Cinema

Annabelle

Ajit Duara

Unable to frighten or snap out of its trite references to classics, this horror flick disappoints

Haider

Ajit Duara

Wrought with great intellectual and technical finesse, this film is pure poetry in motion

Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya

Ajit Duara

Morally vacuous and riddled with asinine scenes, this film is best avoided

Khoobsurat

Ajit Duara

This film combines a delightful re-creation of old-world charm with emphatic performances

Finding Fanny

Ajit Duara

With its truthful depiction of individual foibles and local Goan charm, this film is a winner

Monsoon Magic

Saibal Chatterjee in Toronto

A veteran Canadian filmmaker captures the miracle and mayhem of the Indian rains in a remarkable documentary that premiered last week at the 39th Toronto International Film Festival

Mary Kom

Ajit Duara

Devoid of authenticity and political depth, this biopic disappoints on many levels

CULTURE KOMBAT

Lhendup G Bhutia

Does everything from the casting of Priyanka Chopra to the location where the biopic of the boxing legend was shot only bring out Bollywood’s ethnic caricature of North-Easterners?