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Review: Begin Again

July 18, 2014 18:23 IST

Begin Again is almost hopeless in the cliched characters and story plots it trots out.

Sat, Jun 13, 2020

Film review – Planes: Fire and Rescue

July 18, 2014 13:04 IST

Age and a lifetime have no place in an animation, even though Up spared both a thought.

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

Film review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

July 11, 2014 18:06 IST

"TELL me," whispers one human to another in the film, "doesn't the ape make your stomach crawl?" That question, my friend, is directed at you.

Fri, Jun 05, 2020

The Fault in Our Stars film review

July 04, 2014 16:53 IST

The film is faithful to a fault from the dialogues to the clothes, the setting and the food, even while skipping over some of the unpleasant details.

Sat, Jun 06, 2020

Movie review: How To Train Your Dragon 2

June 13, 2014 17:20 IST

Repeat director DeBlois and repeat cast of Baruchel, Butler and Ferrera place hardly a foot wrong in stepping up this Vikings and Dragons story.

Sun, May 31, 2020

Movie review: Grace Of Monaco

June 13, 2014 17:08 IST

It is to Grace of Monaco's credit that it takes a chance with the amount of time it devotes to old men smoking.

Fri, Jun 13, 2014

The Dead Man’s War

June 07, 2014 01:36 IST

Based on Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill, Edge of Tomorrow has just the right cast both in front of and behind the camera, who play to their strengths and have fun with their weaknesses.

Wed, Mar 26, 2025

Film review: Edge of Tomorrow

June 06, 2014 16:42 IST

Edge of Tomorrow has just the right cast both in front of and behind the camera, who play to their strengths and have fun with their weaknesses.

Sat, Jun 20, 2020

Movie review: Blended

May 30, 2014 18:39 IST

There is absolutely nothing in Blended that you haven't seen before.

Wed, Jun 24, 2020

Film Review: Maleficent

May 30, 2014 18:32 IST

Maleficent is Disney's version of the evil fairy of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, who cursed the princess to death-like sleep.

Fri, May 30, 2014

Movie review: X Men – Days of Future Past

May 23, 2014 17:35 IST

Here is a film that not only underlines how "humanity has always feared someone different from it".

Fri, Jun 05, 2020

Movie review: Godzilla

May 16, 2014 16:33 IST

Edwards’s Godzilla does more than feature a nuclear plant blast, it also sees tsunami-like waves sweep into islands and put many.

Sat, Jun 27, 2020

Movie review: Fading Gigolo

May 16, 2014 16:18 IST

The plot of Gigolo Fading is as hair brained as can originate from Allen, but far more generous towards its women.

Wed, Jun 24, 2020

Movie Review: Million Dollar Arm is not too ambitious in its pitch

May 09, 2014 17:39 IST

It's taken nearly six years making Million Dollar Arm to the big screen and it has its heart in the right place.

Sat, Jun 06, 2020

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ review: Andrew Garfield brings dollops of romance

May 01, 2014 19:41 IST

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 comes with two villains with just enough character and enough acting abilities to make the contest worthwhile.

Fri, Mar 21, 2025

Brick Mansions review: Paul Walker is the best thing about it

April 25, 2014 15:22 IST

Paul Walker wouldn't want this to be remembered as his last film. Well, he can rest in peace.

Fri, Apr 25, 2014

Transcendence review: It ties itself down in clichés

April 18, 2014 18:04 IST

There are too many times these days at the movies when Johnny Depp seems transcendent -- certainly unaffected by the normal. This film is apparently counting on it.

Thu, Jul 24, 2025