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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

Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society is a self-aware superhero flick. Smart writing does the trick

Antara Baruah - 28 April, 2023

British-Pakistani director Nida Manzoor wants Polite Society to be a celebration of sisterhood; a showing of how it trumps everything else.

Mani Ratnam’s PS: II is a gripping game of thrones. But viewers must brave through its slow pace

Nidhima Taneja - 28 April, 2023

All unanswered questions and loose ends come full circle as Ratnam brings his star-studded cast back on the silver screen.

Amazon Prime’s Citadel is an expensive misfire. Good actors, drone shots, terrible script

Tina Das - 28 April, 2023

Directed by David Weil, Citadel's flawless CGI and sleek action scenes do not make up for its lack of original material.

Indian Matchmaking isn’t worth the hate-watch anymore. Sima Aunty is stuck on ‘compromise’

Antara Baruah - 21 April, 2023

Netflix is milking India Matchmaking for all it’s worth but it’s no longer entertaining.

Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’s last fight is the best one. It means you finally get to leave

Tina Das - 21 April, 2023

This year’s Eid offering from Salman Khan creates a new benchmark with its logic-defying plot.

Tooth Pari: When Love Bites opens a new side of vampires. A good weekend watch

Gaurvi Narang - 21 April, 2023

Even though the plot may not be the newest on the block, this rendition of the human-vampire love story certainly has a newness to it.

Chris McKay’s Renfield is a hilarious mess. Dracula is just a gaslighter

Antara Baruah - 14 April, 2023

In Chris McKay’s world, Renfield finds a support group to discuss his toxic boss—Dracula.

Gunasekhar’s Shaakuntalam has the bones of an epic love story but nothing else

Nidhima Taneja - 14 April, 2023

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Dev Mohan play their part well but there’s no spark. It’s Allu Arjun’s daughter Arha who steals the show in her debut performance.

‘Mrs Undercover’ is desperate to prove it’s a feminist film. Radhika Apte can act only so much

Gaurvi Narang - 14 April, 2023

Zee5's 'Mrs Undercover' is a half-hearted attempt by Anushree Mehta in her directorial debut. But a 'housewife'-turned-spy storyline looks good only on the paper.

Balraj Sahni and Nutan’s ‘Seema’ is a simple story, almost ahead of its time

Unnati Sharma - 13 April, 2023

The powerful dynamic between the two lead characters can remind one of modern-day films like Dear Zindagi.

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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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