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Ant-Man and the Wasp
*ing: Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Lawrence Fishburn Rated: 6/10 After the heartbreaking apocalypse of Avengersfinishing off
Read moreSoorma: A gentle and inspiring biopic
*ing: Diljit Dosanjh, Taapsee Pannu, Angad Bedi, Siddharth Shukla Rated: 6.5/10 A biopic on a hockey player, who is neither
Read moreIsle of Dogs
*ing: Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, Kunichi Nomura, Ken Watanabe, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand Rated:
Read moreSicario: Day of the Soldado
*ing: Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Catherine Keener Rated: 6/10 This sequel to the
Read moreEscape Plan 2: Hades
*ing: Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, Huang Xiaoming, Jaime King, Jesse Metcalfe, Wes Chatham, Titus Welliver Rated: 5/10 Last time there
Read moreIncredibles 2
Voiceovers: Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Samuel L Jackson Rated: 6.5/10 When you are with the
Read moreHereditary
*ing: Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, Gabriel Byrne Rated: 5/10 There are very few movies that do
Read moreJurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom
*ing: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, James Cromwell, Toby Jones Rated: 6/10 The dinosaurs
Read moreVeere Di Wedding: A bold & beautiful womance
*ing: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar, Shikha Talsania, Sumeet Vyas Rated: 8/10 This bold and beautiful womance is
Read moreKhajoor Pe Atke
*ing: Vinay Pathak, Manoj Pahwa, Dolly Ahluwalia, Seema Bhargava Rated: 5/10 Small budget movies like this one have started dotting an
Read moreBlue Planet II
*ing: David Attenborough Rated: 8/10 BBC can seldom be faulted for their Nature series and Blue… is up there on the
Read moreDeadpool 2
*ing: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, TJ Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy Rated: 7/10 Flippant, funny
Read moreCafe Tesu : A delightful cafe beating the mayhem outside
MEENAKSHI RAO finds a rare cafe that has its wines rightly chilled & its Bellini rightly mixed to go with innovative
Read moreRaazi: Happening & taut spy-scraper
*ing: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Rajit Kapur, Shishir Sharma, Jaideep Ahlawat, Ashwath Bhatt, Amruta Khanvilkar, Soni Razdan Rated: 8/10 Meghna
Read moreMonster Hunt 2
*ing: Tony Leung, Bai Baihe, Jing Boran, Li Yuchun, Tony Yang Rated: 5/10 The exams have just finished so this
Read more102 Not Out
*ing: Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Jimit Trivedi Rated: 7/10 Both Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor are obviously having a wanton
Read moreAvengers: Infinity War
*ing: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Chadwick Boseman, Zoe Saldana,
Read moreBeyond The Clouds
*ing: Abhay Deol, Patralekhaa, Reshma Khan Rated: 6/10 Iconic Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s inaugural Bollywood film was the centrepoint of
Read moreNanu Ki Jaanu – It’s funny but not entirely
*ing: Abhay Deol, Patralekhaa, Reshma Khan Rated: 5/10 The last spooky comedy the Indian audience enjoyed was Go, Goa Gone
Read moreShotover Canyon Swing: ‘We don’t do normal’, say Chris Russell & Hamish Emerson
The young duo of Chris Russell and Hamish Emerson has given Queenstown its newest and scariest adventure activity. Hamish talks
Read moreShotover Canyon Swing: Death defying wonder
Two Kiwi youngsters have created the world’s scariest jump — the Shotover Canyon Swing, which goes off a cliff and
Read moreMidnight Sun
*ing: Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle, Quinn Shephard Rated: 7/10 Romance has gone out of the system of cinema
Read morePeter Rabbit
*ing: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, Sam Neill, Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie, James Corden Rated: 8/10 The bunnies are
Read moreA Quiet Place
A Quiet Place *ing: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski Rated: 10/10 This near silent movie explodes with so much force that
Read morePacific Rim Uprising
*ing: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny Rated: 6/10 Robots, iron monsters, wars, destruction and a whole lot
Read moreRaid : Slow, riveting & realistic
*ing: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D’Cruz, Saurabh Shukla Rated: 8.5/10 Much like the trait of honesty it showcases, Raid too is
Read more7 Days in Entebbe
*ing: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Ben Schnetzer, Lior Ashkenazi, Denis Ménochet Rated: 8/10 Another gripper of the week,
Read moreTomb Raider
*ing: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas Rated: 5.5/10 From Angelina Jolie in the first
Read moreThe Hurricane Heist
*ing: Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson Rated: 4/10 Rob Cohen is used to being fast and furious
Read moreHate Story 4
*ing: Urvashi Rautela, Karan Wahi, Vivan Bhatena, Ihana Dhillon, Gulshan Grover Rated: 4/10 What’s loaded most in this No 4
Read moreSadma strikes India: Sridevi leaves at just 54
It was in Goa that I last met Sridevi – as usual a picture of grace, elegance and a quiet
Read moreWelcome to New York: Avoidable, big time
*ing: Diljit Dosanjh, Sonakshi Sinha, Karan Johar, Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani, Rana Daggubati, Sushant Singh Rajput, Aditya Roy
Read moreHostilers: A drab journey
*ing: Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike Wes Studi Jesse Plemons Adam Beach Rory Cochrane Ben Foster Rated: 5/10 The only thing
Read moreAiyaary: Not up there
*ing: Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh, Pooja Chopra, Adil Hussain Rated: 6/10 Neeraj Pandey
Read morePad Man — The Five-day wonder
*ing: Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Radhika Apte, Sudhir Pandey, Maya Alagh, Amitabh Bachchan Rated: 7/10 It is a difficult and
Read moreThe 15:17 to Paris
*ing: Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, Judy Greer, Jenna Fischer, Ray Corasani Rated: 2/10 Why do such lacklustre, directionless
Read moreClaridges Garden: Feast on a garden full of soul
Brunch on the greens is a unique food therapy and the Claridges Garden is the place to be on a
Read moreKaalakaandi : Dark humour waylaid
*ing: Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Oberoi, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz, Sobhita Dhulipala, Isha Talwar, Shivam Patil Rated:
Read moreDownsizing
*ing: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig Rated: 5.5/10 A revolutionary idea at best — downsizing humans to
Read morePaddington 2 : A charmer all the way
*ing: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw Rated: 7/10 Well,
Read moreJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Casting: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Bobby Cannavale Rated: 7/10 Jumanji has been synonymous with
Read moreLord of the winter noon bites and sips
Time for al fresco brunch breaks with the weather being on its best behaviour, says MEENAKSHI RAO It’s that time
Read moreTiger Zinda Hai: Delightfully, predictably & solely Sallu Bhai
Casting: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sajjad Delfrooz, Paresh Rawal, Sudeep, Angad Bedi, Kumud Mishra, Girish Karnad, Anjalie Gupta, Neha Hinge,
Read moreStar Wars: The Last Jedi
Casting: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels
Read moreBring home some hill peace
Taking a break into the uncharted is the ultimate rejuvenator, says Meenakshi Rao after wandering into the lush green hilly interiors of
Read moreFukrey Returns
Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma, Priya Anand, Richa Chaddha, Vishakha Singh, Pankaj Tripathi Rated: 5/10 It should
Read moreDaddy’s Home 2: The Christmas daddies are on
Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, John Cena, John Lithgow, Mel Gibson Rated: 5/10 Christmas has turned rather overwhelmingly parental this
Read moreMark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Marton Csokas, Ike Barinholtz, Tony Goldwyn, Tom Sizemore, Bruce Greenwood, Michael C. Hall, Brian d’Arcy James,
Read moreBorg McEnroe: Legendary rivalry for the ages
Cast: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, Robert Emms Rated: 7/10 Sporting rivalries often turn into folklore and the one
Read moreTera Intezaar
Cast voice over: Arbaaz Khan, Sunny Leone, Arya Babbar, Sudha Chandran, Salil Ankola, Hanif Noyda, Richa Sharma, Bhani Singh, Gauhar
Read moreWonder: A wonderful film
Cast: Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Mandy Patinkin, Daveed Diggs Rated: 8/10 Propelling the virtue of kindness in this fast
Read morePICKWICK’S TURNS STREET SMART
King of Continental, the good old Pickwick’s has had a change of platter. MEENAKSHI RAO bites into the street smart makeover to
Read moreJUST PEOPLE & STORIES
These are just ordinary people and yet so extra-ordinary in their everyday life. MEENAKSHI RAO caught up with these story makers of
Read more‘Skilling students for GenX jobs is crucial’
Dr H Vinod Bhat, Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University has been leading a silent revolution in propelling research in private universities,
Read moreMiddle cinema has all but vanished due to economics: Nagesh Kukunoor
As technical committee head of IFFI, young director Kukunoor’s job is to see that all films shown at the festival
Read morePowerhouse performances
The Film Bazaar has emerged as the largest South Asian film market encouraging creative and financial collaboration between South Asian
Read moreYoung Indian talent should not languish: Majid Majidi
Iranian film-maker MAJID MAJIDI has been the toast of the town at IFFI, what with his acclaimed film Beyond the
Read moreTumhari Sulu: Hamari, tumhari, sabki Sullu
Casting: Vidya Balan, Neha Dhupia, Manav Kaul Rated: 7/10 Sullu is you, she is me too but with an added
Read moreQarib Qarib Singlle: An Irrfan-Parvathy enable rom-com
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Parvathy, Bajrangbali Singh Rated: 8/10 He looks unkempt, dirty and tousled. Like an urchin at his worst. He slurps
Read moreShaadi Mein Zaroor Aana: Rao does a fine job
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Kharbanda, Navni Parihar, Govind Namdev, Nayani Dixit Rated: 6/10 Small town films, with small town characters and very
Read moreQarib Qarib Singlle : An Irrfan-Parvathy enabled rom-com
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Parvathy, Bajrangbali Singh Rated: 8/10 He looks unkempt, dirty and tousled. Like an urchin at his worst. He slurps
Read moreMy Little Pony: Cute & colourful
Voiceovers*: Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber Rated: 5/10 Animations mostly take your heart with their slick production qualities and cuteness and
Read moreA Bad Moms Christmas: Have fun this Christmas
Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Cheryl Hines, Christine Baranski, Susan Sarandon Rated: 6/10 Clearly, when it’s Christmas time, moms have
Read moreThe House Next Door: Horror not so much
Cast: Siddharth, Andrea Jeremiah, Atul Kulkarni Rated: 4/10 Bollywood is yet to get its horror genre right, despite the Mukesh Bhatt kind
Read moreRibbon: Kalki all the way
Cast: Kalki Koechlin, Sumeet Vyas, Hitesh Malhan Rated: 5.5 /10 Kalki Koechlin is on a roll these days and with Ribbon, she brings
Read moreThor: Ragnarok: It’s hammer & tongs fun
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson Rated: 7/10 Marvel is clearly having fun
Read moreGeostorm:Thrills enter but little late
Cast: Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ed Harris, Andy García Rated: 5.5/10 This catastrophic climate thriller comes with all
Read moreJia Aur Jia: A grand disaster
Cast: Richa Chaddha, Kalki Koechlin, Arslan Goni Rated: 4/10 A discovery of life, on a road trip through virgin film territory of
Read moreSecret Superstar: A good Diwali gift from Aamir
Casting: Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij Rated: 7/10 It is, indeed, a secret superstar. The film got bare minimum
Read moreGolmaal Again!!!!
Casting: Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Prakash Raj, Neil Nitin Mukesh Rated: 3/10 Rohit
Read moreRanchi Diaries
Cast: Anupam Kher, Jimmy Shergill, Satish Kaushik Soundarya Sharma, Himansh Kohli, Taaha Shah Badusha Rated: 1/10 Why on earth would
Read moreVictoria and Abdul: Brilliant odd couple tale
Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon Rated: 8/10 This Judy Dench special is heading straight for
Read moreChef: Saif cooks up a quite a fair
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Dhanish Karthik, Dinesh Prabhakar, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Neha Saxena Rated: 7/10 Saif Ali Khan
Read moreAmerican Made: Cruise all the way & up close
Cast: Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright, Domhnall Gleeson, Jayma Mays, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke Rated: 5/10 It’s a Tom Cruise close-up shot
Read moreJudwaa 2: Varun no patch on Salman Khan
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Taapsee Pannu Rated: 4/10 David Dhawan indulges in his own make and remake as a retirement benefit
Read moreBhoomi: Needed a better one from Sanju
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sidhant Gupta, Sharad Kelkar Rated: 4/10 No, not this one for a comeback Sanju
Read moreHaseena Parkar: Haseena stuck up & slow
Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhanth Kapoor, Ankur Bhatia, Rajesh Tailang Rated: 5/10 This was meant to be Shraddha Kapoor’s career-altering film based
Read moreNewton: Engaging, stunninng election time tale
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil, Raghubir Yadav Rated: 9.5/10 Perfection is a misnomer, an impossible achievement in cinema. But young
Read moreLucknow Central: Akhtar caught in a bind
Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Diana Penty, Gippy Grewal, Deepak Dobriyal, Ronit Roy, Inaamulhaq, Rajesh Sharma Rated: 4/10 For one, Farhan Akhtar looks like
Read moreSimran: Kangana fantastic but Simran is not
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Soham Shah, Esha Tewari Pande, Aneesha Joshi Rated: 6/10 If it was only about Kangana Ranaut, this would
Read moreKingsman: The Golden Circle: It’s all same, same
Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Elton John, Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges Rated: 5/10 Let’s face it
Read moreAmerican Assassin: Action junkies tune in
Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, Taylor Kitsch Rated: 6/10 When it comes to good spy thriller action
Read morePatel Ki Punjabi Shaadi
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Vir Das, Payal Ghosh, Prem Chopra Rated: 2/10 Paresh Rawal was not enough. Neither was an
Read moreShubh Mangal Saavdhan: It’s gent’s problem
Cast : Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Brijendra Kala, Seema Pahwa, Shubhankar Tripathi, Anshul Chauhan, Anmol Bajaj Rated: 6.5/10 Not all Dilliwali movies high on
Read moreBaadshaho: An insipid thriller
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D’Cruz, Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Vidyut Jammwal, Sanjay Mishra, Sharad Kelkar, Sunny Leone Rated: 4/10 A thriller without
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