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Shaji Kailas’ Alone is a confused mess that not even Mohanlal can save

The only takeaway from this horror-drama hybrid is for filmmakers to move on from lockdown-led movies

Gandhi Godse—Ek Yudh has an interesting premise but barely soars above bland storytelling

Rajkumar Santoshi offers a glimpse into uncharted territories — Godse’s Islamophobia or Gandhi’s celibacy but rarely explores the idea in its entirety.

Watch Pathaan for Shah Rukh Khan. Everything else does him a disservice

YRF is facing the same problem as Dharma Productions. Both Brahmastra and Pathaan want to rely on the spectacular but weak dialogues ruin most of the impact.

Fauda season 4 — Get ready for a gut-wrenching and intense series finale

Fauda never tires the viewers. Instead they are promised more guts and grit with every season. And season four is no different.

Mission Majnu lacks imagination but watch it for Sidharth Malhotra

Despite being free of jingoism, Mission Majnu at no point has edge-of-the seat moments.

Vasan Bala’s Cinema Marte Dum Tak wants you to show some love to B-grade movies of the 90s

The Amazon Prime docu-series gives an ode to 90s films that were about dacoits, dangerous beauties and dungeons.

That ‘90s Show gives comfortable old-timey sitcom vibes. But it lacks punch of original

If matching up to the charm of That '70s Show was the creators' goal, then they were setting themselves up for failure.

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam another absurd gem from Lijo Pellissery. Mammootty makes it better

Lijo Jose Pellissery, one of Malayalam cinema’s most ingenious filmmakers, has attempted to stray away from his ‘master of chaos’ image with this film.

Authentic and brilliant, The Test 2 is the cricket documentary we’ve all missed

In 2023, The Test has returned with a second season that blows its predecessor out of the water in every aspect, showing the value and appropriateness of brevity.

With Netflix’s Trial by Fire, OTTs finally get tragedies right

The impact of the series is that the fire isn't its highlight. Prashant Nair has shown the relentless struggle of the Krishnamoorthys with conviction.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.