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'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


'Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya': Comedy series is quietly critical of education system

New Delhi, July 26 -- Schools have long served as fertile ground for stories, but few recent series have captured the joy, absurdity and quiet idealism of a government school quite like Adarsh Baal Vi... Read More


'The Ink-Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb': Migration, grief and a ghost story

New Delhi, July 25 -- There is a stillness to The Ink-Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb. Yashasvi Juyal's assured debut, which premiered at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Cz... Read More


'Baby Do Die Do' review: Assassin film has a wonderfully textured Mumbai

New Delhi, July 4 -- There's a genuinely interesting film hidden inside Baby Do Die Do. It just takes far too long to reveal itself, and even then, it refuses to answer the questions that matter. The... Read More


'Welcome to the Jungle': This Akshay Kumar film is relentless chaos

New Delhi, June 26 -- At 164 minutes and 50 seconds, Welcome to the Jungle doesn't just overstay its welcome, it practically moves in. The third film in the Welcome franchise arrives with a gargantuan... Read More