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    All We Imagine As Light review: Payal Kapadia’s bittersweet love poem to Mumbai

    Prathap Nair
    28 May 2024 6:30 AM IST

    The film, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes, is a tender portrait of female friendship; it shows there are no quick fixes or happy endings to our unremarkable realities

    All We Imagine As Light
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    Manoj Bajpayee in Bhaiyya Ji
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    Bhaiyya Ji review: Manoj Bajpayee’s 100th film is an uninspired mix of tropes, old and new

    25 May 2024 3:05 PM IST
    Turbo review: In-form Mammootty revs up old-school action entertainer
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    Turbo review: In-form Mammootty revs up old-school action entertainer

    23 May 2024 5:00 PM IST
    Jaggi
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    Jaggi review: Anmol Sidhu’s film is a haunting tale of survival and dignity

    19 May 2024 6:30 AM IST
    A still from Vipin Das’s Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil

    Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil review: A Priyadarshan-style comedy that misses the mark

    16 May 2024 5:30 PM IST
    Star review: Feel-good, inspirational drama with flawed second half

    Star review: Feel-good, inspirational drama with flawed second half

    10 May 2024 11:29 AM IST
    Monkey Man

    Monkey Man review: Crunching action elevates Dev Patel’s directorial debut

    4 May 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review: Paul Rudd & Co. rescue this fan-service sequel

    27 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Rathnam review: Vishal show in typical Hari entertainer

    Rathnam review: Vishal show in typical Hari entertainer

    26 April 2024 7:47 PM IST
    Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2

    Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 review: Dibakar Banerjee’s film is a delightful nightmare

    20 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Amar Singh Chamkila

    Amar Singh Chamkila review: A scintillating biopic of Punjab’s own Elvis Presley

    13 April 2024 8:45 AM IST
    One Life review: Anthony Hopkins is exceptional in touching biopic of the ‘British Schindler’

    One Life review: Anthony Hopkins is exceptional in touching biopic of the ‘British Schindler’

    8 April 2024 2:04 PM IST
    Scoop review: A very British scandal illustrates journalism’s power, responsibility

    Scoop review: A very British scandal illustrates journalism’s power, responsibility

    7 April 2024 1:32 PM IST
    Parusuram’s Family Star

    ‘Family Star’ review: Vijay Deverakonda, Mrunal Thakur rekindle the magic of ‘Geetha Govindam’

    5 April 2024 7:07 PM IST
    Woh Bhi Din The

    Wo Bhi Din The: An unembellished, charming portrait of adolescence, and Jamshedpur

    Ishita Sengupta
    5 April 2024 1:25 PM IST

    Sajid Ali’s assured debut film, currently streaming on Zee5, is about growing up, depicted through the lens of those who are yet to grow up

    Aadujeevitham

    Aadujeevitham review: A survival drama, fuelled by high-octane performances

    29 March 2024 7:00 AM IST
    Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

    Swatantrya Veer Savarkar: Randeep Hooda lifts Hindutva icon’s flattering portrait

    23 March 2024 4:50 PM IST
    Ae Watan Mere Watan

    Ae Watan Mere Watan: How a 22-year-old woman fought the tyranny of British Raj

    21 March 2024 12:00 PM IST
    Razakar

    Razakar: A propaganda film on Hyderabad’s annexation, ultra loud and agitated

    16 March 2024 9:45 AM IST
    Kung Fu Panda 4

    Kung Fu Panda 4: Jack Black and Awkwafina salvage middling sequel

    15 March 2024 4:10 PM IST
    Fairy Folk

    Fairy Folk: A provocative film about marriage’s suffocating confines, repressed desires

    13 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Abracadabra

    Abracadabra review: A tender-hearted hyperlink drama set in Udupi

    10 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Gaami

    Gaami review: Vishwak Sen’s brutal, visceral adventure sets a new bar

    9 March 2024 4:00 PM IST
    The Color Purple

    The Color Purple review: A powerful portrait of sisterhood and solidarity

    9 March 2024 7:25 AM IST
    Perfect Days

    Perfect Days: In Wim Wenders’ film, up for Oscars, life is gloriously ordinary

    7 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
    May December

    May December: The story of a woman who faced public wrath for loving a minor

    5 March 2024 4:30 PM IST
    Joshua: Imai Pol Kaakha

    Joshua: Imai Pol Kaakha: Gautham Menon’s actioner brims with ideas, and wastes them

    5 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Poor Things

    Poor Things review: A woman’s quest to reclaim her body in Victorian England

    3 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Operation Valentine

    Operation Valentine review: Varun Tej’s film, a template aviation thriller, fails to soar

    2 March 2024 2:20 PM IST
    The Teachers’ Lounge review: Classroom thriller, up for Oscars, is tense, tantalizing

    The Teachers’ Lounge review: Classroom thriller, up for Oscars, is tense, tantalizing

    2 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
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