IE Reviewer
Indian Express
Most Divergent Takes
- The Square (2018)3.0 vs TRM 6.0-3.0
- Shortcut Safari (2016)2.0 vs TRM 4.6-2.6
- M Cream (2016)2.0 vs TRM 4.2-2.2
- Son of Sardaar (2012)3.0 vs TRM 4.9-1.9
- Red Sparrow (2018)7.0 vs TRM 5.4+1.6
Amavas
2019 · Indian Express · Feb 2019
The camera swerves around him in smartly framed mid-shots, but Joshi keeps a straight face. Nargis, understandably out of touch with her Hindi, chews up her lines with an unplaceable accent. Ali Asgar keeps things jolly as the monkey capped caretaker with Wi-Fi dots on his head, and Mona Singh, playing a therapist, tries hard not to laugh at the goingons. Patel's film makes for an agonizing watch, worsened by its two-hour-plus runtime. The acting is gorier than the plot, and the writing paler than the faces.
Lust Stories
2018 · Indian Express · Jun 2018
After a few misses, Netflix, known for its edgy content, scores by picking up these tales which document the set ways of society as well as the changing dynamics, that's not confined to under the bedsheets. These are fun, poignant and introspective tales that attempt to unravel the mysteries of women's heart.
Bioscopewala
2018 · Indian Express · May 2018
The casting of this Danny Denzongpa film is inspired, just being able to watch the wonderful Danny on screen should have been good enough. But the film is choppy, especially in the way the father-daughter relationship is fashioned.
Ready Player One
2018 · Indian Express · Mar 2018
So long as you're content identifying all the 80s trivia and revelling in the digital carnival that is Ready Player One, you'll find yourself quite pleased. If you're out for depth though, well, this isn't it. Not unless we're talking of depth of pop culture knowledge that you can brag about. Oh, did I tell you? I also recognised Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet.
The Square
2018 · Indian Express · Mar 2018
You are very likely to come away from this experience embittered and swearing to stay away from everything Swedish except the music of ABBA all your life.
Love Per Square Foot
2018 · Indian Express · Mar 2018
Netflix's Love Per Square Foot, starring Vicky Kaushal and Angira Dhar, has its heart in the right place and would have worked better had it been about twenty minutes shorter.
Red Sparrow
2018 · Indian Express · Mar 2018
Technically with ace production values, the film is aesthetically mounted. Overall, the film is entertaining and is a brilliant character study of an efficient spy.
Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz
2018 · Indian Express · Feb 2018
Overall, credit must be given to a film that delivers the goods, and if you've ever liked Onir's films, you're likely to enjoy this one.
Aiyaary
2018 · Indian Express · Feb 2018
Even though the movie puts together an impressive ensemble cast comprising some of our best actors, it takes a lot of time to establish their characters. A veteran in Neeraj Pandey's movies, Manoj Bajpayee carries the film on his shoulders.
Black Panther
2018 · Indian Express · Feb 2018
Black Panther is getting all the applause for celebrating an all African-American cast and while that garners a huge kudos for Marvel, the film is worth praising regardless of the colour of the people it features.
Den of Thieves
2018 · Indian Express · Feb 2018
Though the story lacks in originality, it displays more brawn than brains and excels in its production values. The production designs, cinematography, editing and background-score are all of ace quality.
Pinneyum
2016 · Indian Express · Apr 2017
Pinneyum is certainly not Adoor's best visual expedition, but like his earlier works, the film tries to explore the human psyche through a very ordinary narrative technique.
Thithi
2016 · Indian Express · Aug 2016
The film is indeed poignant, and affirms that Raam's philosophy of weaving a story by understanding life backwards can result in a standing ovation if balanced by a forward-looking approach.
M Cream
2016 · Indian Express · Jul 2016
Overall, watch the film only if you want to encourage new talent.
24
2016 · Indian Express · May 2016
The climax is another point where the director seems to have worked hard to bring the best outcome. As the movie opens up a wide range of possibilities for a conclusion, Vikram Kumar chose the best option that provides a whole new perspective about the movie and also about time riddled life through the climax.
Shortcut Safari
2016 · Indian Express · May 2016
Overall, "Shortcut Safari" is a shoddily presented escapade which is neither engrossing nor appealing.
Southpaw
2015 · Indian Express · Aug 2015
Gyllenhaal too is curiously disappointing, more caught up in his own character, with its tattoos, its constantly puffed eye and its mumbled speaking, than in genuine contact with either the people around him or his audience. There are many scenes of Billy and his daughter Leila, but never do you sense the desperation he constantly professes to feel to get her back.
The Vatican Tapes
2015 · Indian Express · Aug 2015
The exorcism itself, where we might expect to get our money's worth, is an almost amusing mix of the bizarre and the banal. In a room much too crowded with defenceless witnesses, a stern cardinal from the Vatican talks the holy trinity, sprinkles the holy water, wields the holy dagger, and extracts some wholesome eggs.
Aisa Yeh Jahaan
2015 · Indian Express · Jul 2015
This film, which calls itself 'India's first carbon neutral film', and which wants to talk up ecology and conservation, and the joys of going-back-to-nature, has a nice premise. But its execution is amateurish.
Mr. Holmes
2015 · Indian Express · Jul 2015
An affected piece of work where the detective is in his 90s, retired, and focused mostly on his prized bees, Mr Holmes involves three very uneasily meshed storylines raised only by the quality of McKellen's striking performance.
Ant-Man
2015 · Indian Express · Jul 2015
...you keep waiting for that saving-the-world moment, and all you get is an ant squasher.
Labour of Love
2015 · Indian Express · Jun 2015
The international accolades it is winning across festivals are well deserved. Please do watch the film to enjoy the beauty of silence in a world gone chaotic with cacophony.
Son of Sardaar
2012 · Indian Express · Nov 2012
'Son Of Sardaar' provides a few laughs, and the genuine pleasure of being able to see Juhi Chawla back in action. Not much else.