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Dumb Money review: Spectacular cast delivers the goods in film about GameStop short squeeze
Paul Dano is pitch-perfect, alongside a glittering cast that makes for a dizzy, satisfying money-spinning romp.
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Friday the 13th: Spookiest releases on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+Hotstar and in theatres this October
Halloween Horror Special: From must-see frontrunners to watchable spin-offs through some truly terrible duds, what might be worth watching and which films to avoid.
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Disney+Hotstar’s Sultan of Delhi review: Wholesomely unremarkable period drama
Delhi’s post-Independence turf wars deserve better than this slog of familiar mafia tropes.
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Thank you for Coming review: Bhoomi Pednekar’s sex comedy bats for self-worth without humour or consistency
Despite a scene-stealing turn by Anil Kapoor, Pednekar’s best efforts are lost in the maze of a garbled message and an unconvincing girl-gang dynamic that propels it.
ENTERTAINMENT
Mission Raniganj The Great Bharat Rescue review: Akshay Kumar-led film is saved by a rousing second half
Akshay Kumar plays saviour, yet again, in this rescue/survival drama that offers thrill without visual or emotional sincerity.
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Netflix’s Lupin Part 3: Omar Sy is magnetic in this endlessly entertaining heist drama
The French Gentleman Thief returns in a somewhat de-personalized third season that still doles out the good stuff.
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The Exorcist Believer review: Twice the possessions but nowhere close to the iconic original
David Gordon Green’s reboot of William Friedkin’s classic, though creepy in parts, is a tiresome slog.
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Netflix’s Khufiya review: Tabu & Co are bewitching in this spy thriller with conflicting tones
Based on Amar Bhushan’s Escape to Nowhere, Khufiya is full of fascinating characters and performances, each of them stuck in a different film trying to clumsily hold onto the other.
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5 reasons to watch Gareth Edwards' The Creator
Gareth Edwards’ world-building, design and sense of scale offer jaw-dropping visuals in a film that though it retraces old ideas, is made for the big screen.
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The Vaccine War review: Nana Patekar is terrific in a film that is nearly undone by a laborious third act
Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, The Vaccine War is persuasive and entertaining until it begins to feel like a brand statement.
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Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley review: A goofy entertaining Agatha Christie adaptation
Director Vishal Bhardwaj imports some welcome silliness and satire to this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Sittaford Mystery.
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Choona Netflix show review: Jimmy Sheirgill & Co lift this dramedy of many moving parts
A talented ensemble cast largely delivers on the promise of a dramedy that believes in earning its climactic blowout.
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Fukrey 3 review: A winning formula repeats the magic trick
Varun Sharma and Pankaj Tripathi are the highlights of a franchise that continues to deliver despite, but also in part due to, its juvenility.
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Ending of Vicky Kaushal starrer The Great Indian Family explained
Vicky Kaushal is likeable in a film that beams harmony, without applying it to a disjointed script.
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Sukhee review: Shilpa Shetty steers a heart-warming ode to womanhood
Shilpa Shetty delivers in a film that though flawed in its messaging, feels neighbourly in a good way.
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Sex Education Season 4 review: Netflix’s trailblazing teenage show goes out on top
Though overstuffed with too many sub-plots, Sex Education bows out as one of streaming’s most likeable shows.
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Jaane Jaan review: Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma are sufficiently creepy in this watchable thriller
Kareena Kapoor’s streaming debut is upstaged by the creepy men she is pursued by in this suitably twisted thriller.
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A Haunting in Venice review: Kenneth Branagh finally produces an enjoyable gothic mystery
On third attempt, Kenneth Branagh finally offers a moody thriller that doesn’t horrify as much as it haunts through its subtext of post-war trauma.
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Bambai Meri Jaan review: Familiar tale about Mumbai Underworld yields great performances but little else
Kay Kay Menon, Avinash Tiwary and Saurabh Sachdeva rescue the latest SKU from the Bombay Gangster assembly line.
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Kaala review: Avinash Tiwary, Bejoy Nambiar's impressive visuals fail to lift a muddled thriller
Dizzying, impressive action sequences struggle to save a show that has ideas, but a disorienting sense of direction.
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Jawan and the art of marrying mass appeal with message film
Jawan, Kisaan and Vigyaan all become devices for a philosophical target that Shah Rukh Khan’s film, mostly hits, by virtue of being shrill rather than suave.
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Haddi review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a transwoman in an incoherent thriller that has its moments
Despite being supported by a terrific cast and an interesting premise, Siddiqui is awkward in a film that condemns him to do something different with despairingly familiar tools.
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Jawan review: Shah Rukh Khan and Atlee blow the roof off
Jawan is as much as masala entertainer as it is the second crowning of a hypnotic, new version of Shah Rukh Khan
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Friday Night Plan review: Babil Khan shoulders a sweet if raw coming-of-age tale of two brothers
Friday Night Plan is a warm, if undercooked, story about two unremarkable brothers in search of something momentous.
