Little Women movie review: Writer-director Greta Gerwig gets right to the heart of it, capturing the small, everyday rebellions of the story set in the 1860s, and making it as current as it was 150 years ago.

Birds of Prey movie review: Margot Robbie, who stuns with how she can go from mania to tragedy in the blink of an eye, doesn’t really need the help of all that colour and wide-lipped grin to get your attention.

Mohit Suri’s cinematic universe is routinely dark and twisted, and in his best work, his characters have been edgy and interesting. But Malang’s twists don’t really take you aback, and the identity of one of the perpetrators is more of an eye-roll than anything else.

Shikara movie review: Shikara takes vague jabs at setting the context. We get throwaway remarks about ‘not being able to gather because of Section 144’, ‘elections not being free and fair’, ‘India chale jaao’. We see militancy being encouraged and supported from across the border, but nothing goes deeper.

1917 movie review: In line with recent films on war, 1917 is not celebration of valour or glory, neither is it shy in its portrayal of the grime of it.

Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker review: The reason why this film works (as opposed to the many editions which were overpowered by clanking machines) is because of the emotional connect it creates with us.

The Witcher series review: The Witcher, which is based on Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s books and short stories, is no Game of Thrones, but is a riveting fantasy show in its own right.

The moment Khan appears on stage, looking very much his 53 years, but nonetheless dapper — in a charcoal black suit and an open white shirt — the theatre resonates with cheers from the audience that seems primarily desi.

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Abominable is often beautiful to look at, as the road to Everest is laid out in all its beauty but little of its harshness. However, the story itself is flat, predictable and moves inexorably slowly to its end.

Hustlers movie review: When Hustlers is focused on the women, particularly behind the scenes at the strip club, it's refreshing.

I fell in love with Village Rockstars and its youthful characters who didn’t 'act' as much as just danced, pranced, splashed across the landscape. Bulbul Can Sing, which can be seen both as a companion piece and as its own film, is more ‘performed’.

Bard Of Blood review: Spanning seven-episodes, the series was meant to be a slow burn, but it often drags. Melodramatic dialogues and cumbersome lines don’t match with the stellar cinematography.

Nerkonda Paarvai movie review: In this Tamil remake of Pink, Ajith, who plays Amitabh Bachchan’s part, is shown to be younger, fitter, and most importantly, as able to take on twenty 'goondas' as Bachchan used to, in his younger avatar. And that makes it a diluted film.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie review: Assembled into one story line about a haunted house, a girl kept imprisoned within, who told stories which killed everyone who heard them, the film sputters to life in patches, grabs you with its first few tales, and then lets the scare fizzle out too fast and too much.

From start to finish, there’s isn’t a single shred of conviction on display. The result is a confused, unpleasing, long-drawn mess, which the viewers will 'jabariya' have to sit through.

What’s new, you ask? Well, not much really. A year after they first introduced the demogorgon, The Duffer Brothers deliver a supernatural evil that can exist in all three states — solid, liquid, gaseous — but still is rather one-dimensional.

In the hands of a less skilled craftsman, these shoplifters and their dodgy doings could easily have descended into sludge. That the performances are all top-notch, helps. And Kore-eda is a master: each revelation, as shocking as it is, comes with great delicacy and humaneness.

Right till the end, the film's heart remains in the right place, whether it's the brief moments Peter can steal for MJ, the times he reaches out for someone to talk to, and the short sequence that shows he is ready to be what the film always intended him to be: Tony Stark.

While Anne Hathaway is good on her own, and looks exquisite, her Josephine is too cold and calculated to be likable. Rebel Wilson, on the other hand, is a charm, her spontaneity and willingness to let go can have anyone genuinely fooled.

De De Pyaar De review: You wish the film had been braver in its intention of creating a really cracking rom-com, instead of playing its clichés for a laugh.

John Wick 3 movie review: The scriptwriters fiddle with the idea of authority, independence, control, and choice. But wisely, don’t tax themselves too much, sticking to the essential purpose of this franchise — showcasing Keanu Reeves at his best.

The various subplots and arcs detract from the main storyline. There’s just too much happening, there’s a school to be saved, expensive cancer treatment to be arranged, and lost honour to be restored.

Special is witty and packed with one liners, but with 15-minute long episodes, one feels a bit short-changed.