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Manikarnika Review: An Effective Revision of Your School History Book Chapter

As someone rooting for the success of Manikarnika, I was hungry for the movie to delve into the story behind the story. Did the exemplary Queen of Jhansi make mistakes? Did she have regrets? But the film only offers us Kangana Ranaut’s glaring dialogue-baazi and jaw clenching, and hammy plot devices.

Sonali Kokra May 25, 2016

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The Disciple Review: A Rare Story about A Devoted Failure

Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple, now out on Netflix, is set in the world of Hindustani classical music. The setting is incidental. It just as well could have been a story of athletes, painters, or poets. In this festival hit, Tamhane tells us the story of a young talent who realises with painful slowness that some people are simply not meant for greatness of any kind.

Devarsi Ghosh May 23, 2016

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In a Post-Marvel Age, M Night Shyamalan’s Superheroes and Villains are Irrelevant

Are people who think they’re superheroes crazy, or does it take a crazy person to become a superhero? In trying to find pat answers to such questions, M Night Shyamalan’s Glass fails.

Kahini Iyer May 15, 2016

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Doctor G Review: A Breezy Watch Where the Women Shine

Doctor G is familiar Ayushmann Khurrana territory, but it is unique for the way it allows its women to shine.

Pradeep Menon May 5, 2016

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The Batman Re-imagines the Caped Crusader to Stirring Effect

Robert Pattinson’s Batman, if it were even possible, is darker and grimmer but the franchise and film is all better for it. This is a new vision and maybe a new legacy for the superhero we thought couldn’t be imagined any other way.

Samarth Mahajan April 30, 2016

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Jurassic World and the Dawn of Dinosaur Dosti

With pet raptors and human cloning stretching believability in an already unbelievable series too far, the Jurassic Park franchise has become a badly written fan fiction version of itself, and The Fallen Kingdom is the franchise’s worst entry.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 25, 2016

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How Do You Measure the Success of Sacred Games? By a Token FIR for “Hurting Sentiments”

A Delhi-based politician has filed an FIR against Anurag Kashyap for offending religious sentiments, barely a week after the release of the new season of the Netflix series. Makes sense, shows like Sacred Games, are after all, the number one threat to religion since “scientists” officially became a thing.

#VALUE! April 23, 2016

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Still Searching for Sheela! The Netflix Docu Tells Us Nothing New

Where is Rajneeshpuram’s enigmatic Ma Anand Sheela? In Netflix’s Searching for Sheela, we meet a polite grandmother who is visiting her country after decades abroad.

#VALUE! April 17, 2016

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SOS! Netflix’s Black Mirror is Getting Too Real

The three episodes of Black Mirror’s latest season may have lost their tech edge, but they are so relatable for a much scarier reason – our reality is quickly keeping pace with Charlie Brooker’s satire. This was probably his plan all along.

#VALUE! April 14, 2016

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HIT: The First Case is a Return to Form for Rajkummar Rao

Rajkummar Rao plays Vikram Jaisingh, a detective suffering from PTSD in a film that though weak in its plotting , is rescued by its performances, foremost of that by Rao.

Pradeep Menon April 13, 2016