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Bawaal film review: Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor can’t rescue this ill-conceived travelogue

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Bawaal film review: Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor can’t rescue this ill-conceived travelogue

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Bawaal has a preposterous premise that goes into weirder territory by the minute.

Netflix’s Kohrra review: Dense writing and exceptional performances power this excellent show

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Netflix’s Kohrra review: Dense writing and exceptional performances power this excellent show

Barun Sobti as Garundi is a revelation in this grisly, unrelenting show about love’s many toxic forms.

The Trial Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha review: Kajol cannot rescue an adaptation that sinks well before it can soar

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The Trial Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha review: Kajol cannot rescue an adaptation that sinks well before it can soar

Directed by Suparn Verma, The Trial is surprisingly inert despite having an overflowing keg of emotion and ambiguity to dive into.

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise take practical filmmaking to dizzying new heights

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Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise take practical filmmaking to dizzying new heights

Tom Cruise is an incomprehensible force of nature in a film that delivers the expected and still takes your breath away. 

Neeyat review: Vidya Balan anchors a largely enjoyable Knives Out-like mystery

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Neeyat review: Vidya Balan anchors a largely enjoyable Knives Out-like mystery

Directed by Anu Menon and fronted by an excellent Vidya Balan, Neeyat is as entertaining as it can, at times, feel ludicrous. 

Prime Video’s horror series Adhura review: Ishwak Singh and Rasika Dugal are in their element, despite the cliches

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Prime Video’s horror series Adhura review: Ishwak Singh and Rasika Dugal are in their element, despite the cliches

Adhura is about bullying, the shelf-life of trauma, the very nature of abuse and its influence that cripples not just an individual, but entire institutions.

Zee5 film Tarla review: Huma Qureshi and Sharib Hashmi lift this life-affirming film

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Zee5 film Tarla review: Huma Qureshi and Sharib Hashmi lift this life-affirming film

Directed by Piyush Gupta, Tarla is a sweet, life-affirming story about seeking purpose.

Review: Despite its Flaws Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani starrer Satyaprem Ki Katha contests commendable territory

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Review: Despite its Flaws Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani starrer Satyaprem Ki Katha contests commendable territory

Ending of The Witcher Season 3, volume 1 explained: Henry Cavill groans and grunts some more in perfect send-off

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Ending of The Witcher Season 3, volume 1 explained: Henry Cavill groans and grunts some more in perfect send-off

Netflix film Lust Stories 2 review: Konkona Sen Sharma and Amit Sharma save the day

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Netflix film Lust Stories 2 review: Konkona Sen Sharma and Amit Sharma save the day

The Bear Season 2 on Disney + Hotstar: A masterful return, sans the chaos that made Season 1 iconic

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The Bear Season 2 on Disney + Hotstar: A masterful return, sans the chaos that made Season 1 iconic

Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Tiku Weds Sheru fails to live up to the promise of its own ideas

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Tiku Weds Sheru fails to live up to the promise of its own ideas

No Hard Feelings review: Jennifer Lawrence’s latest film is a brave attempt to revisit the sex comedies of yore but falls short on laughs

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No Hard Feelings review: Jennifer Lawrence’s latest film is a brave attempt to revisit the sex comedies of yore but falls short on laughs

Film review | Adipurush has the hint of scale but falters in just about every department

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Film review | Adipurush has the hint of scale but falters in just about every department

Film review | Ezra Miller’s The Flash isn’t quite the resurrection DC wished for but is a foundation to build on

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Film review | Ezra Miller’s The Flash isn’t quite the resurrection DC wished for but is a foundation to build on

Film review | Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction 2 leaves no gob un-smacked with a delirious and dizzy sequel

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Film review | Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction 2 leaves no gob un-smacked with a delirious and dizzy sequel

Vicky Kaushal and a new middle cinema for millennials

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Vicky Kaushal and a new middle cinema for millennials

10 Years of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: A sporting tale that echoed a country’s coming of age

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10 Years of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: A sporting tale that echoed a country’s coming of age

After Farzi, Shahid Kapoor’s Bloody Daddy cements his second coming as the anti-hero

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After Farzi, Shahid Kapoor’s Bloody Daddy cements his second coming as the anti-hero

Ending of Never Have I Ever Season 4 explained: Why Mindy Kaling's Netflix show feels like a descendant of Hindi cinema in the end

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Ending of Never Have I Ever Season 4 explained: Why Mindy Kaling's Netflix show feels like a descendant of Hindi cinema in the end

In Season 2, Asur remains a plucky, audacious show that attempts to mix science and faith 

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In Season 2, Asur remains a plucky, audacious show that attempts to mix science and faith 

Hansal Mehta’s Scoop on Netflix offers insights on the transition of news from gathering to making

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Hansal Mehta’s Scoop on Netflix offers insights on the transition of news from gathering to making

Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse review: Sensational film with a tasteful Indian twist

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Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse review: Sensational film with a tasteful Indian twist

Ajitpal Singh’s Fire in the Mountains is a near perfect study of life as it ‘actually’ is in the hills

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Ajitpal Singh’s Fire in the Mountains is a near perfect study of life as it ‘actually’ is in the hills

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