Director Todd Phillips has borrowed from many neo-noir Hollywood films for Joker. Joaquin Phoenix's performance has made it an excellent film.

Coming at a time when graphic and lurid on-screen violence are being questioned and and even condemned, Asuran would appear needlessly falling back to the old formula.

Having an almost picture perfect cast can sometimes get in the way of a natural storytelling style but this family scores well on that front.

The Children of the Sun talks about how differences in religion and caste lead to an unimaginable and needless crisis of identity.

At no point in the film, the audience gets a grip of the story or why it’s told one more time. Directed by Ang Lee, Gemini Man stars Will Smith in the lead role.

Downton Abbey, is a reboot of the television series of the same name. The film picks up the saga of the Crawley family and their mostly loyal servants in 1927, a year and a half after the series ended.

In 'Laal Kaptaan', Saif Ali Khan's performance suffers for want of a tighter script. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.

It may not appear more than an extension of the original sleeper hit, but it’s mostly meant for fans. You won’t get some jokes if you don’t remember what happened in the first film.

Mistress of Evil never manages to justify the return of all its characters and it delves deeper into its fantasy world.

'Upstarts' is very contemporary and contemplative take on our times. Read our review of the new Netflix film below.

'A Son', which was part of the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival, talks about a family in turmoil. Read our full review of the film below.

The simple storytelling is well aided by with an upbeat background score and competent production design that faithfully recreates the simple, village setting.

Had there not been Akshay Kumar, it would have become a really painful watch. He has barely managed to stop Housefull 4 from becoming another Tees Maar Khan.

'Saand Ki Aankh' is based on the amazing true story of two of the oldest sharpshooter champions in the world-- Chandro and Prakashi Tomar. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.

Rajkummar Rao and Boman Irani's characters in 'Made in China' sell Magic Soup to men suffering from performance issues. Read our full review of the Diwali 2019 release below.

'Eeb Allay Ooo' is about the monkey menace in New Delhi and how men are employed to scare them away, keep them away from important Government buildings.

Despite maverick filmmaker James Cameron on board as writer and producer, Dark Fate relies only on set-pieces. The script never goes beyond the obvious.

Despite a meaty premise, there are too many missed opportunities in 'Ujda Chaman'. Read our full review of the movie below.

The film is mounted with ace production values. The era is aptly recreated by production designer Jan Roelfs and captured by cinematographer Chung-Hoon Chung.

The problem is that this whole thing is an idea in search of a script. There’s just not a lot to work with.

Bala starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam, certainly gets your attention but does not manage to sweep you off your feet.

Ayushmann Khurrana, who’s cornered the market when it comes to playing flawed, insecure men with confidence issues, continues his winning streak with Bala.

Last Christmas may not be remembered as one of the great holiday rom-coms – it’s no Love, Actually – but it’s a perfectly satisfying one-time watch.

Dhruv Sehgal and Mithila Palkar's Dhruv-Kavya moments in Little Things season 3 surely gives us the oh-so-me moments but such situations worked more as small videos.

House Arrest, the way we generally understand the term, is really not a nice word, and connotes horror in its most basic form.

'Motichoor Chaknachoor' could have been a blockbuster comedy. But alas, with its ambling laidback storytelling style, it falls short. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.

Blame it on our perception but it seems Sidharth Malhotra needs more time to come out of his decent boy next door image.

Watching 'Marjaavaan', the stench of creative bankruptcy is hard to miss. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.

Overall, the film, while speaking about "girl power", is wildly entertaining despite not letting you get emotionally invested. Read our full review of the latest Hollywood film below.

If you need a break from crime and thrillers, Out of Love should be accommodated on your watchlist before year end.

The new film takes some warming up to (pun unintended) before you become invested in the story. Read our full review of the latest Hollywood offering below.

The script does subsequently veer down a predictable path, but the tone remains upbeat. Read our full review of the film below.

In the cinematic world run by superheroes, it is increasingly difficult for the audience to be impressed by the exploits of regular, on-screen heroes.

In the face of it, The Irishman is Scorsese's final farewell to those immigrant hitmen who ruled suburban America in the 1950s.

Hotel Mumbai isn’t cheap or exploitative in its recreation of the tragedy. Yet it never goes beyond the obvious.

TVF has worked with less and delivered more previously. However, in Cheesecake, it seems to not look beyond paying homage to pets for redemption and that is its main flaw.

Performance wise, Aamir Bashir, Angad Bedi and Vivek Oberoi are the frontrunners but the show has potential to carve out new story drivers, Sapna Pabbi could be one of them.

Panipat, a film about Maratha warrior Sadashiv Rao Bhau who staves off Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali, disappoints only because of a linear screenplay that fails to rouse dramatic emotions so important to historicals.

Pati, Patni Aur Woh is the remake of the 1978 film of the same name. Directed by Mudassar Aziz, the film banks upon Kartik Aaryan’s image and his brand of tier 2 city comedy.

In a very roundabout, over-simplistic way, the film is actually progressive. Thank you for small mercies. Plenty laughs are guaranteed.

'Panipat' ultimately is overlong and unwieldly. Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker can’t seem to recreate the magic of his finest films.

Jumanji The Next Level stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Awkwafina and Nick Jonas in pivotal roles.

Vishal Jethwa as the villain of the piece is quite a find. He performs exceedingly well as the psychotic mercenary-on-hire with no redeeming qualities.

'Mardaani 2' holds up a mirror to our times when crimes against women are an unfortunate reality. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.

'6 Underground' has in-excess action which makes it a must watch on Netflix. Read our full review of the latest Hollywood film below.

Overall, while the film is mega-mounted and technically impressive. It does not offer anything that's new and exciting. Read our full review of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' below.

Dabangg 3 review: The challenge to a popular movie franchise like Dabangg is that it requires novelty and sameness in equal parts and the team does get its balance right.

Even if you’re not a hardcore fan, there’s enough visual wizardry to keep you entertained for the duration of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's running time.

An urbane comedy with the fresh subject of a pregnancy switcheroo, 'Good Newwz' may well be the family entertainer that city slickers opt for this weekend. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.

Kareena Kapoor deserves special mention for rooting her character in believability. There's a lot to enjoy in the film despite its bumps. Not a bad way to end the year.