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'Toaster' review: Another effortful, unfunny Rajkummar Rao comedy

New Delhi, April 19 -- In the week of her passing, Toaster has a doozy of an Asha Bhosle joke. Distraught Glenn (Abhishek Banerjee) has to address the small gathering at his mother's funeral. To get t... और पढ़ें


Asha Bhosle's empire of desire

New Delhi, April 17 -- It's about an hour into Jewel Thief (1967). The plot is cheerfully sordid but the music has been respectable. Lata Mangeshkar has sung two chaste songs. Now it's time for some f... और पढ़ें


'The Drama' review: Jittery comedy can't face up to its dark secret

New Delhi, April 4 -- Long before The Drama unveils its central conflict, the filmmaking clues us in on where we're headed. Kristoffer Borgli's film opens with a Hitchcockian closeup of Zendaya's ear.... और पढ़ें


'The Testament of Ann Lee': Whole lotta shaking in wild, vivid musical

New Delhi, March 22 -- A small group of Shakers looking for a piece of land to base their operation are lost in the wild. By nightfall, the oldest, Hocknell (David Cale), seems to take leave of his se... और पढ़ें


'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' review: Sequel rages past the point of exhaustion

New Delhi, March 19 -- Of all the possible callbacks to Dhurandhar, there was one scene that was always going to be revisited in the sequel. At the start of the first film, Intelligence Bureau chief A... और पढ़ें


'Subedaar' review: Anil Kapoor is a great grump but the film can't keep up

New Delhi, March 6 -- Throughout Subedaar, various characters tell retired army man Arjun Maurya (Anil Kapoor) that he's no longer on the border. Sometimes it's a threat, sometimes a plea, but the imp... और पढ़ें


'Hamnet' review: Shakespeare film is moving but too cautious

New Delhi, March 2 -- I first heard it about 15 minutes into the film, when Agnes tells the village tutor whom she likes, and who's crazy for her, that she can read landscapes on his hand. "You saw a ... और पढ़ें


How Kaouther Ben Hania amplified the Palestinian voice

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The most wrenching moment in The Voice of Hind Rajab comes late in the film. The Red Crescent despatchers have lost contact with the Palestinian girl they've been talking to. The... और पढ़ें


Arundhati Roy indie gem finally gets its due

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Imagine you're on the fringes of the Delhi arts scene in the late 1980s. A friend invites you to see a rare movie shoot in town. You head to the School of Planning and Architectu... और पढ़ें


'O'Romeo' review: Violent love story sees Vishal Bhardwaj in mad scientist mode

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- There are, broadly speaking, two types of Vishal Bhardwaj films. The first kind unfold with control and fixity of purpose: Maqbool, Omkara, Haider. The second, films like Matru K... और पढ़ें