Are the National Awards are bending over backwards trying to celebrate popular cinema, simply in order to gain more relevance and eyeballs, asks Raja Sen.
Tevar emerges an overdone, underwhelming film with zero charm, warns Raja Sen.
The genius of Deadpool lies in the audacity of its storytelling, raves Raja Sen.
Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
The element of curiosity and chill is doubled when it's inspired from real-life manslaughter.
A battle royale, fought over 15 long years, comes to an end as a prince and a princess -- grandchildren of the legendary Rajmata Gayatri Devi -- get back the Jai Mahal Palace Hotel from their step-uncles.
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.
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
Yo, Rohit Shetty, what's with the volume, bro? asks Raja Sen
'A film that tells its tale with calculated intent -- coolly, cleverly, taking its time -- mirroring the dry panache of its self-assured protagonist.'
There is such a thing as too much sugar, says Raja Sen
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 contains some genuine belly laughs, and would have been perfect were it not for its feature-length running time, writes Raja Sen.
While Sonu Sood stays consistent and Deepika inevitably dazzles, it is Shah Rukh himself who appears the most out of place, says Raja Sen.
Nothing in Baar Baar Dekho adds up, warns Raja Sen.
Talvar is a cleanly-crafted film, says Raja Sen.
Fugly is a trainwreck, says Raja Sen.
Holiday takes obscene amounts of time getting to the point, says Raja Sen.
The government is likely to set up a Group of Ministers (GOM) to take a final decision on divesting stake in the telecommunications company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
Reader Jenny writes in a Bollywood blooper that she spotted.
'The uniform might be the most accurate thing about this film, however, a painfully tacky production where all the sets look like over-saturated cardboard,' says Raja Sen.
The Man From UNCLE is as lovingly tailored as they come, says Raja Sen.
Kabali has nothing new to say or offer, besides Rajinikanth playing his age, feels Raja Sen.
Raja Sen wishes Francis Ford Coppola, the legendary filmmaker who transformed The Godfather into an immortal screen classic, a happy 75th birthday.
O Teri, which borrows heavily from Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro drowns it all in slapstick so noisy it all comes off as more lame than loving, more blasphemous than beholden.
Are you all set for Palak Dikhhla Jaa, asks Raja Sen.
Logan is a relentless and thrilling film, a film that takes things farther than you may imagine, writes Raja Sen.
This is not a film worth recommending, says Raja Sen.
R K Laxman was suffering from a prolonged illness.
In March 1972, The Godfather was first screened in a New York theatre. The movies were never the same again. Forty six years later, longtime Rediff film critic Raja Sen talks about why that film means that much, and how it led him to a unique tribute.
'He was the manliest of them all, a true man's man. Warrior, King, Pioneer, Thespian, Womaniser, Drunkard, Scoundrel -- he made it all look grander than ever, and he did so with fluent effortlessness.' Raja Sen salutes the great actor who passed into the ages on Sunday.
According to Raja Sen, Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela is an overplotted, bloody mess.
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You'll be hard pressed to find another hero so totally, awesomely Super, insists Raja Sen.
Unlike the Australian GP, where the majority of drivers carried out only one pit-stop, of Sunday's second race of the season, at Sepang, Malaysia, will see at least two, says Raja Sen.
Indian and Pakistani movies, now in New York theatres!
Happy New Year's moral compass has been twisted so bad that it looks more like a piece of Fusili, says Paloma Sharma.
Befikre is a colossally stupid film, says Raja Sen.
Spotlight is a powerful film, with a terrific ensemble cast, raves Raja Sen.
With run of the mill action sequences and some bad jokes, Kick Ass-2 doesn't live up to the expectation.
'The director casts two attractive people where he ought have chosen a couple of actual actors instead, and thus it becomes hard to care about the protagonists or their sundered hearts, and despite aesthetic appeal, what we end up with is -- at best -- a screensaver,' says Raja Sen.
Issaq is a shoddily written film with a cringeworthy performance from its leading man Prateik Babbar, writes Raja Sen.
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