‘Flypaper’ review: a chaotic, twisty take on a bank heist
Reading Time: 3 minutes Director Rob Minkoff holds a bag full of twists, mysteries, and crude comic. In other words, a mixed bag.
‘Chappaquiddick’ review: a spellbinding spin on real-life spin doctoring
Reading Time: 4 minutes Director John Curran tells a real-life true story that’s a thrilling and tragic reflection of our spun-doctored times.
‘Serious Men’ review: A Satire That Bites and Leaves (Marks)
Reading Time: 6 minutes Director Sudhir Mishra takes a smart, cynical dig at societal systems. It’s only after the movie ends you realize it also smarts.
‘The Wife’ review: an intriguing marital drama that’s as complex as all of us
Reading Time: 4 minutes Director Björn Runge sets up a complex marital drama piece that’s as devastating as it is liberating.
‘Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare’ review: the director has loads to tell, and she does
Reading Time: 5 minutes Writer-Director Alankrita Shrivastava has lots to say about female desire, empowerment, and struggles. And she does.
‘Varane Avashyamund’ review: a feel-good movie that feels so good, you can’t stop smiling
Reading Time: 4 minutes Writer-director Anoop Sathyan debuts with a feel-good movie that just may fill the lack of good folks in your stuck-at-home life right now.
‘Cargo’ review: an inventive premise with a stumbling plot
Reading Time: 3 minutes Writer-director Arati Kadav launches her debut movie with a wildly inventive idea, but eventually spins it into a humdrum orbit.
‘C U Soon’ review: a tight thriller that breaks your heart
Reading Time: 4 minutes Director-writer and ace editor Mahesh Narayan executes a taut thriller that’s breathless in pace, and when he permits you to exhale, it’s with tears in your eyes.
‘Ramsingh Charlie’ review: a quiet, moving look at the circus of life
Reading Time: 4 minutes Director Nitin Kakkar pays a quiet, moving tribute to the circus and its descent into extinction, even as he spotlights a horrific struggle that’s all too pervasive in these times.
‘Bandish Bandits’ review: an outstanding musical achievement
Reading Time: 5 minutes ‘Bandish Bandits’ boasts of director Anand Tiwari’s richly hued canvas, a fine cast, and terrific music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The shortcomings don’t matter after a point.