Fixated on guns, genitals and gaalis, Cartel's first impression is a complete stinker, warns Sukanya Verma.
A look at the hits and misses at the box office this week.
A look at the hits and flops of the week.
Ra.One is essentially a Bollywood potboiler where even SRK, the superhero acts like SRK, the superstar.
Malayalam cinema isn't the same as Telugu or Tamil, but Bollywood's blanket approach fails to see the distinction in Selfiee, observes Sukanya Verma.
There's too much going on in Anek, and a lot of it is terribly disjointed, complains Sukanya Verma.
The films that mattered: Here's looking at the half yearly box office report of 2017.
There's bonhomie, balcony discussion, Bollywood music and a pleasing air as everyone is at their agreeable best. The ambience is a tad too ideal and peaceful to be real but there's something comforting about their harmony, almost therapeutic now in a post-Covid society.
Between bad writing, hysterical acting and a shoddy blend of CGI and the real deal, Haathi Mere Saathi completely neglects the message of saving our elephants, feels Sukanya Verma.
Not so hatke after all, but no reason to stay bachke either, notes Sukanya Verma.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Bhediya is an easy, entertaining watch, raves Sukanya Verma.
Panga's slice of life makes up for in its gentle depiction of everyday struggles and pleasantries, lending it a consistently warm fuzzy feeling, feels Sukanya Verma.
Pati Patni Aur Woh cannot decide whether it wants to be the climax of a Priyadarshan comedy or give the cad a dose of his own medicine brand of cheeky payback, writes Sukanya Verma.
Cirkus is boring and puerile, notes Sukanya Verma.
Sukanya Verma had multiple migraines making sense of the utterly daft, warped and awful Ek Villain Returns.
The real scene stealer of Ajay-Tabu's Fury Road is Deepak 'Deadly' Dobriyal, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Phone Bhoot's fizzy fuel isn't enough for feature length fun, observes Sukanya Verma. Phone Bhoot Review
In Aspirants, Abhilash, SK and Guri chase the IAS dream from Delhi's bustling Old Rajendra Nagar. They are like the tripod; we are constantly reminded about their deep bond, but I didn't feel the closeness, observes Sukanya Verma.
Clubbing in multiple weddings in one go dilutes some of the conversation. Conflicts are resolved too neatly and grey areas of complicated equations are left on a note of ambiguity, observes Sukanya Verma after watching the second season of Made in Heaven.
Tribhanga is mostly a platform for some of our solid actresses to flex their acting chops, notes Sukanya Verma.
Animal's violence isn't for the fainted-hearted unless you have an appetite for Korean style mayhem, like Sukanya Verma.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Few actors share Kareena's fearlessness for closeups in their 40s. A still force in a high-strung thriller, her marvellously opaque portrayal of a woman hiding skeletons in her closet turns a crafty police procedural into a wistful story of survival, observes Sukanya Verma.
Anthology movies are a strange beast. They can be as monotonous and harmless as munching away a bumper bag of chips -- you eat one, you have to finish the rest. Or they can be like discovering a rare treasure marked by profound insight and offbeat experiences, observes Sukanya Verma.
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.
Everybody knows he's a master of sublime, but Mani Ratnam's brilliance in escalating drama delivers a goosebumps-inducing impact when bolstered by A R Rahman's musical gravitas,
Chat with film critic Sukanya Verma.
Chat with film critic Sukanya Verma.
Here is Sukanya Verma's pick of 10 best male performances of the year.
Chat with film critic Sukanya Verma.
Discuss today's Satyamev Jayate episode with film critic Sukanya Verma
Chat with film critic Sukanya Verma
Chat with film critic Sukanya Verma
What should be a cautionary tale on choosing your one-night stands with care becomes another lousy attempt to rehash the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge formula by cooking up one implausible scenario after another, notes Sukanya Verma.
Telly folk catch the latest Pixar classic.
Mithya fumbles to make headway towards truth or dare, observes Sukanya Verma.
Idiocy is the source of Heropanti 2's outdated thrills, observes Sukanya Verma.
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