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Grim has replaced fun in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

Peyton Reed's directional Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania lacks the spark and consistent fun of an Ant-Man film.

The Romantics on Netflix is one place where the 3 Khans don’t matter. Aditya Chopra shines

Produced by Yash Raj Entertainment, the four-episode docu-series explores the 50-year grandeur of the ‘House of Chopras’.

Christopher review: Mammootty’s cop thriller offers no fun, just a long list of body count

For a film infused with a running commentary on how women are denied justice, director Unnikrishnan's Christopher quickly gets rid of its women characters to focus only on Mammootty.

Netflix’s You is back with its charming serial killer Joe, London’s elite & more murder

Goldberg is a literature professor in this instalment and continues to be a magnet for trouble. This time from the city’s rich and snobby.

Shahid Kapoor’s Farzi leaves no scope for boredom. It will keep you hooked

This, by no means, is Kapoor’s best performance, but it comes close and counts for a promising OTT debut.

Sundeep Kishan’s Michael is gangster drama repurposed. Nothing unique about it

There are countless moments when the film reminds of blockbuster KGF. But ‘Michael’ is miles away from matching up to the Kannada superhit franchise.

Netflix’s Class is equal parts brash and sensitive, its screenplay is the real star

An adaptation of the Spanish show Elite, it tactfully translates the showdown between the haves and the have-nots to the Indian context.

Almost Pyaar with Dj Mohabbat has no plans, no purpose. Anurag Kashyap is to be blamed

Anurag Kashyap's Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat explores social inequality, love jihad, same-sex marriages, and caste but without making any impact.

Jehanabad-Of Love and War wants to be Mirzapur with half-baked romance, tired thrills

The SonyLiv show's creator Sudhir Mishra seems to capitalise on the small-town crime thriller but it's not as nail-biting.

In Netflix movie You People, Kenya Barris exposes racism of liberals

The concept of dating comedy 'You People' appears outdated. But by bringing ‘nice racism’ into it, writer-director Kenya Barris has just taken the battle into the progressive camp.

On Camera

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

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.

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

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.