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IANS Review: ‘The Kashmir Files’: Lending a voice to broken souls
Mumbai : Based on actual incidents and narrated from the Kashmiri Pandit's point of view, director Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Kashmir Files' is a dramatised version of events that occurred in 1989.The film, which showcases the plight of…
IANS Review: ‘Dog’: Technically perfect but lack emotions and gravitas
Mumbai : The premise of this film, 'Transporting a PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) canine to her former handler's funeral conjures an image of a sentimental and emotion-laden film. But alas! 'Dog' struggles to be a goofy road film of…
IANS Review: ‘Parallel Mothers’: Ordinary story brilliantly told
Mumbai : While on the surface, director Pedro Almodovar's 'Parallel Mothers' is an ordinary story of two women who became mothers on the same day at the same hospital and how their lives intertwine. But, if you look deeper into the…
IANS Review: ‘Etharkkum Thunindhavan’ bats for women’s safety
Chennai : Director Pandiraj's 'Etharkkum Thunindhavan' is an out-and-out commercial entertainer that advocates strong measures for the safety of women.The film is unlike any of the earlier projects of Pandiraj, who is known for his…
IANS Review: ‘Turning Red’: An amusingly heartwarming coming-of-age film
Miumbai : This 2D animated film - 'Turning Red' is an amusingly heart-warming coming-of-age film about mothers and daughters- and growing up to celebrate a growth mindset in accepting who you are.The story follows an intelligent Meilin…
IANS Review: ‘Jugaadistan’: Relevant, relatable and engaging
Mumbai : There are numerous portrayals of student life dramas on the OTT platforms, but very few series have attempted to capture the ethics and ethos of the students and the society they live in. This is one of them. Yet, technically the…
IANS Review: ‘Rudra – The Edge of Darkness’: Engaging but pretentiously intense
Mumbai : With an exhausted and worn-out premise a bright but emotionally troubled police officer hunting hardened criminals, 'Rudra The Edge of Darkness', which is an adaptation of the British TV show 'Luther', is pretentiously…
IANS Review: ‘Undekhi Season 2’: Honest performances keeps you glued to the screen
Mumbai : 'Undekhi' is a crime drama that revolves around the influential and criminally inclined Atwals of Manali, and though the series does not start as a wry and moving family drama, it gets evolved into one, with a crime-ridden,…
IANS Review: ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’: Alia steals hearts as Gangubai
Mumbai : Auteur Sanjay Leela Bhansali's latest oeuvre, 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' is based on the chapter, 'The Matriarch of Kamatipura' from the book 'Mafia Queens of Mumbai - Stories of Women from the Ganglands' authored by S. Hussain Zaidi…
IANS Review: ‘Valimai’ lacks depth to impress right till the end
Mumbai: 'Valimai' can best be described as an action film, the first half of which belongs to director H Vinoth, and the second half, to actor Ajith.In other words, 'Valimai's' first half offers a plot with the same class and brilliance…