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IANS Review: ‘Spencer’ is more impressive than ‘Diana’ of 2013
Mumbai : Set in 1991, 'Spencer' is a haunting reimagining of the tense three-day Christmas weekend in the life of Princess Diana which she spent with the royal family at the Sandringham Estate, a preposterously large six-storey country…
IANS Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’: Lazily crafted and mildly entertaining
Mumbai : Director Jason Reitman's 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' is an underwhelming, lazy, and just mildly entertaining film. This is the fourth film of its franchise, and technically, this one is the sequel to the first two original…
IANS Review: ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’: A family entertainer that’s short on novelty
Mumbai : 'Old wine in a new bottle' is how one can sum up 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' in one phrase. The second part of the immensely popular 2005 movie, 'Bunty Aur Babli', starring Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, is a frothy comedy with its…
‘Pon Manickavel’: A murder mystery that’s lost its plot
Mumbai : Director Mugil Chellappan's 'Pon Manickavel' is a run-of-the-mill entertainer with all those elements that were considered essential for commercial success in Tamil cinema at one point in time.From songs to dances to fights to a…
IANS Review: ‘Churuli’: Riveting performances uplift Malayalam mystery movie
Mumbai : Ace Malayalam director Lijo Jose Pellisery, who has ensured resounding box-office successes by narrating the stories of the villages of Kerala's high ranges in his earlier movies such as 'Angamaly Diaries', 'EeMaYu' and…
IANS Review: ‘Your Honour 2’: Noir characters and complex plot elevate this series
Mumbai : Set in Punjab, 'Your Honour' is the story of a good man uncovering dark truths about himself and his capacity for compromise and corruption under pressure.Picking up immediately after the happenings of its first season, the man is…
IANS Review: ‘Cash’: A comic caper in the shadow of demonetisation
Mumbai : 'Cash ' is a comic dramatisation of the life of entrepreneurs in the backdrop of the 2017 demonetisation.Armaan Gulati wants to be the self-made Elon Musk of India, and he is never short on bright ideas and start-up plans, but he…
IANS Review: ‘Kurup’: An investigative thriller that fails to impress
Mumbai : Director Srinath Rajendran's 'Kurup', which looks to narrate the story of Sudhakara Kurup, a man believed to be Kerala's most elusive criminal, is a lavishly made, slow-moving investigative thriller that ends up leaving you with…
IANS Review: ‘Special Ops 1.5 – The Himmat Story’: A complex yet not intense tale…
Mumbai : This series consisting of four episodes is the prequel to the 'Special Ops' series that was initially launched in March 2020. It is the origin story of the legendary, non-conforming, super-efficient RAW officer Himmat Singh (Kay…
IANS Review: ‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ loses sheen because of lazily crafted script
Mumbai : 'Home Sweet Home Alone' is the sixth edition where we get to see young Max Mercer (Archie Yates) inflict damage on his grown-up foes when he is forced to fend for himself after being inadvertently left alone at home.Here is the…