The violent set pieces, exaggerated villains, ridiculous dialogue, and non-stop fan service all work in the moment. But once the credits roll, there is not much left to hold onto.
As Priyanka Chopra Jonas returns as the debonair spy Nadia in Citadel Season 2, we take look at how her Hollywood projects stack up against each other from underwhelming to standout.
One Battle After Another was among the big winners of the 98th Academy Awards, with six wins.
Ranveer Singh opts out of Farhan Akhtar's Don 3. Syed Firdaus Ashraf tries to piece together the puzzle.
She is no longer Samantha Ruth Prabhu. She will be known henceforth as just Samantha.
Diane Keaton's wit and honesty taught us that ageing and uncertainty aren't weaknesses, they are part of what makes us human and graceful, observes Sreehari Nair.
It's been an emotional night for many film folk across India, as they were honoured at the National Awards.
'I am grateful that this film has happened, it makes me so proud of the country and of the Indian Army.' Brandy Batliwala, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's eldest grandchild, on the man behind the hero.
Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma.
Stephen Graham won two awards at the Emmys, including Best Actor for his role in Netflix's hit drama Adolescence as well as Best Writing alongside co-creator Jack Thorne.
Chhaava enters the Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) club, and is the biggest hit of Vicky Kaushal's career so far.
Directed by James Albert, the film will see debutante Sana Altaf play the lead character opposite Fahadh Faasil.
'With Chhaava, we had to look from a different lens.' 'We had to write it in such a way that apart from the sacrifice, the fight and the war, there's a lot more to understand about the history of the Marathas.'
The foremost lesson for India today is to beef up its air defence to cater for multiple drone attacks. As seen in Operation Sindoor, we have come a long way, but there's room for getting better. We must develop a robust and almost impregnable air cover over ourselves, asserts IAF veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).
Sukanya Verma compares yesteryear stars and the contemporary ones at about approximately the same age and the results are glaring.
All in all, season 2 seems a tad better than season 1 in most departments, observes Namrata Thakker.
Citadel: Honey Bunny will stream from November 7 on Amazon Prime Video.
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel on February 20.
The Filmfare OTT Awards honoured the cast and crew of OTT movies and doffed their hat to their talent and hard work.
The Perfect Couple has suspense, humour, romance and gorgeous visuals.
Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair. And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's career too.
RSVP plans to make movies on Sam Manekshaw and Ram Jethmalani.
'I pray you never have to go through months of treatment and medication like I did .. And here's some love from me to add to your glow.'
What did the wedding look like through Sona's eyes? She takes us through some poignant moments.
Plabita shoots in Assam... Urmila relaxes in Goa... Shehnaaz explores the mountains...
An eventful year -- book-ended by Shah Rukh Khan, no less -- comes to an end with a bang, as big Bollywood releases get ready to release in December.
Jawan took nine days. Pathaan took 11 days while Gadar 2 took 12.
'Romance not in a physical manner maybe, but, you know, where you are just sharing dialogues and looking at each other and conversations are happening.'
More than the jingoism overkill, it's the tedious tone of telling stories of this genre that hurts Pippa, observes Sukanya Verma.
Steadily marching ahead for almost a decade now on the strength of his unassuming versatility, the 35 year old is ready to showcase his mettle in one of the most challenging roles of his career as India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Meghna Gulzar's biopic, Sam Bahadur.
There's much entertainment coming up from July to December, and Joginder Tuteja highlights those films for us.
The Railway Men is a compelling watch; the subject is handled with seriousness and respect without going overboard with the dramatic impact, observes Mayur Sanap.
Fatima greets nature... Huma promotes her Web series... Shriya's wow photoshoot...
While Sam got candid about divorce and alimony, Akshay had some revelations about the Hindi film industry.
'The training started with guns, knife fights...'
Other nominations include Dunkirk, The Post and I, Tonya.
'Pink a movie that's assembled especially for that section of prejudice-free Indians who are all on this side of the screen.' 'Look...there's virtuosity staring at you, 24 Frames per Second.' 'Soak it in; more power to the revolution, more wax to the candlelight vigils,' says Sreehari Nair.
Akshay promotes Ram Setu... Sanya celebrates Badhaai Ho... Vicky wraps up Sam Bahadur...
