Whether you like the frills or not, there’s no denying that RR2 is a film that haunts you. It has the ability to shock and disturb. It glorifies violence and murderers. And it can only be enjoyed if you can accept misogyny, death and gore as integral parts of reality. Otherwise, this movie can be quite the nerve-wracking experience.

Now You See Me 2 is a desperate attempt to pull a franchise out of thin air. But this glitzy Hollywood hoodwink is nothing more than a slavish pull of wool over the audiences eyes.

If you believe in inspirational Instagram posts and the power of positivity, Dhanak is the film for you. The cynics might find the lack of gritty realism a bit too much, but even the most hardcore realists will agree that this little road movie ticks all the boxes when it comes to ending on a happy note. This is no award winning material, but it is well worth a watch. It proves that the happily ever after notion may be overused and old, but it still gets the job done.

Te3n serves up enough thrills to hook you on. Director Ribhu Dasgupta’s second movie is just about as good as taut thrillers can be. There’s a directorial control and finesse that make this film engaging and well worth a watch.

So are the Turtles boring? Hell no! They’re still as cool as ever. It’s just that their adventures have become pointless. They’re fighting portals spitting hostile aliens, martial arts clans out to change organised crime, stuff that The Avengers and Batman have already done. In IMAX 3D too. Poor Turtles look like they crawled out from under a giant rock.

It’s not the worst film Ram Gopal Varma has made. Nor is it any close to his best. It’s just a middle-of-the-road offering where seeing an actor look like the mirror image of Veerappan catches your fancy for a few fleeting moments. Once the illusion withers away, there’s really nothing to hold on to.

The 3D, the sense of adventure and the striking visuals are all just frills trying to hard sell and underwhelming story. And if that doesn’t do it, there’s the one last gimmick of Alice Through The Looking Glass being the last film where you can catch the charisma of the late Alan Rickman. It’s all part of an elaborate marketing equation that’s certain to give plausible results. Ironically, it’s attached to a story that urges kids and adults to believe in the impossible.

The Angry Birds movie is a must watch for kids. And if you’re an accompanying adult, be rest assured, there’s plenty of chuckles in it for you too. It’s a real egg-citing film.

In the wake of Sarbjit Singh’s story and its relevance, all shortcomings of the movie become redundant. But end of the day, this is a commercial film and you can’t discount the quality of cinema. On that count, Sarbjit is a definite letdown. Considering the subject matter, this movie should’ve been a lot better than it turns out.

Director Tony D’Souza’s Azhar is a vanilla look at a story that could’ve been both riveting and hard hitting. In stead of presenting Mohammed Azharuddin as a man of many contradictions and supreme talent, it portrays him as a victim and stoic person. In a classic example of bad taste, the film also casts moral aspersions on other cricketers but projects Azhar as a righteous hero.  It’s the oldest trick in the book to gain sympathy. Sadly, it’s just not good enough.