BH Harsh
Cinema Express·New Indian Express
Most Divergent Takes
- Prem Keetanu (2026)2.0 vs TRM 5.5-3.5
- The Girlfriend (2025)8.0 vs TRM 5.9+2.1
- Cocktail 2 (2026)3.0 vs TRM 4.9-1.9
- Subham (2025)8.0 vs TRM 6.2+1.8
- Assi (2026)8.0 vs TRM 6.5+1.5
Assi
2026 · New Indian Express
The narrative feels like a stray bullet that could hit anyone in its way, causing a whole new chain of terrifying events. It’s unpredictable; we never know which wound it plans to scrape on next. But Assi wants us to heal — for that, the wounds must be addressed. The film ends on one such note — an open wound that may not heal anytime soon. And yet, we hope.
Meethe Mein Kya Hai
2026 · Cinema Express
Meethe Mein Kya Hai unfolds when it's busy capturing everything else but its conflict. There is an endearing balance of simplicity and playfulness in how the visual focus is managed, making space for everyone in the house, creating a rare, lived-in feeling. Such tonal command comes with self-assured direction, and Radhika lives up to the challenge of her script.
Prem Keetanu
2026 · Cinema Express
Prem Keetanu led by Veer Pahariya starrer is a misfire from the get go. The film doggedly carries over specific scene layouts without capturing their soul, the vibe. To put it mildly, Prem Keetanu is a ruthless assault to the senses.
Lust Stories 3
2026 · Cinema Express
The third and latest instalment returns to the original promise, and excels in fulfilling that promise, with flying colours. Each of the stories in Lust Stories 3 embrace its sexuality with great vigour. There is no beating around the bush anymore, no skirting around.
Last Man in Tower
2026 · Cinema Express
A brilliant Manoj Bajpayee and Divya Dutta anchor this dry, caustic narrative about middle-class morality and Mumbai housing crisis that works for most parts
Little Thomas
2026 · New Indian Express
Despite its occasionally patchy segments and a somewhat self-satisfied rhythm, the Gulshan Devaiah-Rasika Dugal film neatly comes together in the second half. Despite all its flaws, Little Thomas is also a sweet, heartwarming reminder of how we need more quiet and melody in our lives instead of the relentless chase of the adrenaline.
7 Dogs
2026 · Cinema Express
If anything, 7 Dogs makes a good case for why communal watching experience is an essential component of our love for movies — good, bad, and everything in between.
Vibe
2026 · Cinema Express
Vibe is a good showcase of why Kunal is possibly one of the best comic actor we have today, and deserves better scripts, including the ones he is writing. Yet the film comes sprawling apart in its second half, struggling to strike the right balance between spoof and sincerity.
Cocktail 2
2026 · Cinema Express · Jun 2026
Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna struggle to lend empathy to two of the most off-putting female protagonists in recent times, in a frustrating rom-com that’s too flippant and incurious
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Cinema Express · May 2026
Occasionally mesmerising, largely laborious
The Girlfriend
2025 · Cinema Express · Nov 2025
Films are not made in vacuum. One way or other, they always capture things happening around us. Similarly, they cannot be watched or reviewed in a vacuum either.
Kingdom
2025 · Cinema Express · Jul 2025
Gowtam Tinnanuri’s latest has too many elements on its platter, and ends up doing a disservice to its emotional core
Kuberaa
2025 · Cinema Express · Jun 2025
On the surface, Sekhar Kammula's Kuberaa is a quintessential David vs Goliath story, it speaks about inequality and class divide set against a world of high-end
Subham
2025 · Cinema Express · May 2025
Writer Vasanth Maringanti cracks a unique satirical concept about TV fandom and gender hierarchy, and director Praveen Kandregula captures the script’s zany potential with great precision
Robinhood
2025 · New Indian Express · Mar 2025
A listless action-comedy that goes nowhere.
Sankranthiki Vasthunam
2025 · Cinema Express · Jan 2025
For a straightforward mainstream entertainer, Anil Ravipudi's Sankranthiki Vasthunam has several flashback sequences in the first half that constantly jolt us into a state of bewilderment.