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The Secret Sex Lives of our Buajis
More than being an incisive account of the inner lives of four women, Lipstick Under My Burkha is an unflinching commentary on the existence of sexual lives of the elderly.
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Goodbye Review: Amitabh Bachchan Leads a Largely Charming Film
The Amitabh Bachchan led film wants to explore the aftermath of death, and bar a few sloppy moving parts, is largely charming and likeable.
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Mission Mangal Review: An Infuriating Space Parody that Manages to Waste Five Actresses
Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal joins the ranks of Bollywood space films that have no idea how to be one. The mission’s female scientists contribute nothing save for pressing a few buttons or looking worried, and if the film is to be believed, space travel is as easy as catching a Pokemon.
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Sympathy for the Devil: Creed II’s Most Compelling Character is the Villain
The latest film in the Rocky franchise brings back Ivan Drago, its most imposing, intimidating villain, only to show a softer, more human side to his character. Had this movie been titled Drago instead of Creed, he would have made a natural protagonist.
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Thor: Love and Thunder is A Big Smash With A Touch of Sensitivity
Taika Waititi’s Thor Love and Thunder delivers like his previous film. With lots of humour, tenderness and a deeply affecting love story at its heart.
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Dasvi Review: Some Heart but almost no Soul
Dasvi has a terrific premise, some moments of joy, but is so poorly executed and written that it wastes a lot of its own potential; chief among them a more than decent turn by Abhishek Bachchan
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Batla House Review: A Promising Thriller Shouldered By an Intense John Abraham
Is it possible to make an unbiased film about a real-life event? Nikhil Advani's Batla House suggests that the answer might be a no. But what the film lacks in objectivity, it makes up by being surprisingly compelling. For once, John Abraham wields his stoic demeanour to complement the mayhem unfolding on the screen, instead of distracting from it.