Zinia Bandyopadhyay
Firstpost·India Today·News18
Most Divergent Takes
- KILL (2024)9.0 vs TRM 7.2+1.8
- The Sabarmati Report (2024)4.0 vs TRM 5.1-1.1
- Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups (2026)5.0 vs TRM 4.1+0.9
- Mirzapur: The Movie (2026)7.0 vs TRM 6.4+0.6
- Crew (2024)7.0 vs TRM 6.5+0.5
Haiwaan
2026 · Firstpost
Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar deliver good performances, but Priyadarshan's overlong thriller struggles with pacing, execution and tone.
Batwara 1947
2026 · Firstpost
...a flawed but heartfelt film about religion, hatred and humanity.
Project Hail Mary
2026 · Firstpost
Ryan Gosling leads a warm and emotional sci-fi film that blends humour and hope but plays it a little too safe at times
Attack: Part 1
2022 · News18
Attack was a huge potential missed with choppy editing and lazy writing. What could have been a suave and sleek action thriller, turned merely into just another film on the block. The film, instead of feeling like a coherent whole, was a patchy journey.
Mirzapur: The Movie
2026 · Firstpost · Sep 2026
Bigger scale, familiar chaos and bhaukaal still alive, mostly
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups
2026 · Firstpost · Aug 2026
Yash delivers the macho swagger and violence fans expect, but Geetu Mohandas' film suffers from sluggish pacing, CGI-heavy gore and a 3-hour runtime.
Deva
2025 · India Today · Jan 2025
Shahid Kapoor turns a cop who is ready for bhasad in Deva. The Rosshan Andrrews film, which is a remake of Mumbai Police, shoulders on the leading man's performance.
The Sabarmati Report
2024 · India Today · Nov 2024
Overall, the film is an honest attempt at looking at the Godhra tragedy and what happened to the Sabarmati Express on the fateful day. However, it gets marred with several issues being put into it - including the entire vernacular vs English journalists angle, which goes grossly overboard, sometimes overshadowing the tragedy. The film anchors on just good performances, but it is not enough to save the severely faulty film.
KILL
2024 · India Today · Jul 2024
This is an absolute must-watch for all fans of action and otherwise. However, reiterating the point made earlier, you would need to steer clear of it if you can’t digest gore.
Crew
2024 · India Today · Mar 2024
In times when political dramas trying to make a statement abound, 'Crew' is a welcome change. It’s light, easy-breezy and stays true to being a masala entertainer. This is a film where you do not need to put your brain, and can just enjoy a hearty laugh. Just like ‘Madgaon Express’, that was released last week, this one gets its comic timing right and is a good watch.