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The Princess movie review: Disney+ Hotstar's horrid fantasy film is unbearable at even 90 minutes long

July 01, 2022 6:31 pm

The Princess movie review: The most pointless statement against arranged marriage in recent memory, the new Hulu film--out in India on Disney+ Hotstar--wastes some fine actors on a wafer-thin plot.

The Man from Toronto movie review: Kevin Hart's new Netflix action-comedy is an assault on the senses

June 24, 2022 4:19 pm

The Man from Toronto movie review: Featuring a grating performance by Kevin Hart, who is clearly overcompensating for co-star Woody Harrelson's utter disinterest in the entire thing, the new Netflix comedy is a chore to sit through.

Elvis movie review: Flashy, frenetic and flamboyant retelling of Presley, the persona

June 25, 2022 7:38 am

Elvis movie review: You won't be able to look away from star Austin Butler as he takes to the stage as the King of Rock and Roll, even though Baz Luhrmann's film is told from the perspective of Tom Hanks' character.

Spiderhead movie review: Chris Hemsworth's new Netflix film is like a discarded Black Mirror episode

June 18, 2022 8:48 am

Spiderhead review: Director Joseph Kosinski's second film of 2022 also features Miles Teller, but it comes across as a pandemic project that he made while waiting for the release of Top Gun Maverick.

Hustle movie review: Adam Sandler has all the right moves in Netflix's solid sports film

June 09, 2022 8:29 am

Hustle movie review: Adam Sandler proves, once and for all, that everybody would be far better off if he were to quit making the kind of trash that he's usually associated with and shift focus to more dramatic cinema.

Interceptor movie review: Netflix's ticking time-bomb thriller is a cheap piece of propaganda starring Elsa Pataky

June 03, 2022 4:40 pm

Interceptor movie review: Cheap, cheesy and featuring a poor central performance by Elsa Pataky, the new Netflix film is a thinly-veiled propaganda piece that no amount of celebrity cameos can save.

Emergency movie review: A wickedly entertaining social thriller that you need to unearth from the depths of Prime Video

May 29, 2022 10:32 am

Emergency movie review: Director Carey Williams' uncompromising, Sundance-winning social thriller is must-watch entertainment. It's available in India on Amazon Prime Video.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 movie review: Tabu towers over everyone in this Kartik Aaryan-Kiara Advani retread

May 21, 2022 8:27 am

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 movie review: Don’t go expecting any light touches, or any hummable music like Part I in Kartik Aaryan-Kiara Advani film. There are repeated jokes at the expense of an overweight child and a hard-of-hearing pandit.

Operation Mincemeat movie review: Colin Firth leads the cream of British acting in old-fashioned spy drama

May 14, 2022 7:59 am

Operation Mincemeat movie review: Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen star in director John Madden's handsome drama about one of the most unbelievable espionage operations in history.

Our Father movie review: An unsettling true story gets upsetting Netflix treatment

May 12, 2022 5:57 pm

Our Father movie review: Netflix's harrowing documentary doesn't fully explore the emotional fallout of its shocking true story, but it has important things to say about consent and trust.