but the second one is where the actors' performances really shine through, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Woman in Black 2 is scary but not truly horrifying

Review: Woman in Black 2 is scary but not truly horrifying

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

The Woman in Black: Angel of Death gets predictable real quick, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Spy is an average entertainer

Review: Spy is an average entertainer

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

Spy isn't a bad film. But it's only half a good one.

Review: Bullett Raja will bore you to death

Review: Bullett Raja will bore you to death

Rediff.com29 Nov 2013

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

Review: The Theory of Everything is impeccably executed

Review: The Theory of Everything is impeccably executed

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

A film as strongly scripted and impeccably executed as The Theory of Everything will be remembered for longer than Stephen Hawking's estimate of the end of time, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: John Day fails to deliver

Review: John Day fails to deliver

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

John Day isn't the dark, twisted thriller it was meant to be, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: <i>Bajatey Raho</i> doesn't meet expectations

Review: Bajatey Raho doesn't meet expectations

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Bajatey Raho had a whole lot of potential but failed to realise it, writes Paloma Sharma.

Review: <i>Bajaatey Raho</i> doesn't meet expectations

Review: Bajaatey Raho doesn't meet expectations

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Bajaatey Raho had a whole lot of potential but failed to realise it, writes Paloma Sharma.

Review: Nothing to Roar about!

Review: Nothing to Roar about!

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

You'd be naive to go into this one looking for top grade acting or direction, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Fury is intense and raw

Review: Fury is intense and raw

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

Fury serves as a great reminder of the devastation wars bring with them, says Paloma Sharma.