Reviews

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's sixth feature film focuses on the see-saw relationship, circa the mid-20th century, between a traumatised veteran of the Second World War and the self-styled guru of a pseudo-religious organization.

A Honey Singh track claims something to the effect that Punjabis have their batteries charged 24x7. You understand when that becomes the next big party anthem in north India. But when it captures the essence and intent of a film, you know the bar’s set rather low.

In Saheb Biwi aur Gangster Returns, writer-director Tigmanshu Dhulia takes us back to that deliciously decadent world of decaying, modern-day royalty in Uttar Pradesh that he created in Saheb Biwi aur Gangster, writes Anupama Chopra.

The good news is that The Attacks of 26/11 is one of the better films Ram Gopal Varma has made in recent years. The bad news is that Varma's last few films were duds like Department and Bhoot Returns so the bar is set very low. Anupama Chopra writes.

Quite curiously, ever since the new millennium kicked off, Hollywood has been obsessive about the world being saved from extinction, a fear perhaps exacerbated by the 9/11 Twin Towers tragedy. Rashid Irani writes.

John Abraham starrer I, Me Aur Main doesn't impress the critics much. The film has it's moments but fails to convience as far as the plot is concerned. Go for it if you're a die-hard John fan!

In the follow-up to their Oscar-winning Gulf war drama, The Hurt Locker (2008), director Kathryn Bigelow and scriptwriter Mark Boal recount through intense imagery and masterful storytelling the CIA's decade-long hunt for the terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. Rashid Irani writes.

Over the last ten years, the brothers Bhatt - Mahesh and Mukesh - have perfected the art of the high-concept, low-budget franchise. Think Jannat, Raaz and, of course, Murder. Anupama Chopra writes.

Kai Po Che! is a moving portrait of friendship, loss, forgiveness. Working from Chetan Bhagat's best-seller The 3 Mistakes of My Life, co-writer and director Abhishek Kapoor lovingly constructs a deep and abiding camaraderie. Anupama Chopra writes.