With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair.
'My chowkidar and the paanwala near my house have seen Mirzapur.' 'They may have missed Delhi Crime but they have seen Mirzapur.' ''Delhi Crime won Emmy, people know me from Mirzapur'Sometimes I feel I have done so much work, why do people know me only by this role?'
There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African American community, points out Aseem Chhabra.
Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.
Simmba is a dhamaka from the start till the end.
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Island City should not be missed, raves Aseem Chhabra.
It's time to move on from fights and dances and clich, says Kshmaya Daniel.
Director Praveen Sattaru talks about his National Award winning movie Chandamama Kathalu.
Kahaani 2 could have been a great film, but it isn't.
Left Behind is a film you need to leave behind, warns Paloma Sharma.
Jeeva lacks the unique touch that director Suseenthiran's works are generally associated with.
Moothon's script won the Sundance Institute's Global Filmmaking Award. Geethu Mohandas's movie is now coming to a theatre near you.
Anaarkali Of Aarah is a tale well told.
Jigarthanda is an engrossing gangster film with a series of bizarre twists and turns that keeps you guessing, writes S Saraswathi.
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.
Beneath its dazzling veneer, this emperor has no clothes, says J Jagannath.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Parinda, 1942: A LOve Story, Devdas, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munnabhai MBBS, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, Bhag Milkha Bhag, Kalank... all bear the visual stamp of Binod Pradhan's genius.
MSG is a feature-length advertisement you'd be best advised to forego, says Raja Sen.
What If has its moments but doesn't really shine through in entirety, says Paloma Sharma.
Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.'
'I have been a part of more than a dozen films as a cinematographer but this was the smoothest shoot of my life. There was not a single day, when I wondered how a particular shoot would be done.' Meet Running Shaadi director Amit Roy.
It seems to be a Tom Hanks and Cate Blanchett show all the way!
Want to know what happened when two SRK fangirls went to see his latest movie, Fan? Read on...
'Vishal Bhardwaj, Haider will ensure you a permanent place in the galaxy of filmmakers like Guru Dutt and Satyajit Ray.'
What Readers thought of Article 15.
'Even though Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon was not a hit, people still remember me. I must have done some really good acting in it. I met Akshay (Kumar, her co-star) recently and he told me 'tu toh director ban gayi hai' (you've become a director). I told him you can never predict where life takes you.' Divya Khosla Kumar prepares us for Sanam Re.
'People thought I am doing this for promotions, but I wouldn't do that.' 'I have better things to do and better ideas to promote myself.'
Pacific Rim is possibly the best and the grandest belated gift a man can offer his childhood, writes Sukanya Verma.
The actors are good and Sujoy Ghosh is tremendous at creating a textured Bengal setting, but this is a thriller which could have used more twists and smarts, says Raja Sen.
'2015 gave us a set of Hindi films that brought to light, the true uncorrupted joys of filmmaking even in their roughness.' 'Films which told us why we loved films in the first place. Films that were less ashamed of revealing their weakness and ones that took chances with audience expectations.'
'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!'
'Rishi Kapoor and I come from two different schools of filmmaking. I like to approach scenes in a certain way, and take multiple takes. Rishi sir comes from a school where things were much simpler. I think that's where the friction comes in.' But in the end, Kapoor & Sons director Shakun Batra is still smiling!
There is no escaping Rahul Bose's compassion. He wears it like a name tag in Poorna, feels Sreehari Nair.
A quick look at the Oscar 2016 nominations.
Ever wondered how Bollywood films have grown snazzier over the years?
'If ever there was a film that begged to be celebrated on the big-screen -- heck, that begged viewing with 3D glasses -- it is this one, a sensational ride that throws you, the viewer, into the deep-end and drags you along for a chained and scorched and unbelievable ride,' says Raja Sen.
Prepping for the Baahubali juggernaut, remembering a toddler Vinod Khanna and making Deepika Padukone dance to Jennifer Lopez's tunes, Sukanya Verma's super filmi week was pretty eventful.
Son Of God is an epic fail, rants Paloma Sharma.
And you won't guess which film tops Raja's list! And why.
