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Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya review: Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon are likeable in a film lifted by the goofiness of its second half
The second half of Shahid Kapoor’s Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya rescues a dull entrée with quirky disputes and satisfying chaos that though entertaining, doesn’t have much to say about AI, love or humanity.
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Disney+Hotstar’s Aarya S3 Part 2 review: Sushmita Sen’s ferocious matriarch bows out on a high in Antim Vaar
Aarya finale: Ram Madhvani and Sushmita Sen concoct a dizzying and satisfying climax to one of streaming’s most stylish and hypnotising shows.
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All you need to know about Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film Monster, releasing in India on Friday
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Monster is moving plea for empathy and acceptance. Monster premiered in 2023 at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
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Argylle film review: A fairly twisty spy caper that's too campy for its own good
A stellar cast - including Henry Cavill, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Catherine O’Hara and Samuel L. Jackson - and some underwhelming cameos populate this adequately fun, but way too campy spin on the spy thriller genre.
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Review: JioCinema’s Equals is a delightful survey of India’s undernourished musical traditions
Equals is a welcome act of preservation and a significant creative update on the insipid attempts of the past.
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Munawar Faruqui, Bigg Boss and what makes reality TV so relevant
Scenes of Munawar Faruqui’s welcome at Dongri are indicative of the relevance of reality TV as a socio-political forum, from a comfortable distance. It calls for interpretation rather than dismissal.
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Netflix film Badland Hunters ending explained
4 reasons to watch Korean action-drama Badland Hunters on Netflix, including Don Lee's dad energy and entertaining shenanigans, and jaw-dropping action sequences.
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Shark Tank India Season 3 is a return to form and some welcome friction
Season 3 of Shark Tank India introduces new judges, segment and some welcome snarl that sort of fills the Ashneer Grover-shaped hole.
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Amazon Prime Video’s Expats review: Nicole Kidman leads an excellent cast in sobering exploration of displacement and grief
Lulu Wang’s series is methodical, stunning to look at, and patient enough to study both its setting and the people afflicted by its chaos.
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Disney+Hotstar’s Karmma Calling review: Raveena Tandon is perfectly cast in this soapy but entertaining tale of revenge
The hammily titled Karmma Calling is a thrilling, soapy and at times overblown story of revenge. It’s glitzy, sensual, a bit self-involved and led by a terrific performance by Raveena Tandon.
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Fighter review: Hrithik Roshan & Deepika Padukone steer an impressively mounted spectacle
Director Siddharth Anand's Fighter - starring Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor - looks spectacular, is led by excellent performances, but is also hindered by the desire to do battle on the ground.
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Animal coming to Netflix: 8 moments from Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal that trigger intrigue, debate or plain outrage
Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal may come to Netflix as early as Republic Day 2024. The film is polarising, employs questionable methods but is full of moments you can’t look away from. To each his own outrage, but here are a few that caught our eye in what is by no means an exhaustive list. Be warned, spoilers follow.
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Main Atal Hoon review: Pankaj Tripathi is the shining light of a simplistic biopic
Atal Bihari Vajpayee biopic: Pankaj Tripathi fits the bill of a pained soul that though fascinating to contemplate as a poetic soul, is never quite investigated with rigour.
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The Beekeeper review: Jason Statham goes John Wick on Bad Guys in Serviceable Action Film
The Beekeeper serves '90s action film frivolity in a John Wick shaped tableau that is as silly as it can also feel ruthless.
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True Detective Night Country review: Jodie Foster & Co deliver one of the franchise’s best seasons
True Detective: Jodie Foster is stuck in a frosty Alaskan nightmare in this drama that returns to its roots, outdoing the landmark season 1 of True Detective in some respects.
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Amazon Prime Video’s Indian Police Force review: Rohit Shetty’s streaming debut is mellower, but ultimately wasteful
Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty and Vivek Oberoi lead a show that though it convinces Rohit Shetty to reassess his spirited world of Khakee warriors, eventually succumbs to mediocrity.
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On Vijay Sethupathi’s birthday, a look at the Merry Christmas actor’s quiet emergence as a pan-India star
The Tamil-Hindi border of cinematic exchange has been poked and prodded in the past, but Vijay Sethupathi looks the closest anyone has come in a long time to crossing and staying this side of the divide.
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Marvel's Echo: Bloodiest MCU series offers rare light at the end of the superhero tunnel
Echo is Marvel’s bloodiest but also (thankfully) its least ‘super’ show. It’s possibly what makes it refreshing and daring.
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Future of Artificial Intelligence in art and filmmaking
AI alarmists have sounded the bugle, but is artificial intelligence really a hindrance, a Promethean myth, or disruptive unicorn? 2024 should throw up some answers.
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HanuMan Review: Teja Sajja’s film is Ambitious and Energetic if not Original
Directed and written by Prashanth Varma, HanuMan is ambitious and spirited but bogged down by underwhelming catalysts and outdated elements.
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The Brothers Sun follows up Beef’s success on Netflix, taking Asian stories & representation to new heights
Michelle Yeoh is gloriously articulate and composed in Netflix’s latest sub-cultural hit that points to an upcoming surge in authentic Asian stories.
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Guntur Kaaram review: Mahesh Babu is the shining light of an uninspiring family feud
Mahesh Babu’s presence and pull rescues a film that though it has a fetching premise, can’t quite bring itself to shape that vulnerable kernel with care and craft.
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Merry Christmas review: Katrina Kaif & Vijay Sethupathi light up this measured thriller
Director Sriram Raghavan's Merry Christmas won’t spin you like Andhadhun but it does have more to say about love, guilt and repentance.
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Netflix series Killer Soup review: Konkona Sen Sharma & Manoj Bajpayee are an acting match made in heaven in this goofy crime caper
A stellar cast powers Abhishek Chaubey’s show about scatter-brained but dogged individuals trying to score some luck.
