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Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc doesn’t save Glass Onion: A Knives out Mystery. Blame the plot

Dishha Bagchi -
As a sequel to a hit film, Glass Onion fails to compete with its predecessor but watch it for its star studded cast and glossy production value.
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Rohit Shetty’s Cirkus is easily the worst movie of the year

Tina Das -
In Rohit Shetty's Cirkus, Ranveer Singh is at best forgettable. He has a double role and none of them are convincing or funny.
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Nayanthara’s Connect has an exciting premise but doesn’t move beyond jump scares

Nidhima Taneja -
The duration of Connect is, perhaps, one of its strengths, which means the non-commital horror ends sooner than you run out of patience.
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Netflix’s Beast of Bangalore is confused. It never drives the point home

Gaurvi Narang -
If you’re looking for excitement, consider adding something else to your list.
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Netflix’s Recruit looks critically at CIA, isn’t about ‘good guys’ against faceless terrorists

Raghav Bikhchandani -
The Recruit isn’t quite a perfect indictment of the bureaucratic bloat, privacy violations and wanton human rights abuses. But it serves up a funny, insightful ride.
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Avatar 2 lifts VFX bar to highest ever. Saldana, Worthington’s Na’vi family steal the show

Nidhima Taneja -
James Cameron has placed his interest in nature and the environment at the core of Avatar: The Way of Water. But the fight in Pandora is personal now.
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Hotstar’s Govinda Mera Naam gives a vibe of the 2000s but script falls flat

Tina Das -
What costs the film’s enjoyment is the predictability of the murder mystery trope. You might know what transpires, it is not exactly a good whodunnit.
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‘The gays are trying to murder me’—Jennifer Coolidge shines in season 2 of The White Lotus

Anjali Thomas -
Behind the farce and humour of The White Lotus is a grim message on the futility of relationships.
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‘Emancipation’ is no ‘12 Years A Slave’ but watch it for Will Smith’s performance

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Instead of committing to an action film, Fuqua appears to be traversing both lines of sensitive history and his signature one-man action hero output.
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Decision to Leave won’t let you leave your couch—top performances, impeccable direction

Nidhima Taneja -
The film, boosted by its overarching theme of male entitlement and mid-life crisis comes across beautifully, thanks to the brilliant cinematography.
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Opinion

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

+TFP D.K. Singh -
While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

What caused the rise and fall of Harappan civilisation? Studies debunk role of ‘river culture’

India must break the myth of a ‘strong leader’ for its own good

Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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