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Pieces of a Woman movie review: Simply brilliant, if you can get over Shia LaBeouf’s problematic presence
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 07:16 PM IST
Pieces of a Woman movie review: Look beyond Shia LaBeouf’s problematic presence, and the film has a lot to admire -- especially Vanessa Kirby’s astonishing central performance.
We Can Be Heroes movie review: Priyanka Chopra hams her way through Robert Rodriguez’s silly superhero film
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 06:19 PM IST
We Can Be Heroes movie review: A hammy Priyanka Chopra headlines the adult cast in director Robert Rodriguez’s silly superhero film, aimed squarely at kids.
The Midnight Sky movie review: There’s no dawn at the end of George Clooney’s disastrously dull Netflix film
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2020 05:36 PM IST
The Midnight Sky movie review: George Clooney’s direction sucks all the tension out of the movie, described as Gravity meets The Revenant.
AK vs AK movie review: Anil Kapoor unleashes inner Chembur against Anurag Kashyap in inventive but inconsistent Netflix film
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 07:53 AM IST
AK vs AK movie review: Inventive but inconsistent, director Vikramaditya Motwane’s Netflix film, starring Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap has a twisted spirit, but ties itself up in knots towards the end.
Sylvie’s Love movie review: New Amazon melodrama mines La La Land magic, might be too old-fashioned
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2020 11:43 AM IST
Sylvie’s Love movie review: The new Amazon melodrama has visual splendour to spare, but it might be too old-fashioned in its gender politics to appeal to contemporary audiences.
Soul movie review: Jamie Foxx adds the magic touch to Pixar’s mindbending musical
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 07:20 PM IST
Soul movie review: It can’t quite attain the peak-Pixar emotion of Toy Story 3 or Inside Out, but it looks stunning, and has a deep cultural relevance.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom movie review: Chadwick Boseman is breathtaking in his final film, there’s no way he won’t win an Oscar
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 10:29 AM IST
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom movie review: Chadwick Boseman is breathtaking in his final film, delivering scene after scene of heartbreaking intensity. There’s no way he isn’t winning an Oscar for this.
Durgamati movie review: Bhumi Pednekar deserves better, and this film deserves to be burned at the stake
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2020 03:27 PM IST
Durgmati movie review: Starring Bhumi Pednekar and Arshad Warsi, it’s the sort of film in which the scary sequences are hilarious, and the attempts at humour are positively terrifying.
A Call to Spy movie review: Are you Raazi for more Radhika Apte?
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2020 07:13 AM IST
A Call to Spy movie review: With a complete absence of conflict, a confused screenplay and lacklustre direction, the new spy drama, co-starring Radhika Apte, does a disservice to the incredible women that it wants to honour.
The Personal History of David Copperfield movie review: Dev Patel is delightful in radical retelling of Dickens’ classic
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 06:31 PM IST
The Personal History of David Copperfield movie review: Dev Patel stars in director Armando Iannucci’s radical retelling of Charles Dickens’ revered classic.
Mank movie review: David Fincher demolishes Hollywood mythmaking in delicious new Netflix film
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2020 03:50 PM IST
Mank movie review: David Fincher’s new Netflix film -- a movie about movies -- is satirical but sweet, weary but vengeful. Not to be missed.
Godmothered movie review: New Disney film is a disenchanting holiday distraction, a feeble fairytale for kids
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 06:26 PM IST
Godmothered movie review: An unimaginative retread of countless Disney films of the past, most prominently Enchanted, Godmothered squanders a strong cast and poignant premise in favour of predictable drama.
Tenet movie review: Christopher Nolan’s new film is underwhelming and overwhelming at the same time, but not worth risking your life for
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 08:15 PM IST
Tenet movie review: Christopher Nolan’s latest science-fiction epic is the sort of head-scratcher that feels like it’s talking down to its audience -- not worth the many months of wait.
Mulan movie review: A monumental misfire from Disney, the worst of its live-action remakes
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2020 04:53 PM IST
Mulan movie review: Despite a massive budget and all the resources that one could ask for, Mulan deviates too drastically from the animated original, and its pandering tone is problematic.
Mosul movie review: Russo brothers’ brutal action film is a worthy follow-up to Endgame and Extraction
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 08:46 PM IST
Mosul movie review: It might come across as inadequate American compensation for having invaded an entire country, but the new war film, produced by the Russo brothers, is more than that.
Peninsula movie review: Train to Busan sequel is a bloated mess of CGI action
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 28, 2020 12:37 PM IST
Train to Busan Presents Peninsula movie review: Director Yeon Sang-ho returns with a bigger follow-up to his 2016 smash hit, but is consumed by a bad case of sequelitis.
Chhalaang movie review: Rajkummar Rao and Hansal Mehta cross the Luv Ranjan hurdle with flying colours
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2020 11:59 PM IST
Chhalaang movie review: It took the finest actor-director pair in contemporary Hindi cinema -- Rajkummar Rao and Hansal Mehta -- to overcome the Luv Ranjan barrier, and they did it with flying colours.
Laxmii movie review: Akshay Kumar is intense, but he can’t salvage a soulless film
By Monika Rawal Kukreja | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 10, 2020 07:28 AM IST
Laxmii movie review: Despite Akshay Kumar’s dependably strong performance, Raghava Lawrence’s remake is neither particularly funny nor very scary. It’s passable, and somewhat problematic entertainment.
His House movie review: Netflix’s unsettling haunted house film unleashes real horrors
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2020 06:30 PM IST
His House movie review: Debutant director Remi Weekes’ Netflix film is more than just a haunted house story. It’s an unsettling account of the immigrant experience.
Kaali Khuhi movie review: Shabana Azmi’s talents are wasted on deathly dull Netflix horror film
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 30, 2020 12:28 PM IST
Kaali Khuhi movie review: Neither a child in peril nor the involvement of Shabana Azmi is enough to make you feel invested in the thinly written and exhaustingly paced Netflix horror film.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm review: An audacious achievement by Sacha Baron Cohen, one of the bravest storytellers of our times
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 24, 2020 12:03 PM IST
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm review: Tom Cruise risks his life by jumping out of planes, but Sacha Baron Cohen does it by infiltrating a white power rally with a bulletproof vest under his dungarees. Just in case.
On the Rocks movie review: Even a smooth Bill Murray can’t save Sofia Coppola’s average Apple comedy
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2020 06:09 PM IST
On the Rocks movie review: Rashida Jones and Bill Murray deliver winsome performances in Sofia Coppola’s curiously dated new film, which often resembles Woody Allen’s forgotten leftovers.
Rebecca movie review: Netflix delivers a dazzlingly pretty film starring distractingly pretty people
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2020 05:59 PM IST
Rebecca movie review: Netflix and director Ben Wheatley deliver a rather lifeless adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic Gothic romance, previously adapted for the screen by Alfred Hitchcock.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 movie review: Aaron Sorkin’s stupendous Netflix film delivers 5 star entertainment, it’s timely and terrific
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 15, 2020 06:51 PM IST
The Trial of the Chicago 7 movie review: Aaron Sorkin’s star-studded Netflix film is a crowd-pleaser of the highest quality — propulsive, impassioned and well-intentioned. Full marks.
Evil Eye movie review: Scariest thing about Priyanka Chopra-produced Amazon horror film are the Indian accents
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 03:12 PM IST
Evil Eye movie review: The scariest thing about the new Amazon Prime horror movie, co-produced by Priyanka Chopra and Jason Blum, is watching non-desis speak ‘Hindi’.
Ginny Weds Sunny movie review: Yami Gautam, Vikrant Massey’s Netflix film is like an unbearably long TikTok video
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2020 12:37 PM IST
Ginny Weds Sunny movie review: Besides the coronavirus, Vikrant Massey and Yami Gautam’s new Netflix film is easily the worst thing to happen to both movies and weddings this year.
Vampires vs the Bronx movie review: New horror comedy saves Netflix’s soul, breathes life into done-to-death genre
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 08, 2020 06:41 PM IST
Vampires vs the Bronx movie review: Netflix’s new horror comedy is a refreshing update on a done-to-death genre, a quirky allegory on the threat of gentrification.
Serious Men movie review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s new Netflix film is one of the finest of 2020, furious and fabulous
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 09:19 AM IST
Serious Men movie review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui completes a hat trick of Netflix hits. His latest, a sharp satire directed by Sudhir Mishra, is one of the finest films of the year.
Enola Holmes movie review: Forget Superman, Henry Cavill is Sher-locked into a new Netflix franchise now
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON SEP 22, 2020 06:20 PM IST
Enola Holmes movie review: Millie Bobby Brown’s first film as producer, also starring Henry Cavill, is an energetic and empowering update of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories.
The Devil All the Time movie review: Robert Pattinson is godlike in Netflix’s star-studded but unsettlingly bleak film
By Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON SEP 17, 2020 07:01 PM IST
The Devil All the Time movie review: Netflix’s unsettlingly bleak film is given a boost by a spectacular cast that includes Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Bill Skarsgård and others.