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IANS Review: ‘Guilty Minds’: Taut and brilliantly packaged
Mumbai : This series is an engaging drama that involves characters indulging in legal practice. It also explores how even powerful people can be brought down- by scandal and how secrets can never truly stay buried. This series primarily…
IANS Review: ‘Jersey’: Shahid delivers a knockout performance
Mumbai : Gowtam Tinnauri's 'Jersey', a remake of a popular Telugu film by the same name, is about the struggle of Arjun Talwar, a gifted cricketer from Chandigarh, Punjab. It is his journey from being a successful batsman who throws in the…
IANS Review: ‘Operation Romeo’: A blend of toxic masculinity and modern feminism
Mumbai : This film is a romantic suspense thriller that gives you an insight into toxic masculinity. Adapted from the Malayalam film Ishq - Not a love story' directed by Anuraj Manohar and inspired by true events, the takeaway of the film…
IANS Review: ‘London Files’: Commendable performances, convoluted plot
Mumbai : 'London Files' is a suspense thriller that begins with a promise, gets complex, and becomes tedious before it signs off.Set in the United Kingdom, the prologue of this six-episode series starts on a shaky and amateurish note, where…
IANS Review: ‘Mai’: Familiar premise astutely packaged
Mumbai : This six-episode series has a familiar premise. It is a whodunit where a mother unravels the truth of her daughter's death.The prologue of this series unfurls on a shaky note showcasing how Sheel, a doctor working at Geeta Bhawan -…
IANS Review: ‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’: Visually impressive despite a passive narrative
Mumbai : For the uninitiated, K.G.F. stands for the Kolar Gold Fields. This film is a sequel to the 2018 released 'K.G.F: Chapter 1'.With its timeline stretching from 1951 to 1981 and narrated in a non-linear manner, the film takes off from…
IANS Review: ‘Outer Range’: An engaging neo-western with sci-fi elements
Los Angeles : Films and series set in the countryside of the wild west of America have always been intriguing and 'Outer Range' is no different. It is an engaging neo-western with sci-fi elements that astutely wraps the themes of power…
IANS Review: With its wafer-thin plot, ‘Beast’ fails to impress
Hyderabad : By Manigandan K.R. Director Nelson Dilipkumar's 'Beast' is an action comedy whose only aim seems to be to glorify its hero's character. As a result, it fails to impress. It is just an ordinary commercial entertainer that has…
IANS Review: ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’: Visually immersive but…
Los Angeles : Rooted deep in the mythology of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World, this film is the third instalment of the five-part Harry Potter prequel.The film takes off from where it left in the previous edition, where at the near end of…
IANS Review: ‘The Contractor’: Refreshingly sensitive and balanced, action-thriller
Los Angeles : 'The Contactor' is a well-paced, unfussy action-thriller. Chris Pine plays a former Special Forces Sergent James Harper recovering from a knee injury while serving his time in the US Army in Afghanistan and Iraq. Despite being…