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AndhaDhun Movie Review: You'll be Constantly Surprised in this Murder Mystery

AndhaDhun's most noticeable performance comes from Tabu. She is delightful to watch.




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Jabariya Jodi Movie Review: It Misses Mark Despite Sidharth-Parineeti's Great Chemistry

Director Prashant Singh’s Jabariya Jodi is a film that props up a love story by the aforementioned premise.




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Uri The Surgical Strike Movie Review: There’s a Lot to Admire in This Vicky Kaushal Film

Planning to watch Uri: The Surgical Strike this weekend? Read our review of the film first.




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Dora And The Lost City Of Gold Movie Review: Frothy Adventure

Based on Nickelodeon's wildly popular Dora The Explorer series, this live-action adaptation is engaging and entertaining, but silly at times.




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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Movie Review: Well-Crafted and Entertaining

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a clever and well-crafted adaptation of Alvin Schwrtz's ubiquitous horror series of three books of short stories.




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Batla House Movie Review: John Abraham's Independence Day Offering is a Crowd Pleaser

Batla House combines all the essential tropes of mainstream Bollywood films in remarkably entertaining fashion, and make you sit and notice the fluidity of the narrative.




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Sacred Games 2 Review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Makes It One of the Best on Netflix

The making of Ganesh Gaitonde has everything you would expect from a classic Netflix tale, and more. Which means, you’re in for a thrilling time.




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Mission Mangal Movie Review: Akshay Kumar's Film will Fill You with Pride

Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal recounts the story of this mammoth event in the tried and tested, personal anecdotal style.




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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Movie Review: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt Are in Top Form

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' may not be Quentin Tarantino’s best, but it’s a laidback, change-of-pace offering that delivers many unexpected pleasures.




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Mission Mangal Movie Review: An Entertaining Account of a Complicated Mission

Mission Mangal is enjoyable and entertaining. With Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan, director Jagan Shakti delivers a space movie that lifts off and frequently soars.




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Batla House Movie Review: Fascinating Premise But Potential for Much More

Batla House is a fascinating premise, and an especially unlikely character for John. But the film can’t decide what it wants to be – a melancholic character piece, or a thriller with chases and shootouts.




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The Angry Birds Movie 2 Review: Saving the World, One Bird at a Time

Thurop Van Orman, a voice actor and cartoonist, makes his debut as a director and a reasonably competent one at that.




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13 Reason Why Season 3 Review: The Bully Reveals A New Side

While Season 1 makes you reflect upon your actions, Season 2 established that there's another side to every story. Season 3 tries to explain that nothing's black and white.




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Angel Has Fallen Movie Review: It's Engaging Despite Predictable Storyline

On the technical front, the film is astutely mounted with all the trappings of an A-grade action film. The fight sequences are brilliantly choreographed, picturised and layered.




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Crawl Movie Review: This Creature Film Delivers Genuinely Thrilling Moments

If you’re in the mood for guilty pleasure, 'Crawl' is not a bad way to spend an evening. Read our review of 'Piranha 3D' director's new creature flick here.




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Saaho Movie Review: Anything Goes in Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor's Action Flick

The impressively staged but ultimately exhausting action sequences take up the bulk of screen time, but they can’t salvage this soulless film that has all the depth and emotional wallop of a video game.




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Chhichhore Movie Review: Sushant Singh Rajput-Shraddha Kapoor Film is Dipped in Nostalgia

Chhichhore is all about its characters, frankly, and the hoops they're made to jump. In them you'll likely find traces and memories of your own youth.




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Chhichhore Movie Review: Sushant Singh Rajput-Shraddha Kapoor's Charming Campus Diaries

Shraddha Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput bring a touch of glamour and of course, the much sought after romance to campus life.




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It Chapter 2 Movie Review: This Monster Kills Time and Picks Brain

This film is another example of how filmmakers lose grip on the story in the sequel. IT Chapter 2 is a letdown, and isn’t worth your penny.




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Dream Girl Movie Review: Is it a woman? Is it a man? No, it’s Ayushmann!

Dream Girl will surely entertain the film going audiences while sparking off an important conversation on gender constructs in Indian cinema.




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Section 375 Movie Review: Akshay Khanna Shines in the Business of Law and Justice

For most part of it, Section 375 keeps you confused about the possible outcome of the case, and that’s a moral victory the director can claim.




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Dream Girl Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana's Film is An Entertaining Joyride

In Dream Girl, Ayushmann plays Karam, an unemployed young man in Gokul, Mathura, who takes a job at a call centre. Read our review of the film here.




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Section 375 Movie Review: Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha's Performances Make for Compelling Courtroom Drama

Section 375 is a well-made film with a persuasive argument that is nevertheless disturbing. read our review of the film here.




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The Zoya Factor Movie Review: Sonam Kapoor, Dulquer Salmaan's Film is An Enjoyable Rom-com

Fortune favours the brave and this one with all the talent it's equipped with plus 'The Zoya Factor' certainly seems to hold the promise of box office success. Read our full review below.




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The Zoya Factor Movie Review: Sonam Kapoor-Dulquer Salmaan's Film Seldom Rises Above its Clichés

Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan's The Zoya Factor is not an unwatchable film by any measure. But it squanders the opportunity to say something about the world we live in, and our reliance on luck as both a crutch and an excuse.




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Bard of Blood Review: Emraan Hashmi, Sobhita Dhulipala's Effective Espionage Drama

Bard of Blood, directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, presents Emraan Hashmi as a rogue spy who goes inside Balochistan for a dangerous mission.




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Bulbul Can Sing Movie Review: Rima Das' Film is Both Charming and Bruising

Bulbul Can Sing unfolds unhurriedly, as if matching the pace of life in a small village. It can get testing especially in the later half, but stay with it.




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Joker Movie Review: Joaquin Phoenix Lets His Inner Anarchist Loose in this Origin Story

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




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Asuran Movie Review: Dhanush Shines in Vetri Maaran's Violent 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.




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The Sky Is Pink Movie Review: Priyanka Chopra-Farhan Akhtar Film is All Shades of Life

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.




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Children of the Sun Movie Review: A Love Story That Underlines the Identity Crisis

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




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Gemini Man Movie Review: Will Smith and Ang Lee fail to Get Each Other’s Drift

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.




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Downton Abbey Movie Review: It's Pitch-Perfect and Alluring

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.




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Laal Kaptaan Movie Review: Saif Ali Khan Hunts Desperately for a Better Film

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.




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Zombieland Double Tap Movie Review: The Land of Halfdeads Still Produces Good Jokes

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.




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Maleficent Mistress Of Evil Movie Review: It's An Engaging Sequel

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




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Upstarts Movie Review: This Netflix Film About Start-up Woes is Worth Investing Your Time in

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




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'A Son' Explores Pain, Guilt and Angst of a Couple Facing Tragedy

'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.




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Saand Ki Aankh Movie Review: Taapsee Pannu-Bhumi Pednekar Hit the Bullseye

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




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Kaithi Movie Review: Karthi's Stunning Performance Makes It an Engaging Watch

Kaithi plays at multiple levels. Karthi's Dilli is a murder convict out on parole to meet his 10-year-old daughter whom he has never seen.




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Housefull 4 Movie Review: Jokes Fall Flat in Akshay Kumar-Kriti Sanon's Film

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.




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Saand Ki Aankh Movie Review: Despite Hiccups, Taapsee Pannu-Bhumi Pednekar's Film Shines

'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.




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Made in China Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao's Film is Humourous But Misses the Mark

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.




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Terminator Dark Fate Movie Review: Nobody will be Back After This One

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.




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Ujda Chaman Movie Review: You'll be Left Scratching Your Head After Watching This Film

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




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The Current War Movie Review: Benedict Cumberbatch's Film Fails to Pack a Punch

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.




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Ujda Chaman Movie Review: It Seldom Goes Beyond the Obvious

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




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Bala Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana's Bald Truth Doesn't Sweep You Off Your Feet

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




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Bala Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana's Winning Streak Continues

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




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Last Christmas Movie Review: Emilia Clarke's Film is Healthy Dose of Humour and Heart

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.