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Vikram Vedha Review: Wholesomely Entertaining
Saif Ali Khan brings grace to the role of Vikram but it is the charisma of Hrithik Roshan’s Vedha that delights in this mass entertainer shouldered by a terrific script.
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20 Years of Hello Brother: The Embarrassing Yet Enduring Legacy of the “Pungi”
In 2019, twisting your homies’ nipples in public is a flagbearer of inappropriate behaviour. But in the hallways of my school back in 2001, a time when we boys lacked foresight and sensitivity, “pungis” were all about brotherhood.
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Angrezi Medium Review: A Conservative Film Made Bearable by Irrfan Khan
Unlike Hindi Medium, its sequel Angrezi Medium lacks originality. This is a comedy that feels hastily assembled with contrived sub-plots, crowd-pleasing one-liners, and emotional manipulation. But Irrfan Khan is impeccable and the film works best as a pean to his capabilities as an actor.
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Spider-Man: Far from Home is a Superhero Film for the Fake News Era
Spider-Man: Far from Home is proof that the MCU still has fresh stories to tell, even as the curtain comes down on its most successful period to date. In the first film of Marvel’s Phase Two, Spider-Man might be far from home, but he’s closer to reality than ever before.
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5 Reasons Why Wonder Woman 1984 Should Be on Your Weekend Watch List
If there’s one thing you should be doing this weekend, it should be watching Wonder Woman 1984. This a superhero film like no other – it’s peppered with nostalgia, romance, a sinister villainess, and of course, Gal Gadot’s effortless grace.
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Shamshera Review: A Politically Intuitive Film that is Worth A Watch
Shamshera doesn’t quite deliver on the anticipation of a touted pan-India film, but its politics and front-foot stance is refreshing, even if unevenly portrayed.
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Why Jurassic World Needs to Go Extinct
Jurassic World is not Jurassic Park, any more than your Colvin Klien shades from Colaba Causeway are close to the originals. Maybe the once-flourishing franchise should take a cue from the dinosaurs, and embrace extinction.
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Gully Boy Isn’t the Year’s Finest Indian Film, But it is the Best Choice for the Oscars
You can be divided on whether Gully Boy is the finest film of the year, but it goes without saying that it is the best choice for the Oscars. An Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film doesn’t have to be an accurate representation of Indian cinema, it just has to have the financial might to sustain an Oscar campaign.
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Baaghi 3 Review: Third Time Sucky
In Baaghi 3, Tiger Shroff attempts to make his facial muscles emote as diligently as his chest and calf muscles. Of course, he fails.
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Sacred Games: Where Saif Ali Khan Finally Found His Voice
In 2017, Saif Ali Khan might have come closer to being taken seriously as an actor with notches of brilliance in Rangoon and Chef. But it is in 2018, with Kaalakaandi and Sacred Games, that he might have found his voice.