The film tries to subvert the classic evil-twin template.

Even the cinematic feat of evoking pathos cannot make up for Ben-Hur’s failure to resonate with its viewer.

A clichéd story that relies heavily on a film family’s lineage

Dharmadurai leaves us dry-eyed, despite much potential for drama.

Jonah Hill, who reportedly has put on more weight for this part, is a riot each time he’s raging, which is almost through the whole film.

A modern-day adaptation of Savitri and Satyavan pitted against Yamraj is a snoozefest

A murder mystery with zero thrills

The narrative takes many breaks along the way to accommodate cringe-worthy comedy sequences that comprise characters trying to grope women and sleep with them forcibly.

NTR and Mohanlal’s performances save an otherwise tepid film

Three stories compellingly underline the theme of freedom from oppression in Island City.

A chilling, thrilling twist on the home invasion genre leaves you rooting for the bad guys.

It’s not a good sign when the story seems less interested in suspense than in sickles whooshing down every few minutes.

Forget memorable, the passengers are so irritating that one would rather hop off the film and abort the trip

A film about a motley crew on a road trip is actually an overt promotion for an EDM fest

There’s a lot to ‘Love’ but eventually, the film falls flat

A Youtube video before suicide changes a man’s life

Establishing Srinivasa Avasarala’s repertoire as a director

Passionless performances and cardboard characters mark this much awaited directorial debut by Nitya Mehra

'Devi' is A.L. Vijay’s way of saying he can do pei-sa vasool entertainers too.

With its fast pace and gorgeous locations, Ron Howard’s latest isonly pretty to watch

They are all living, breathing characters, and yet... frustratingly, this depth never really translates into the ground-breaking conflicts the film’s mood keeps hinting at.

Potentially successful as a politically incorrect statement, the film is defeated by a meandering plot and excessively crude lingo

What starts out as a high-paced exciting action-fuelled film soon unravels to become a family drama.

A refreshing vehicle for a director and an actor making their debuts

There’s nothing nuanced or new in this film about one of the worst pogroms of our times: the anti-Sikh riots of 1984

For all the hype it generated for selling itself as an epic, it’s sad that the faults too lie there.

ADHM is the latest in the brand of cinema that isn’t so much as plot driven as it is focused on characters, relationships and interactions.

What’s most heartening about the film is the weight it gives to its female characters.

‘Doctor Strange’ is a subverted superhero film with plenty to look and laugh at.

‘Naruda Donoruda’ is an earnest attempt, but seems a little forced

A few glitches notwithstanding, Sara’s performance is worth watching

R.P. Patnaik’s take on the fourth estate fails to appeal

The playfulness to the writing around Ravana and his ten perennially bickering heads could have made the film oddly amusing. But alas, the humour remains just a flash

Is Gautham Menon genuinely trying to subvert our expectations from the star-driven masala movie?

Abhinay Deo just wants to please us with long chases and car crashes, bullets and blood.

The film deals with a serious issue but sounds a bit irrelevant now

Delivering a mix of horror, thriller, romance and comedy, this one is a surprise

Bad horror films usually come with an excessive reliance on jump scares; Shut In too has its fair share.

The wildly popular author, sharpens her quill admirably with her first film based on a Harry Potter spin-off