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Reel Take

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

What is the beauty tyranny at play when a Panipat mother murders kids

Stela Dey -
India is horrified by Poonam’s actions. But it should also do what it rarely does — examine the mirror it keeps holding up to its women.

Why Bihar migrates has a 500-year old answer — from Mughal taxpayers to peasant warriors

Sanchar Saathi U-turn shows India’s cybersecurity strategy is broken

Economy

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

Udit Bubna -
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

Defence

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

National Interest

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

Shekhar Gupta -
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.

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