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Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga is just short of being the most botched-up heist thriller ever made

Ratan Priya - 25 March, 2023

Bheed will force you to recall India’s lockdown migrant exodus—something you’d rather forget

John Wick: Chapter 4 is a murder trip spiced up by cherry blossoms, coloured lights

Prakash Raj is the powerhouse performer of Vamsi’s ‘Ranga Marthanda’

Suniel Shetty-starrer Hunter is a carnage, Bollywood masala movie tropes can’t save it

Tina Das - 22 March, 2023

Based on The Invisible Woman by Saurabh Katyal, Amazon MiniTV series Hunter has all the meat, but the directors make a mess and turn it into something indigestible.

In Zwigato, Nandita Das wants you to look at a new class divide, India’s gig workers

Gaurvi Narang - 18 March, 2023

Kapil Sharma-starrer Zwigato puts everything into play—the state of India's economy, the lack of job opportunities and the empty pursuit of pleasure by the wealthy.

In Shekhar Kapur’s ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ Jemima Khan’s script the real star

Nidhima Taneja - 17 March, 2023

The cross-cultural romantic comedy set in London and Pakistan marks Jemima Khan's screenwriting debut.

DC’s Shazam! 2 is your standard comic book story. But it wins where Marvel fails

Theres Sudeep - 16 March, 2023

When Shazam! 1 came out, it was called DC’s answer to the MCU’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Even today, the sequel stands strong when Thor: Love and Thunder didn't.

Rocket Boys comes back stronger. Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh deliver their career best

Tina Das - 16 March, 2023

The second season of SonyLiv's Rocket Boys takes place at the beginning of Indira Gandhi's term as prime minister of India.

Rani Mukerji’s powerful comeback in Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway is marred by a loose plot

Tina Das - 14 March, 2023

The story itself has the potential to evoke distress, sympathy and rage, but it is Rani Mukerji’s performance that really takes it forward.

Netflix’s Rana Naidu is gritty drama packed with Rana-Venkatesh chemistry. But plot lacks meat

Nidhima Taneja - 11 March, 2023

Directed by Karan Anshuman and Suparn Varma, the show has a heady mix of dark elements. But the profanity feels forced and deters the storyline.

Rajeev Ravi’s Thuramukham shows casual cruelty of upper class, Communist labour struggle is star

Theres Sudeep - 10 March, 2023

Those expecting Thuramukham to be a mass entertainer may be disappointed. But if you’re patient enough to withstand the slow burn, director Rajeev Ravi delivers sparks.