Features & Comments
Adam: A story of compassion and companionship…Janaury 9 2020
1982: Witnessing a war via the corridors of a school...January 4 2020
***
A narrow airbrushed take on the Syrian war…December 30 2019
Jumanji: The Next Level plays on novelty…December 15 2019
Parkour (s) takes obstacle course through class conflict…December 8 2019
Scorsese scores with mayhem and the mafia in The Irishman…December 6 2019
The Perfect Candidate is a tongue-in-cheek look at the power of women…November 19 2019
Charlie’s Angels punch though the glass ceiling…November 16 2019
Housefull 4: Bollywood’s Akshay Kumar sinks in a senseless, sexist fare…November 16 2019
Lack of spirit leaves World War II saga hanging midway...November 14 2019
Driven crazy by Netflix heist drama’s endless twists…November 4 2019
Meryl’s brilliance sets Soderbergh financial dreamed Streeps apart...October 28 2019
It Must be Heaven: Elia Suleiman’s sardonic take on the world...October 23 2019
Noura’s Dream becomes nightmare dilemma in this raw tale…October 16 2019
Papicha: Rebelling through fashion in Algeria’s black decade…October 16 2019
The Sky is Pink: Priyanka Chopra disappoints, Zaira Wasim shines…October 13 2019
You Will Die at 20: Cursed boy’s Sudanese struggles mix fantasy, superstition…October 8 2019
Bitter Chestnut explores a contemporary quandary…October 7 2019
Bard of Blood is another Indian jaunt from Netflix…September 26 2019
Brilliant Pitt’s stellar performance in bedazzling space adventure…September 23 2019
Marriage Story paints love and loss with levity…September 15 2019
Discredited director’s comeback movie comes under skin…September 11 2019
Afghan tale of three troubled pregnancies fails to deliver…September 11 2019
Scales: Powerful critique of male dominance does Arab cinema proud…September 10 2019
Shadow of Water: A trek through the jungle with a predictable ending…September 10 2019
Joker: A painted face hides the bitter truth…September 9 2019
A Son is a powerful family tragedy will long be remembered…September 4 2019
Why animated film Bombay Rose was just too busy and sentimental…September 3 2019
Kore-eda’s The Truth puts director in uncertain world …September 3 2019
Women troop out of The Kitchen to maul the mafia…August 26 2019
Mindhunter: Getting into the psyche of a killer...August 25 2019
Second season of Sacred Games mirrors the ills of today’s India…August 17 2019
Once Upon a Time a tame Tarantino ode to the past…August 14 2019
Arabic-language ‘Dollar’ on Netflix struggles to show its worth…August 11 2019
‘Hobbs & Shaw’– Muscle and little else...August 5 2019
‘The Great Hack’: Manipulating people with their own data…July 29 2019
‘Super 30′, an exhilarating sketch of life and times of mathematician to the poor...July 16 2019
Confused narrative impedes scare series ‘Typewriter’... July 11 2019
Spider-Man: Far from Home’ lacks the thrills to trap us in its web…July 7 2019
Pervasively powerful ‘Last Visit’ explores father-son ties in a changing world…July 3 2019
‘Yesterday’, a rom-com with a soundtrack of Beatles hits...July 1 2019
Fakir’s farcical adventure a condescending take on India...June 27 2019
Clumsy mix of fiction and fact in Bollywood-obsessed orphan’s tale...June 25 2019
Frightening glimpse into near-future India under draconian rule...June 18 2019
Movie master’s reflective study of aging film director low on energy...June 13 2019
Cannes Palm d’Or winner, ‘Parasite’ is a brutal look at social inequality…June 11 2019
‘Young Ahmed’: Cannes prize winner offers a harsh look at radicalisation…May 27 2019
Of Fathers and Sons captures the moment childhood is lost…May 15 2019
The Last Summer: A flat teen rom-com that needs updating...May 11 2019
Breaking up is hard to do...April 28 2019
The Curse of La Llorona: Ghost story falls frightfully short on scare factor...April 23 2019
Selection Day: Once again TV cricketing series lacks spin and spirit of book...April 17 2019
‘The Tashkent Files’ rakes up a long-dead issue at last...April 14 2019
Childhood fancy adventure not quite what dreams are made of…April 10 2019
‘Traitors’ takes no prisoners in gripping spy drama...April 9 2019
Netflix retells story of Bonnie and Clyde in The Highwaymen…April 1 2019
Star-studded rumble in jungle packs powerful punch…March 27 2019
Put-upon mother’s journey of discovery is magical...March 26 2019
Unlikely romance loses its spark in soulless sojourn…March 19 2019
Set for Netflix, ‘Delhi Crime’ is engrossing and gut-wrenching…Mar 16 2019
‘Badla’ sinks in a quagmire of plot imperfections…March 13 2019
‘Period. End of Sentence’: India confronts the last female taboo in this award-winning documentary…March 2 2019
‘The Favourite’ is a triangular palace intrigue with an Oscar-winning lead...February 25 2019
Hip-hop dream in ‘Gully Boy’ is music to the ears...February 23 2019
Line of Descent is a dramatic tale of crime and atonement…February 16 2019
Bollywood Venetian escapade loses plot in the city of romance…February 13 2019
‘Wajib’– A father and son bond over a road trip…February 11 2019
‘Velvet Buzzsaw’: Money and cursed art paint a strange spectacle…February 2 2019
‘Gaza’: An uplifting study of a land in turmoil...January 30 2019
Syrupy Manikarnika biopic fails to impress…January 30 2019
Netflix’s first Emirati show is fascinating but lacks wit…January 26 2019
‘Why Cheat India’ is a rocky ride to the murky side of education…January 21 2019
A slanted silver screen offering on the Uri attack…January 17 2019
‘Selection Day’ fails to capture the nuances of the novel…January 14 2019
‘Girls of the Sun’– A female Kurdish battalion gives Daesh a drubbing…January 9 2019
‘Sofia’ — a damsel in distress and a selfish solution...January 1 2019
***
