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‘BR Ambedkar: Now and Then’ strips the Brahmin gaze off the Bahujan story. It’s a must watch

Prashant - 11 December, 2023

What’s more potent than Ambedkar today? Lakhs of Ambedkarites at Chaityabhumi in Mumbai

Mission Impossible goes on a hunt for thrill. Like Tom Cruise and his enemy, it’s everywhere

Lust Stories 2 on Netflix shows OTT’s obsession with anthologies and a problem they must fix

Stranger Things season 4 is mediocre. Duffer brothers amplify mistakes from the past

Raghav Bikhchandani - 2 July, 2022

The Netflix original has mostly descended from being an enjoyable summer watch every couple of years to a soulless slog.

Rocketry isn’t for Bollywood masala fans. It’s Madhavan’s show as ISRO’s Nambi Narayanan

Tina Das - 1 July, 2022

Rocketry doesn't sacrifice essence for dramatic moments. And watch out for SRK’s cameo.

Rashtra Kavach Om another action dud from Bollywood. Watch only for Aditya Roy Kapur

Nidhima Taneja - 1 July, 2022

The cast boasts of veterans like Prakash Raj and Ashutosh Rana, but even they can’t save the undercooked universe director Kapil Verma has tried to create.

Anya’s Tutorial is better than Bollywood horror. But has same-old haunted house, voodoo dolls

Akansha Sengupta - 1 July, 2022

While Hindi horror cinema seems to be losing its authenticity entirely, web series Anya’s Tutorial tries to salvage the genre’s reputation.

Too many minions, too many times—Minions: The Rise of Gru has nothing new to offer

Raghav Bikhchandani - 30 June, 2022

In what has been a fairly dull 2022 for animation films, Minions: The Rise of Gru is just another subpar serving.

Only Murders in the Building 2 retains its quirky taste—crime and podcast both get better

Dishha Bagchi - 30 June, 2022

Streaming on Disney+Hotstar, Only Murders continues its original style of storytelling. Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short are back.

A funny, layered entertainer, why Kissi Se Na Kehna deserves all the love but no hate

Unnati Sharma - 29 June, 2022

Released in 1983, a still from Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Kissi Se Na Kehna has landed Alt-News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in trouble.

Pankaj Tripathi-Neeraj Kabi’s cracking chemistry nearly salvages Sherdil’s shoddy screenplay

Raghav Bikhchandani - 25 June, 2022

Set around the Philibit Tiger Reserve, Srijit Mukherjee’s ‘Sherdil’ has a stellar cast but plays it too safe.

‘Forensic’ doesn’t know what to be an expert in — investigating murders or cramming twists

Nidhima Taneja - 24 June, 2022

Zee5's Hindi adaptation of the 2020 Malayalam movie 'Forensic' is a flimsy replication that tries to play clever but is done in by shoddy writing.

You can’t help falling in love with Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ – loud, proud, with sideburns

Tina Das - 24 June, 2022

Austin Butler and Tom Hanks shine as Elvis Presley and his manager Tom Parker. It’s a tribute to his complicated legacy.

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Reel Take

‘BR Ambedkar: Now and Then’ strips the Brahmin gaze off the Bahujan story. It’s a must watch

What’s more potent than Ambedkar today? Lakhs of Ambedkarites at Chaityabhumi in Mumbai

Mission Impossible goes on a hunt for thrill. Like Tom Cruise and his enemy, it’s everywhere

Lust Stories 2 on Netflix shows OTT’s obsession with anthologies and a problem they must fix

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