Reviews
Compelling documentary Diaries From Lebanon captures hope and despair on screen…March 14 2024
The Stranger’s Case critiques the ‘mountainish inhumanity’ shown toward refugees…March 14 2024
Screenplay shines in Oscar-nominated Anatomy of a Fall...February 25 2024
Academy Award nominated Society of the Snow essays a horrific tragedy without sensationalism …February 25 2024
Romance and heartbreak collide in appealing series One Day…February 25 2024
The New Look: Apple TV + explores Dior-Channel rivalry with flair…February 22 2024
The Iron Claw: A punch to the gut and chock full of tragedy...January 23 2024
Feeding Tomorrow is a timely, worrying documentary worth watching…January 23 2024
Foe stumbles despite star performances by Paul Mescal, Saoirse Ronan…January 17 2024
First We Bombed New Mexico depicts resilience in the face of inhumanity..January 11 2024
Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom fails to make a splash…January 1 2024
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Oscar winner Riz Ahmed stuns in short film Dammi...December 23 2023
Buckle up for a specular ride in Michael Mann’s Ferrari...December 23 2023
Ali Kalthami’s Mandoob is a visual fest set in Riyadh...December 22 2023
Action does all the talking in dialogue-free Silent Night...December 22 2023
Anna Kendrick makes haunting directorial debut with Woman of the Hour...December 22 2023
Nyad is a fascinating watch on one woman’s unexpected grit and determination…November 23 2023
Priscilla is an eye-opening look at life with Elvis Presley…November 17 2023
Awareness: A convoluted science-fiction thriller leaves more questions than answers...October 25 2023
Jordon’s Oscar Submission Inshallah A Boy is smartly written and moving…October 25 2023
Lupin 3 sees the gentleman thief return to Paris…October 11 2023
A fantastic Denzel Washington makes The Equalizer 3 a hit...September 25 2023
Love at First Sight is sweet but instantly forgettable…September 25 2023
Paradise is Burning: A poignant portrayal of three sisters…September 12 2023
Netflix thriller Who Is Erin Carter? falls flat...August 30 2023
The Deepest Breath on Netflix is a breathtaking look at risky free diving…August 16 2023
Legal drama Fisk delivers steady stream of humour, excitement...August 9 2023
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant explores loyalty in war-torn Afghanistan…July 24 2023
Netflix’s Survival of the Thickest is a welcome women-led comedy…July 19 2023
Netflix’s Wham is fizzy fun with a serving of music history…July 11 2023
Idris Elba starring Hijack is full of twists, cliffhangers…July 4 2023
A Beautiful Life on Netflix tells a time-worn story…June 22 2023
Arnold tells the almost unbelievable story of an action hero…June 15 2023
Where the Tracks End is a poetic yarn about growing up…June 12 2023
Bread and Roses spotlights Taliban’s treatment of women…June 1 2023
Apple TV+ City on Fire sags in parts but is overall gripping...May 25 2023
Transatlantic on Netflix is a fascinating WWII drama…May 25 2023
Citadel is a spy thriller tailored for Priyanka Chopra Jonas...April 30 2023
Documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields is an eye-opening look at the dark side of Hollywood...April 25 2023
Netflix’s Chupa sees Jonas Cuaron direct a Spielberg-inspired kids’ Adventure...April 24 2023
Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston prove their worth in Murder Mystery 2…April 2 2023
Soy Georgina Season Two highlights moments in Dubai amid tepid reality footage…March 28 2023
In Faraway, a woman finds peace and place by the shimmering sea in Croatia…March 23 2023
Keira Knightley shines as dogged reporter in Boston Strangler…March 21 2023
With its Oscar nominated lead, Aftersun captures a parent-child relationship perfectly … March 12 2023
Netflix Korean drama Unlocked is stylish but lacks thrills…February 23 2023
Steven Spielberg’s joyful, emotional The Fablemans heads to the Oscars…February 21 2023
Pamela, A Love Story is an endearing but incomplete picture of a Hollywood star...February 9 2023
Up for an Oscar, The Elephant Whisperers is a heart-warming joy to watch...February 2 2023
Plane fails to land but sees Gerard Butler give a soaring performance...January 24 2023
The Menu serves up chills aplenty but boats a lacklustre final course…January 19 2023
Alice, Darling offers a dark exploration of psychological abuse...January 17 2023
The Good Boss: Spanish legend Javier Bardem is fantastic in this corporate drama…January 11 2023
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Humour and hallucination combine in Saudi Arabia’s Oscar submission Raven Song…December 21 2022
Saudi film Valley Road is delightful dramatic comedy with heart...December 18 2022
Red Sea title A Summer in Boujad examines a teen’s struggles in an alien country…Dec 10 2022
Next Sohee at Red Sea International Film Festival shines a light on workplace cruelty…December 9 2022
Red Sea title Harka takes a disturbing look at Tunisia’s tragedies...December 8 2022
Fatih Akin’s Rheingold raises Red Sea Pulse rates…December 7 2022
Red Sea title Last Film Show is a haunting ode to cinema…December 6 2022
Red Sea title The Banshees of Inisherin explores a friendship that goes tragically wrong…December 5 2022
Red Sea title Shimoni is both devastating and meaningful…December 3 2022
What’s Love Got To Do With It Makes for a disappointing rom-com, despite splendid performance from stars…December 2 2022
Is That Black Enough For You brilliantly documents race in cinema…November 17 2022
Spirited on Apple TV + liberally uses Dickens fare to create a musical bonanza…November 17
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me is an honest look at her darkest moments…November 9 2022
In Enola Holmes 2, Sherlock’s sister sleuths in swashbuckling style…November 7 2022
Noah Baumbach’s stylish White Noise is a delightful adaptation…November 1 2022
The Redeem Team captures what ut takes to bounce back in basketball...October 19 2022
Amsterdam: An excellent cast does not quite elevate this period thriller…October 8 2022
Sidney on Apple TV+ is a gripping biopic on a Black actor’s rise during the civil rights movement…September 29 2022
Dirty Difficult Dangerous tells a poignant love story in Beirut…September 20 2022
Golden Lion winner All the Beauty and the Bloodshed profiles artist’s activism...September 16 2022
Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde is hugely exploitative…September 13 2022
The Son at the Venice Film Festival is powerful and award worthy…September 9 2022
Venice Film Festival’s Don’t Worry Darling resonates with the world today…September 8 2022
Syrian movie Nezouh delights Venice Film Festival…September 6 2022
Bad Sisters on Apple+TV is black humour at its best...August 29 2022
Five Days at Memorial replicates the horrors of Hurricane Katrina…August 17 2022
Netflix’s Keep Breathing is a survivalist story that lacks drama...August 8 2022
Light & Magic illuminates legacy of Hollywood’s premiere special effects studio...August 1 2022
Indian Predator docu-series leaves too many unanswered questions…July 24 2022
Netflix’s The Sea Beast is an exhilarating sea-faring adventure...July 19 2022
Hello, Goodbye and Everything In Between is a surprisingly mature teen rom-com…July 13 2022
The Forgiven sees Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain conforms their privilege…July 6 2022
Love & Gelato is a sweet, endearing romp through Rome…June 30 2022
Elvis: Baz Luhrmann’s biopic steers clear of the shadows...June 25 2022
Halftime sincerely captures Jennifer Lopez’s highs and lows…June 18 2022
Basketball fans in for a treat with Adam Sandler’s Netflix outing Hustle…June 12 2022
Ashkal: Cannes’ Tunisian title is unnerving but a little bizarre…June 7 2022
Top Gun: Maverick offers high-octane action, nostalgia…May 29 2022
A Perfect Pairing: Netflix hitches its hopes to the romance wagon…May 24 2022
Oussekine: An immensely sad story of racist brutality…May 16 2022
Along for the Ride creates magic fantasy with young romance...May 8 2022
Tokyo Vice: American reporter’s crime underworld yawningly long...May 4 2022
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes offers nothing new…May 1 2022
Julia Roberts plays whistleblower who brought down a president in Gaslit...April 26 2022
Kenneth Branagh takes us on a mysterious boat ride in Death on the Nile…April 19 2022
The In Between: Joey King’s new Netflix film is a tender romance...April 12 2022
Morbius is a stylish but insipid vampire adventure…April 4 2022
Bridgerton Season Two: Love clashes with social duty in 1800s London…March 29 2022
83: Many Years on, India’s World Cup win is still electrifying to watch…March 27 2022
Drive My Car is aching emotional journey of loss and love…March 21 2022
Worst Roommate Ever: Harrowing Netflix series lacks feeling…March 14 2022
Pieces of Her: The Netflix triller is laborious and lacks immediacy...March 8 2022
The Fallout: A piercing look at a teen’s turmoil after a school shootout...February 28 2022
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing- A hard-hitting documentary on corporate avarice…February 22 2022
Inventing Anna: Vicious and vulnerable she enslaved NY society…February 15 2022
The Tinder Swindler: A life online that can spell doom…February 12 2022
My Best Friend Anne Frank is a tale of enduring friendship even in the worst of times…February 7 2022
Three Songs for Benazir is a tender love story set amid an agonising war…February 1 2022
Perfect Strangers: Secrets and lies are served up for dinner...January 27 2022
Now on Netflix, WWIII spy drama Munich – The Edge of War is a mixed bag...January 25 2022
Denzel Washington gives a haunting performance in The Tragedy of Macbeth…January 18 2022
Four to Dinner: A clumsy questioning of love, soulmates…January 12 2022
Despite solid performances, weak writing spoils Stay Close...January 5 2022
Despite flaws, Sharaf serves as a telling look at prison corruption…January 3 2022
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Characters come alive in Emily in Paris Season Two…December 30 2021
Award-winning Saudi film, Rupture an abstract painting on the big screen…December 20 2021
Oscar-winner Olivia Coleman is mesmerising in The Lost Daughter…December 19 2021
Lady Gaga’s Golden Globe nomination for House of Gucci is well deserved…December 17 2021
Red Sea International Film Festival: The Exam is a powerful study in defying male dominance...December 13 2021
Red Sea International Film Festival: Casablanca Beats shines with a heady mix of rap, defiance...December 12 2021
Red Sea International Film Festival title Farha is a devastating look at war…December 9 2021
Final episodes of Money Heist are emotional and action-packed…December 4 2021
Netflix musical Tick, tick…Boom! a magical mix of acting, songs...November 17 2021
Egyptian director’s award-winning Amira is novel but trips up...November 14 2021
Tokyo Film Festival features Kurdish movie The Four Walls…November 3 2021
Horror show The Manor veers off course and fails to thrill...October 29 2021
Feathers: Award winning Egyptian film is dark and brilliant…October 24 2021
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is a nuanced re-telling of a sci-fi epic…October 5 2021
No Time To Die: Daniel Craig’s swan song as James Bond is thrilling and touching...October 2 2021
Scenes from a Marriage: The homage to a great screen work has little new to offer...September 26 2021
Kate: A middling work that is high on action but lacks innovation…September 15 2021
Latest season of Money Heist is a fight to finish…September 8 2021
Singer Camilla Cabello dazzles in ambitious re-telling of Cinderella…September 4 2021
The Green Knight: Dev Patel is fabulous in a fantastical fable…August 30 2021
Kissing Booth 3 — A teen rom-com that finally feels a little mature...August 21 2021
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union is long but worth the watch…August 14 2021
Cannes Film Festival opener, Annette, trifle frustrating…August 11 2021
The Last Letter from Your Lover: A retro romance that misses the mark…August 7 2021
Naomi Osaka: Docu-series smash reveals a star wondering if she is shining brightly enough...July 20 2021
Europa: Cannes film is a distressing document of migration…July 17 2021
Wild Allies: Majestic falcons take flight in inspiring new documentary...July 13 2021
Rehana Maryam Noor: Bangladesh’s first film at Cannes is a powerful watch…July 11 2021
Cannes Film Festival offers look at The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland…July 7 2021
The Ice Road: Liam Neeson turns hero to help trapped miners…July 1 2021
The Mysterious Benedict Society: Kids out to crush panic-causing fake news…June 29 2021
Kevin Hart in a new form struggling with parenting a toddler in Fatherhood…June 20 2021
French star Omar Sy gives magical touch to season two of Lupin on Netflix…June 12 2021
Chaos Walking: New Tom Holland-starring film is a hotchpotch of dystopian ideas...June 9 2021
Breaking Boundaries on Netflix: A desperate call for action to save Earth…June 7 2021
Lisey’s Story: Screen adaptation of Stephen King’s tale is more confusing than frightening…June 5 2021
Panic on Amazon Prime sees teens risk all in mindless game…June 1 2021
Now on Netflix, Halston charts the ups and downs of a forgotten fashion icon…May 24 2021
Claustrophobic Netflix drama Oxygen takes the breath away…May 19 2021
Kate Winslet exudes quiet brilliance in sleuthing series Mare of Easttown…May 11 2021
Children of the Enemy essays grandfather’s desperate mission to rescue children of Daesh fighters...May 3 2021
Promising Young Woman: A mesmeric Oscar-tipped performance by Carey Mulligan…April 21 2021
Oscar-nominated Minari depicts an immigrant family’s American dream…April 13 2021
Oscar runner Time explore a prison sentence’s impact on one family…April 7 2021
Frances McDormand is an epitome of dignity in visually stunning, Oscar-tipped Nomadland…April 5 2021
Oscar-nominated My Octopus Teacher takes marine documentaries to new emotional depths...March 23 2021
New show Bombay Begums from Lipstick Under My Burkha director misses the mark…March 23 2021
Brother’s Keeper depicts powerful friendships in a brutal boarding school...March 19 2021
Memory Box is a haunting look at love in battered Beirut…March 9 2021
Namaste Wahala: A cross-cultural effort misfires in this Nigerian-Indian flick on Netflix…March 4 2021
Netflix’s The Girl on the Train with Parineeti Chopra goes off-track…March 1 2021
Penguin Bloom sees Naomi Watts in a poigant comeback…February 18 2021
Framing Britney Spears: documenting the tale of a shackled life…February 14 2021
Family’s border separation sparks risky road trip for Palestinian dad in 200 Meters...February 11 2021
The Man Who Sold His Skin follows a provocative path…February 10 2021
The Dig: A charming look at one history-making moment now on Netflix…February 1 2021
What Killed Maradona? A life of glory that came with pain…January 20 2021
Night Stalker – the Hunt for a Serial Killer is fraught with blood and gore…January 16 2021
Netflix’s French crime caper Lupin is thrilling to the core…January 13 2021
Actress Vanessa Kirby packs a punch as Pieces of a Woman shows grief at its most raw...January 10 2021
Strong yet subtle Sylvie’s Love is beautiful retro romance…January 4 2021
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Netflix Regency romp Bridgerton big on style, small on substance…December 30 2020
New Netflix documentary on Ariana Grande hits the wrong notes…December 24 2020
A Call To Spy: Gripping World War II thriller shines a light on brave women...December 15 2020
Godmothered: Are sugary fantasies losing their charm?…December 15 2020
Netflix’s Ava follows a paid assassin who trips over her conscience…December 9 2020
Audrey: More Than An Icon takes viewers behind glitz of Hollywood heroine...December 2 2020
Black Beauty: Mending broken spirits in yet another retelling of a classic...November 30 2020
Italian diva Sophia Loren still firing on all cylinders in The Life Ahead…November 25 2020
New York outshines lead stars in festive season offering Dash and Lily…November 23 2020
Holidate: A great background film with no real tension…November 2 2020
A Suitable Boy mirrors political, personal dilemmas on an unwieldy canvas…October 26 2020
On the Rocks — Bill Murray is a steal in this dad-daughter outing…October 25 2020
Nocturne sheds light on toxic competitiveness in a music school...October 24 2020
Blackpink: Light Up the Sky: The joys, angst of a K-pop group…October 15 2020
Parents face ethical quagmire to protect daughter in The Lie...October 12 2020
Hubei Halloween: Adam Sandler’s latest gag-filled Netflix rom…October 11 2020
Emily in Paris: Show-stealing fashion, but no real substance…October 5 2020
Environmental film Kiss the Ground offers hope in the face of despair…September 29 2020
Enola Holmes: Fun sleuthing gamble that is let down by its script…September 27 2020
The Third Day: Jude Law stuns in a riveting psychological thriller…September 19 2020
Freaks: You’re One Of Us: German superhero caper lets Netflix down…September 16 2020
Love, Guaranteed: A charming rom-com for the new era…September 6 2020
Serious first-world issues dealt with charming ease in moody teen drama…September 2 2020
Chemical Hearts: A romance that takes off from tragedy…August 30 2020
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story takes rage and revenge to a tragic point…August 25 2020
The Sleepover: A mom with a hidden life on mission impossible…August 23 2020
Emotions run low in predictable damsel-in-distress drama, Khuda Haafiz…August 19 2020
Berlin, Berlin: Lolle on the run does not fly…August 18 2020
Work It playfully explores ambition through music and dance…August 11 2020
Zingy rom-com Seriously Single offers lighthearted plot with a refreshing twist…August 4 2020
The Kissing Booth 2: A rom-com with unresolved issues…July 29 2020
Dil Bechara flies high with Sushant Singh Rajput’s mesmeric performance… July 28 2020
Fatal Affair explores a subject beaten to death…July 22 2020
Breathe: Into The Shadows has bizarre plot, shoddy writing…July 15 2020
I May Destroy You is brutal take on sexual assault…July 11 2020
Hamilton makes a successful transition to the big screen…July 4 2020
The Oak Room — A slow burner with a rich horror story...June 30 2020
Lost Bullet whizzes past car chases, fistfights…June 29 2020
Gagarine shows pain of losing home…June 27 2020
One-Way to Tomorrow: A railroad romance...June 23 2020
Artemis Fowl is a disappointing fantasy of a rescue mission…June 17 2020
Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods is right for the moment…June 13 2020
Netflix zombie horror series offers chills without the thrills…June 10 2020
Control Z: A high school sleuth sets out to find a vicious hacker…June 6 2020
The Lovebirds is a romance that runs into rough weather…May 31 2020
Capone: The degeneration of an evil mind…May 23 2020
The Last Dance is exactly what sports fans needed…May 19 2020
18 Presents: Story of motherly love may struggle to be believed…May 12 2020
Becoming, the (very) authorised biopic of Michelle Obama...May 6 2020
Dangerous Lies — A messy and lazily paced whodunit...May 3 2020
Lessons to be learnt from real-life school corruption scandal…April 30 2020
Extraction is high on adventure to chase away your lockdown blues...April 26 2020
Tigertail is deeply touching, but fails to achieve narrative brilliance…April 19 2020
Love Wedding Repeat crumbles despite an impressive cast...April 13 2020
Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project — who is it for ?…April 8 2020
Despite slickness, ennui sets in as Money Heist season four streams…April 6
Coffee & Kareem is an inane adventure with a few laughs…April 4 2020
She follows a would-be Mata Hari in Mumbai’s murkiness...March 26 2020
Alison Brie is brilliant, but Horse Girl is confusing…March 23 2020
Lost Girls — Police apathy at a mother’s grief is hard to swallow…March 16 2020
Mark Wahlberg plays a cop with a conscience in Spencer Confidential…March 10 2020
Netflix drama Guilty a lesson on consent in the #MeToo era…March 8 2020
Netflix drama’s refreshingly sober take on teenage mental illness…March 3 2020
Great storytelling makes for fascinating watch in Netflix’s Yeh Ballet…February 24 2020
Miss Americana: A telling look at pop’s most polarising star…February 5 2020
Nefta Football Club: A charming Oscar-nominated tale…February 2 2020
A Fall from Grace is a dark thriller with a fresh take…January 26 2020
Oscar nominated Brotherhood is pure unadulterated drama…January 19 2020
Adam: A story of compassion and companionship…Janaury 9 2020
1982: Witnessing a war via the corridors of a school...January 4 2020
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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
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