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Netflix Territory

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

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...

26 Oct 2024

Bandaa Singh Chaudhary

Cast: Arshad Warsi, Meher Vij, Sachin Negi, Jeeveshu Ahluwalia, Shataf Figar, Kiara Khanna, Garry Dhillon, Shilpi Marwaha and Alisha Chopra

Tough subject, casually handled

(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...

26 Oct 2024

Venom: The Last Dance

Cast: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, Rhys Ifans and Clark Backo

Organised chaos reigns in this last dance

(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...

26 Oct 2024

Netflix Do Patti

Cast: Kriti Sanon, Kajol, Shaheer Sheikh, Brijendra Kala, Tanvi Azmi and Vivek Mushran

Tantalising mystery with a message

(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...

26 Oct 2024

PRIME VIDEO: The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh

Cast: Arjun Sriram, Sahana Srinivasan, Sindhu Vee, Naveen WS Andrews, Ashwin Sakhtivel, Megan Hilty, Nicholas Hamilton, Pete Holmes, Romy Rosemon

US misadventure

(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...

19 Oct 2024

Smile 2

Cast: Naomi Scott, Kyle Gallner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raul Castillo, Dylan Gelula

Horror, gore, with trauma as core

(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...

19 Oct 2024

The Wild Robot

Cast: VOICE CAST: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’ Hara and Ving Rhames

A heart-warming story of survival and harmony

(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...

19 Oct 2024

DISNEY+HOTSTAR: Reeta Sanyal

Cast: Adah Sharma, Rahul Dev, Ankur Rathee, Manik Papneja, Amey Khanwalkar, Nirisha Basnett and Chhaya Vora

Not a mystery why series falls short

(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...

19 Oct 2024

Lonely Planet

Cast: Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth, Diana Silvers, Younes Boucif, Adriano Giannini and Rachida Brakni

Not new, or exotic

(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...

12 Oct 2024

Citadel Diana

Cast: Matilda De Angelis, Giordana Faggiano, Filippo Nigro, Lorenzo Cervasio, Daniel Paoloni, Jun Ichikawa, Maurizio Lombardi, Thekla Reuten and Pietro Pace

Unoriginal spy plots, routine tropes

(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...

12 Oct 2024

Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video

Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Tripti Dimri, Vijay Raaz, Mallika Sherawat, Rakesh Bedi, Archana Puran Singh

Can’t laugh or cry, just a pretty long sigh

(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...

12 Oct 2024

Jigra

Cast: Alia Bhatt, Vedang Raina, Manoj Pahwa, Rahul Ravindran and Vivek Gomber

Need some bit of Jigra for this one

(2.5/5)

‘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...

12 Oct 2024

ZEE5: The Signature

Cast: Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhry, Ranvir Shorey, Annu Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, Neena Kulkarni

Heart in right place

(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...

05 Oct 2024

White Bird

Cast: Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Jo Stone-Fewings, Patsy Ferran and Stuart McQuarrie

Power of kindness, lest we forget

(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...

05 Oct 2024

NETFLIX: CTRL

Cast: Ananya Panday, Vihaan Samat, Devika Vatsa and Kamakshi Bhat

Reel humane story

(2.5/5)

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...

05 Oct 2024

Joker: Folie à Deux

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Bill Smitrovich and Harry Lawtey

Joker in form, Lady Gaga on song

(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...

05 Oct 2024

NETFLIX Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval

Cast: Ellen DeGeneres

An endearing act

(3/5)

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...

28 Sep 2024

DISNEY+HOTSTAR Taaza Khabar 2

Cast: Jaaved Jaaferi, Bhuvam Bam, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Deven Bhojani, Prathamesh Parab, Nitya Mathur, Shilpa Shukla, Atisha Naik, Vijay Nikam

Nothing taaza about this khabar

(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...

28 Sep 2024

ZEE5 Love, Sitara

Cast: Sobhita Dhulipala, Rajeev Siddhartha, Sonali Kulkarni, Sankar Induchoodan, Tamara D’Souza and B Jayashree

One wedding & too many dark secrets to unload

(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...

28 Sep 2024

Devara Part One

Cast: NT Rama Rao Jr, Saif Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Shruti Marathe, Prakash Raj, Srikanth, Murali Sharma, Abhimanyu Singh

Visual splendour, that’s all there is to see

(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...

28 Sep 2024

Transformers One (Animation/3D)

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Isaac C Singleton Jr

A blast throughout

(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...

21 Sep 2024

Netflix What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates

Gateway to what’s to come

(3.5/5)

‘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...

21 Sep 2024

Netflix Hacks

Cast: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo

What the Hack, it’s real good

(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...

21 Sep 2024

Yudhra

Cast: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Malavika Mohanan, Raghav Juyal, Gajraj Rao, Ram Kapoor, Raj Arjun and Shilpa Shukla

Action thriller that is low on attraction

(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...

21 Sep 2024

Ardaas Sarbat De Bhale Di

Cast: Gippy Grewal, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Jasmin Bhasin, Nirmal Rishi, Prince Kanwaljit Singh, Malkeet Rauni, Sardar sohi

Gippy Grewal's Ardaas threequel is bite-sized nuggets of life lessons

(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...

15 Sep 2024

Speak No Evil

Cast: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Alix West Lefler, Aisling Franciosi, Dan Hough, Kris Hitchen, Motaz Malhees

Dissimilar remake

(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...

14 Sep 2024

NETFLIX Sector 36

Cast: Vikrant Massey, Deepak Dobriyal, Akash Khurana

Nithari case similarities, and lessons

(3/5)

Having a robust law and order system is essential, as is ensuring fairness. Director Aditya Nimbalkar’s ‘Sector 36’ takes up the infamous Nithari case and turns it into a hard-hitting drama. Though the disclaimer at the beginning of the movie...

14 Sep 2024

ZEE5 Berlin

Cast: Aparshakti Khurana, Ishwak Singh, Rahul Bose, Anupriya Goenka, Kabir Bedi, Jigar Mehta, Nitesh Pandya, Joy Sengupta and Deepak Qazi Kejriwal

Cafe spy thriller that entices with dollops of intrigue

(3/5)

Chocolate eclairs, vegetable puffs with dollops of intrigue — that’s what Cafe Berlin’s menu offers. The cafe may have nothing in common with the German capital when it comes to culinary delights (Berliners love their Currywurst, not veg puff), but...

14 Sep 2024

The Buckingham Murders

Cast: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Brar, Ash Tandon, Prabhleen Sandhu and Keith Allen

Murder case that unmasks diaspora

(3/5)

A grieving mother is tasked with the responsibility of solving the case of a missing child. Can she overcome her personal pain and unravel the mystery objectively? Will her loss cloud her judgement and stand in the way of the...

14 Sep 2024