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'Project Hail Mary' Movie Review: Ryan Gosling Finds Hope at the End of the Universe

In this witty, heartfelt adaptation of Andy Weir’s bestseller, Ryan Gosling and an unlikely alien companion turn an extinction-level crisis into one of the most charming space friendships in recent memory

BY Anushka Halve
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'Chiraiya’ Series Review: A Liberal Mind Undone By A Conservative Body

The six-episode drama, starring Divya Dutta and Sanjay Mishra, looks at marital rape through the lens of the television-plus aesthetic

BY Rahul Desai
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'Made In Korea' Movie Review: A Seoul-Less Drama Made For Algorithms

Cultural appropriation seldom feels as inappropriate as it does in this Priyanka Mohan-starrer

BY Vishal Menon
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‘Sankalp’ Series Review: The Grassroots Allure of Prakash Jha’s Storytelling

The 10-episode political drama stars Nana Patekar as a Patna-based kingmaker on a collision course with one of his former devotees

BY Rahul Desai
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'Secret Stories: Roslin' Series Review: A Clever Refresh On The Unwanted Visitor Trope

The guiding hand of Jeethu Joseph is evident in this patchy yet unsettling mystery

BY Vishal Menon
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‘The Bluff’ Movie Review: Priyanka Chopra Jonas Stars In A Gory and Generic Pirate Actioner

There’s nothing to write home about in 'The Bluff,' a middling 19th-century swashbuckler starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas as a former pirate

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Accused’ Movie Review: Guilty Of Not Reading The Room

Starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Pratibha Ranta, Anubhuti Kashyap’s film about a female doctor grappling with sexual harassment allegations falls into its own trap

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Second Case Of Seetharam’ Movie Review: A Procedural That Runs Low on Fuel

Vijay Raghavendra returns as Seetharam, but this time to solve a knotty serial murder that intercepts his life.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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‘Assi’ Movie Review: A Social Drama That Expects Complete Surrender

Anubhav Sinha attempts to recreate the urgency of 'Mulk,' but something is amiss this time

BY Rahul Desai
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'Pennum Porattum' Movie Review: A Truly Inventive Absurd Comedy

It’s impressive how first-time director Rajesh Madhavan—who also stars in the film—creates a multi-layered universe that feels distinctly original.

BY Vishal Menon
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'My Lord' Movie Review: A Distinctively Raju Murugan Social Comedy Until It Veers Into A Typical Melodrama 

Starring Sasikumar and Chaithra J Achar, 'My Lord' begins with promise, but unfortunately ends with a loud message delivered without any cinematic subtlety

BY Vishal Menon
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‘O’Romeo’ Movie Review: A Curiously Ineffective Vishal Bhardwaj Special

The 178-minute film, starring Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri, fails to make a dent in the Bombay gangster-epic landscape

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Funky’ Movie Review: Funny In Parts, But Never Quite Takes Off

Director Anudeep KV tries his best to keep the laughs coming, but the jokes don’t really write themselves in this comedy.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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‘Tu Yaa Main’ Movie Review: Reels, Reptiles and a Fun Time at the Movies

Bejoy Nambiar’s survival thriller about an influencer couple stalked by a hungry reptile is silly, campy and perversely enjoyable

BY Rahul Desai
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'Anomie' Movie Review: An Inconsistent Thriller That’s Neither Personal Nor A Procedural

Despite its visual edge and a core idea with immense dramatic potential, the film falls apart in the second half

BY Vishal Menon
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'Valathu Vashathe Kallan' Movie Review: Jeethu Joseph Regains Lost Form In This Procedural

Anchored by a great Biju Menon performance, director Jeethu Joseph explores the theme of parenting in 'Valathu Vashathe Kallan', narrating stories of all the personal battles that come your way when you try to bury your secrets.

BY Vishal Menon
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‘Valavaara’ Movie Review: When A Missing Cow Leads to An Emotional Discovery

In Sutan Gowda’s sweet Kannada film, a lost cow leads a young boy to discover the meaning of childhood and found family.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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‘Mardaani 3’ Movie Review: One Plus Two Does Not Equal Three 

Rani Mukerji returns as the massy-emotions-donning supercop in 'Mardaani 3', a movie that’s too reheated and calculated to make an impact

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Mayasabha’ Movie Review: An Original But Less-Than-Affecting Psychological Drama

Rahi Anil Barve’s intriguing second film after 'Tumbbad' is set in a rundown movie theatre, but gets consumed by the stagey-ness of it all

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Landlord’ Movie Review: A Land Rights Drama That Gets Lost In Melodrama

Vijaya Kumar is earnest in ‘Landlord,' but that doesn’t beget any order or emotion in this chaotic action-drama co-starring Raj B Shetty.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman