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Ajit Duara

CAST Hugo Weaving, Hera Hilmar, Jihae, Leila George | DIRECTOR Christian Rivers
Cinema
Mortal Engines Movie Review

A dreadful thought is that this is just the adaptation of the first novel of the quartet, and that there are three more to go in the series

07 December 2018
CAST Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson | DIRECTOR Steven Caple, Jr
Cinema
Creed 2 Movie Review

CAST Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson | DIRECTOR Steven Caple, Jr

30 November 2018
CAST Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson | DIRECTOR Shankar
Cinema
2.0 Movie Review

‘2.0’ is dystopian for the first half of its duration, and mind numbingly wearisome in its second

30 November 2018
CAST Claire Foy, Andreja Pejić, Sylvia Hoeks | DIRECTOR Fede Álvarez
Cinema
The Girl in the Spider’s Web Movie Review

It is an even and fast moving film, reasonably well shot, that holds your attention for the duration

23 November 2018
CAST Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Arshad Warsi | DIRECTOR Neeraj Pathak
Cinema
Bhaiaji Superhit Movie Review

‘Bhaiaji Superhit’ will belie your expectations and disillusion you, after just half an hour of watching it

23 November 2018
CAST Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif | DIRECTOR Vijay Krishna Acharya
Cinema
Thugs of Hindostan Movie Review

In a sense Thugs of Hindostan is like a badly planned video game

09 November 2018
CAST Mackenzie Foy, Kiera Knightly, Helen Mirren | DIRECTOR Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston
Cinema
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Movie Review

The movie is a pleasant enough diversion, but overall, a disappointing Disney production

02 November 2018
CAST Sanjay Mishra, Kajal Jain, Chandrachoor Rai | DIRECTOR Pavan Kumar Chauhan
Cinema
Ekkees Tareekh Shubh Muhurat Movie Review

The execution of the film, especially in the latter half, lacks logic, aesthetics, and even basic cinema sense

02 November 2018
CAST Saif Ali Khan, Radhika Apte, Rohan Mehra, Chitrangada Singh | DIRECTOR Gauravv K. Chawla
Cinema
Baazaar Movie Review

So like the stock market, this movie fluctuates. It is not bullish. And it endorses professional amorality in its finale

27 October 2018
CAST Rajkummar Rao, Nargis Fakhri | DIRECTOR Namrata Singh Gujral
Cinema
5 Weddings Movie Review

With little to recommend it, in terms of entertainment or art, the film can be given a miss.

27 October 2018

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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