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.
Who were the ones we'd have liked to see more of, or ones we wouldn't mind running into again?
Rang Rasiya is not a consistent film, but one that tells a story of a pioneering artist and visionary, a story decidedly worth telling, says Raja Sen.
It is the two women directors in Shuruaat Ka Twist who end up making the best films, feels Sreehari Nair.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at her career, and looks at her top films.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
'Acting is probably the most wonderful profession anyone can have because you make every film set with 200 people, so you make 200 new friends every four months, and you learn so many things from these new lives.'
Which one are *you* looking forward to?
The hits and misses of the week.
Titli is a solid directorial debut but it could have been so much more, feels Raja Sen.
'A journalist met me after Mastizaade failed and said, "'Whatever you do in life, you will never get rid of the Sex Comedy King of India tag".' 'She didn't mean to hurt me, but it broke me.'
'It is rare that a Hindi language film delivers so much promise in the first half. And so it is extremely disappointing when the director and his script lead us on the journey that starts to meander and eventually fizzles out, collapses and dies in front of our eyes.'
In New York, Warner Bros had hired security guards with night vision goggles and other devices to thwart anyone recording the film.
This is a brisk, enjoyable film, and while the climactic race is somewhat marred by an overdose of melodrama - Gupte's far better at subtler strokes than the few broad ones he tries - it is rare to find a Hindi film hero more deserving of our cheers than Arjun. That unfortunate hint of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in the final race doesn't alter the fact that this is an earnest, important and evocative film.
Looking at Emraan Hashmi's top money-making movies at the box office.
The Hindi version of the spooky Oculus fails to be spooky enough, discovers Prasanna Zore.
This Sanjay Dutt starrer is cringe-inducing fare.
Jolly LLB did well with its droll depiction of a small-time lawyer and how his guilty conscience encourages him in vindicating the downtrodden. In its sequel, Akshay Kumar does it even better, feels Sukanya Verma.
Diehard Tendulkar fan actress Saiyami Kher reviews Sachin A Billion Dreams. A Rediff.com Exclusive!
'The young generation doesn't want to work with old hats like me.' 'They don't understand that we are brighter and wiser because of our experience.' 'We can take them on the right path, but they should keep their ears open.'
Kangana Ranaut's guts, Amitabh Bachchan's venomous threat and dark TV serials occupied Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.
Gang Of Ghosts is one of those films that falls in the category of a bad remake, says Sonil Dedhia.
Some of the performances are ordinary, but even that does not affect the magic of this film, says S Saraswathi.
The only treat comes in the form of Manu Rishi's brief role and visually attractive scenes from Kerala.
Though the Tamil version of Raavan's music album by A R Rahman doesn't scale the heights of brilliance, the maestro's expertise in instrumental arrangement, choice of vocals and Kaviperararu Vairamuthu's lyrics more than make up for it.
Settai is sadly, a great disappointment.
A well-written screenplay, brilliantly executed, with clever music, stunning cinematography, and, above all, the hugely talented Kamal Haasan, make Jeethu Joseph's Papanasam a must watch.
The film celebrates the language of cinema that permeated our system long ago, writes Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma returns underwhelmed after watching Mary Kom.
There is more to this inventive Pizza than meets the eye, says Nishi Tiwari
Issaq is a shoddily written film with a cringeworthy performance from its leading man Prateik Babbar, writes Raja Sen.
Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.
Ekadantha is an enjoyable film all the way.
The Great Gatsby is a good looking film but is less heartfelt, writes Raja Sen.
'Just because a subject is uncomfortable for some and doesn't suit their political ideology, should a film not be made?'
Sonam Kapoor is exceptional as Neerja Bhanot, says Raja Sen.
