Dolly Ki Doli’s ambiguous, unapologetic tone favours the overall whimsy narrative and its aversion to melodrama…

Beneath its vibrant bouts of humour, PK mocks at the societal arrangement we have grown apathetic to. Those jokes are ultimately nothing but PK’s sarcasm at the expense of our collective desperation that wagers to chance and dubs it a miracle, rejoices in disparity, exhorts fear and has forgotten their fundamental right to question.

When PK works, it does with great merit, spunk and surprise.

When it does not, it meanders, sermonises and guilt trips exactly in the tone of the one it reproaches.

Almost one hour of the feature’s 144-minute duration is dedicated to lavish combat and a crucial turnabout in allegiance — a rather awkward stage in the narrative — handled with great tact by its quick-witted director.

Zed Plus may not be perfect but it doesn’t insult your intelligence like most Friday fare.

Haider is bewitchingly clever…And it will haunt you long after you’ve left the theatre…

Daawat-E-Ishq is like an exuberant menu of a newly opened restaurant that’s eager to please with its spread of scrumptious offerings that balances crowd-favourites with substance.

While the sides are undercooked, the entree leaves an enjoyable aftertaste that owes much credit to its spunky actors and rest to Habib Faisal’s crisp script and direction.

Finding Fanny is a fine blend of soulful musings and nuanced filmmaking. And I welcome this clutter breaking space, the First Lady of Pocolim and the Casanova of Konkon with all my heart.

Singham Returns offers quite a bit to whistle about with its steady supply of straightforward action and a hot-headed hero who delivers a punch with a fist and a line…

What’s great about How To Train Your Dragon 2 is that it doesn’t take its inevitable existence for granted. Rather it’s a continuation of the tale instead of yet another victim of the forced franchise syndrome.

Edge of Tomorrow may not be a faithful adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s novel All You Need Is Kill but it’s a damn energetic one…