Cast: Madison Bailey, Antonia Gentry, Griffin Gluck, Megan Best, Michael Shanks, Adam Hurtig and Sydney Sabiston
(2/5)The slasher movie genre has made a comeback, but with some conditions. New movies are either part of an existing franchise, or rely on gimmicks like time loops or body swapping. Initially inventive, this trend has become predictable. ‘Time Cut’...
Cast: Huma Qureshi, Avantika Dassani, Parambrata Chatterjee, Rajit Kapur, Samir Soni, Naveen Kasturia, Indraneil Sengupta, Anindita Bose, Rushad Rana, Avantika Akerkar, KC Shankar, Naina Sareen, Swagata Das and Bishakha Thapa
(2/5)The second season of the Hindi adaptation of BBC hit series ‘Cheat’ is a drag, to say the least. It’s an unnecessary extension given to a mini-series that had concluded on a high note. ‘Mithya’ was a psychological thriller that...
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor and Jackie Shroff
(2.5/5)Akkha public ko malum hai kaun aane wala hai, and Rohit Shetty’s Diwali release ‘Singham Again’ attracts hordes, again. Our very own Bajirao Singham (Ajay Devgn) is now leading Shetty’s cop universe to new heights, literally. Setting up a base...
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit, Tripti Dimri, Vijay Raaz, Rajpal Yadav, Sanjay Mishra, Ashwini Kalsekar, Rajesh Sharma and Arun Kushwah
(3/5)Horror.com is fast proving to be a money-minting genre. If the stupendous success of ‘Stree 2’ is fresh on your mind, let’s refresh your memory and remind you how, back in 2022, Anees Bazmee’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ worked magic at...
Cast: Anna Torv, Robert Taylor, Sam Corlett, Sara Wiseman, Kylah Day, Jake Ryan, Philippa Northeast, Michael Dorman, Sam Delich, Clarence Ryan, Joe Klocek, Daniel Wyllie and Jay Ryan
(3.5/5)Netflix limited series ‘Territory’ wastes no time in setting the stage for a high-stakes succession battle amidst the picturesque Australian outback. The stakes in this cattle-ranch drama are high as Daniel Lawson (Jake Ryan), the former ranch leader, is found...
Cast: Arshad Warsi, Meher Vij, Sachin Negi, Jeeveshu Ahluwalia, Shataf Figar, Kiara Khanna, Garry Dhillon, Shilpi Marwaha and Alisha Chopra
(2/5)A daring subject set in 1980s’ Punjab, writer-director Abhishek Saxena’s ‘Bandaa Singh Chaudhary’ explores pyaar, dosti and dushmani! The film opens with the words ‘ugarwad’ and ‘ISI’, which are mentioned freely, before going back a few years and exploring the...
Cast: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, Rhys Ifans and Clark Backo
(2.5/5)At best, this third iteration, the final act in the trilogy, is a fairly deformed attempt at a serious superhero movie. It’s also pretty hard to come to terms with this current version of Venom and Eddie Brock as bromantic...
Cast: Kriti Sanon, Kajol, Shaheer Sheikh, Brijendra Kala, Tanvi Azmi and Vivek Mushran
(3/5)There are no saints in writer-producer Kanika Dhillon’s universe. Thus, in the very first scene of this Netflix film, when a woman named Somaya (Kriti Sanon) accuses her husband of attempt to murder, you know there is more than meets...
Cast: Arjun Sriram, Sahana Srinivasan, Sindhu Vee, Naveen WS Andrews, Ashwin Sakhtivel, Megan Hilty, Nicholas Hamilton, Pete Holmes, Romy Rosemon
(2/5)South Asian families at the centre stage of American sitcoms isn’t something new, especially after the popularity nods to ‘Never Have I Ever’ and ‘Ms Marvel’. So, to see the Pradeep family migrating to Pittsburgh in America all the way...
Cast: Naomi Scott, Kyle Gallner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raul Castillo, Dylan Gelula
(3/5)Parker Finn’s ‘Smile’ was an international hit. So, it’s no surprise that he has come up with yet another smile-using demonic possession to make inroads into mental health issues. The action here picks up just six days after the events...
Cast: VOICE CAST: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’ Hara and Ving Rhames
(3.5/5)Oscar-nominated filmmaker Chris Sanders writes and directs this beautifully sublime animation adventure, ‘The Wild Robot,’ giving it a patina of heartfelt emotions and exciting humorous adventure in an uncluttered, well-defined narrative spiel. The former storyboard artist, production/character designer, and writer...
Cast: Adah Sharma, Rahul Dev, Ankur Rathee, Manik Papneja, Amey Khanwalkar, Nirisha Basnett and Chhaya Vora
(2/5)Crime ka jaisa bhi ho jaal, solve karegi Reeta Sanyal… this catchphrase is probably the brightest thing in this Adah Sharma-starrer series that tries to do a female Sherlock Holmes. Only, its attempt to make a frothy series about a...
Cast: Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth, Diana Silvers, Younes Boucif, Adriano Giannini and Rachida Brakni
(2.5/5)A whimsical writer’s retreat at an ancient Moroccan property, coming together of literary giants and a young author with a bestseller, ‘Lonely Planet’ opens on a promising note. If the popular, prolific writer Katherine Loewe (Laura Dern) has travelled thousands...
Cast: Matilda De Angelis, Giordana Faggiano, Filippo Nigro, Lorenzo Cervasio, Daniel Paoloni, Jun Ichikawa, Maurizio Lombardi, Thekla Reuten and Pietro Pace
(2.5/5)Another spin-off of what was originally pitched by the Russo Brothers as a global sci-fi series, this Italian run of ‘Citadel’ has little original to cling on to other than its charismatic leads. The globe-trotting series’ first season, created by...
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Tripti Dimri, Vijay Raaz, Mallika Sherawat, Rakesh Bedi, Archana Puran Singh
(1/5)It comes with a statutory warning — “No animal (sic) were harmed during the making of the film.” Grammar be damned! But what about the grammar of filmmaking? Raaj Shaandilyaa, who has directed and co-written the film, has scant respect...
‘Yeh masala film thode hi hai…’ perhaps not, or maybe yes. For, ‘Jigra’, otherwise inspired by Yash Johar’s Sridevi and Sanjay Dutt-starrer ‘Gumraah’, sounds like an ode to Big B. Coincidentally coming on Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday, Vasan Bala’s film pays...
Cast: Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhry, Ranvir Shorey, Annu Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, Neena Kulkarni
(3/5)Paise se jaan to nahin kharidi ja sakti, but a ventilator can keep one’s heart beating. Can you sign the form to take a loved one off ventilator support? Arvind (Anupam Kher) is faced with this task as his wife...
Cast: Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Jo Stone-Fewings, Patsy Ferran and Stuart McQuarrie
(2.5/5)Marc Forster’s previous film ‘Wonder’ becomes the framing device for this story. Bryce Gheisar, who had a role in the film, plays a high-schooler here. As Julian Albans, he is trying to adjust to a new educational environment following his...
Ananya Panday can take credit for making influencers mainstream in Bollywood. First, it was her portrayal of Bella, an influencer in ‘Call Me Bae’, and now Nella in ‘CTRL’, whose life revolves around likes and subscribes. And going by her...
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Bill Smitrovich and Harry Lawtey
(3/5)‘Bewitched, bothered and bewildered…’ — these words of the song play on your mind as you sit through this sequel to the much acclaimed and hugely successful ‘Joker’. Yet, there is a beguiling quality to ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’. The...
What happens when the ‘Queen of Nice’ is labelled as the ‘Queen of Mean’? Well, she turns to gardening, and raises chickens. Ellen DeGeneres, the iconic talk show host, who changed the narrative of comedy, bids farewell to the entertainment...
Cast: Jaaved Jaaferi, Bhuvam Bam, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Deven Bhojani, Prathamesh Parab, Nitya Mathur, Shilpa Shukla, Atisha Naik, Vijay Nikam
(2/5)Bhuvan Bam, the first Indian YouTuber to cross 10 million subscribers, is back with a new season of his series ‘Taaza Khabar’. Season 1 may not have been an intensely engaging crime-thriller but had its moments and managed to ensure...
Cast: Sobhita Dhulipala, Rajeev Siddhartha, Sonali Kulkarni, Sankar Induchoodan, Tamara D’Souza and B Jayashree
(2/5)“Har happy family ek jaisi hoti hai, lekin har unhappy family ek dusre se bilkul alag hoti hai…” ‘Love, Sitara’ opens with this piece of gyan, and before we can grasp it, we are bamboozled into witnessing an unwanted pregnancy...
Cast: NT Rama Rao Jr, Saif Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Shruti Marathe, Prakash Raj, Srikanth, Murali Sharma, Abhimanyu Singh
(2.5/5)When the very first scene shows you a turbaned Sikh officer, you think the USP of this Telugu film, dubbed in many languages, lies in its pan-India appeal. After all, apart from NT Rama Rao Jr, the film also boasts...
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Isaac C Singleton Jr
(3/5)Hasbro and Paramount team up for yet another ‘Transformers’ iteration, this time an animation feature though. We’ve seen so many live-action ‘Transformers’ sequels that the franchise had begun to look boring and forced. The surprise element has been missing in...
‘He’s bit of punk rock, Bill Gates!’ Only U2 singer Bono could liken Bill Gates to that genre and get away with it. Throughout the five-episode docu-series, we look for signs to validate Bono’s claim, but there is none. Not...
Cast: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo
(3.5/5)What could a flailing comedian off her heyday and a struggling writer have in common? Triple winner at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Actress (Jean Smart) and Writing (creators/EPs Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs and...
Cast: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Malavika Mohanan, Raghav Juyal, Gajraj Rao, Ram Kapoor, Raj Arjun and Shilpa Shukla
(2/5)A fearless police officer is feted with a gallantry award for busting a drug mafia. He and his pregnant wife are on their way back home. The palpable tension on the rainy road is reminiscent of a zillion movies. And...
Cast: Gippy Grewal, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Jasmin Bhasin, Nirmal Rishi, Prince Kanwaljit Singh, Malkeet Rauni, Sardar sohi
(3.5/5)Ardaas Sarbat De Bhale Di, the third instalment in the acclaimed Ardaas series, is a cinematic exploration of faith, personal struggle and redemption. Directed and written by Gippy Grewal, this film continues the legacy of its predecessors by delving into...
Cast: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Alix West Lefler, Aisling Franciosi, Dan Hough, Kris Hitchen, Motaz Malhees
(3/5)Blumhouse’s latest strike at upping the fear quotient, ‘Speak No Evil’, is largely a straightforward lift of Christian Taldrip’s 2022 Danish horror thriller ‘Gaesterne’. The only difference in the remake is that it ends on a note way too dissimilar...
