Mirzya is not your traditional young romance where college kids will enjoy the frivolity of young love. It is an artistic take on the passion and zeal of love as an overwhelming experience. You need to deal with its overtly artistic nature with a pinch of salt. But if you have the appetite for a tragic and epic love saga, the luscious visual imagery of Mirzya will give you plenty of food for thought.

…is a long film but it does well to both entertain and engage its audience despite its length. While it may not draw on major insights into Dhoni’s cricketing career, it does make for a compelling story through his personal life. If you ever wanted to get up close and personal with MS Dhoni the person, this is the film to watch. Its a solid biopic, one that makes a true hero out of its subject.

Whether you are an adult or a kid, Storks has plenty of comedic punch to delight you. There’s the family comes first subliminal message too. While the it’s not path-breaking or world changing, it is adequately quirky and effectively mushy. A sort of perfect combination of entertainment and fun.

Banjo gets a bit lost in its ambition. This movie aspires to be a marriage of Marathi and Hindi culture, it even tries to tie in International music culture with traditional Indian values. But in its attempt to be so many things all at once, it never manages to focus on one aspect – the core story. The underdog story is a proven winner in cinema, but this movie just misses the right note.

Despite its grim setting and feudal themes, Parched is a film where women rise above the exploitation and the misogyny to live life on their own terms. The erotic nature of their conversations and their ability to retain their spirit through all adversity makes this film a true blue winner.

Wah Taj is an amateur film at best. But It’s also an honest and relevant jab at corruption in veil of progress. It’s good intentions do salvage some pride, but in the end this is a classic case of an opportunity for good satire laid to waste.

The Shallows is a taut thriller. It also features some stunning cinematography and slow motion surfing sequences. Director Jaume Collet-Serra has steadily improved over the years making action thrillers with Liam Neeson. But with The Shallows he’s definitely made the best film of his career.

Raaz Reboot is amateurish and very forgettable. In fact, most of its horror sequences are so random that they evoke laughter instead of fear. That can never be a good proposition for a horror film.

Well acted, well intentioned and inspiringly brave, Pink is the film that can shake up feudal mindsets in India. It is a bit theatrical in its approach, but some causes need to be shouted from the rooftops. So that’s what Pink does. It stands tall and it lets out a roar of defiance against gender inequality and women exploitation. More power to girls.

Even with its slightly convenient climax, Sully makes a strong comment on its subject. Courage, heroism and compassion are virtues that make common people extra ordinary human beings. Best of all, every man and woman is capable of being a hero. All we need to do is try. That Sully successfully puts across the message with sublime effortlessness is the triumph of  good cinema.