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'Sumo Didi' review: A likeable but predictable sports biopic

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Sumo Didi opens at the Taiwan Open Sumo Live, where Hetal Dave (Shriyam Bhagnani) makes history as the first Indian woman to compete in the tournament. It then rewinds nine month... Read More


'Street Fighter' review: An eccentric, underdeveloped action film

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Translating a video game into a feature film requires more than recreating its characters and signature moves. In Street Fighter, the appeal of the arcade game lies in its colour... Read More


'Drishyam: The Conclusion' review: Vijay Salgaonkar's last dance

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- There is something almost inevitable about Drishyam: The Conclusion arriving in theatres on 2 October. The date has been woven so deeply into the mythology of Vijay Salgaonkar and... Read More


'Heart of the Beast' review: Pitt and dog film finds beauty in companionship

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- There are movies that make you jump out of your seat, and then there are movies that make you sit very still, your shoulders slowly tightening, waiting for something terrible to... Read More


'Mirzapur: The Movie' review: Theatrical spinoff should delight the faithful

Mirzapur, Sept. 6 -- The Movie has the peculiar challenge of starting in the middle of a story, a set of relationships and a world that its audience already knows intimately. There are no introduction... Read More


'Mirzapur' returns to what made it special

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- When Mirzapur premiered on Amazon Prime in 2018, there was already a formidable precedent for its lawless north Indian hinterland and warring rival families. Anurag Kashyap's Gan... Read More


'Tony' review: Film can't bridge gap between Bourdain the boy and future celeb

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Before Anthony Bourdain became the chef, author and TV host who taught an audience to eat, travel and look at the world with curiosity, he was Tony, a 19-year-old who didn't quit... Read More


'Awarapan 2' review: Emraan Hashmi film only serves to bring back a mood

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Some films return because they have a story left to tell. Others return because they want to revisit a memory. Awarapan 2 sits somewhere in between-revisiting a 2007 film that un... Read More