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Thug Life (2025) Review: Kamal Haasan–Mani Ratnam Reunion Overshadowed by Star Power

Thug Life is Mani Ratnam pulling off a passable drama, made lesser, especially in the first half, in servicing Kamal Hassan’s mega…
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5 Memorable Mani Ratnam Movies to Watch

Mani Ratnam is one among two Indian movie directors to have stayed relevant and healthy (both aspects are important) over four decades. The…
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10 Epic Reasons Andaz Apna Apna Still Makes Us Laugh

Aila! Oui Maa! Andaz Apna Apna was re-released on April 2025 across select Indian theatres, 31 years after it flopped at the box office. Now…
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Oscars 2025: Anora wins five, The Brutalist wins three

The 97th Academy Awards AKA The Oscars 2025 as it unfolded, went at a decent pace, with no hosting highs, largely muted or no political…
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Kalki 2898 AD movie review: Is the hype justified?

Kalki 2898 AD movie review: Two and half stars out for five  Director Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD is a jumbled mix of sci-fi mythology…
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10 best funny Jimmy Kimmel jokes from the Oscars 2024

The Jimmy Kimmel opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards 2024 (alias Oscars 2024) was a good culmination of the ghosts of previous…
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Sahir Ludhianvi birth anniversary special: 5 best Sahir Ludhianvi songs

A hundred and three years since he was born, and almost 44 years since his demise, the poetry and Hindi film song lyrics of Sahir Ludhianvi…
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The reinvention of Mammootty: 6 best new Mammootty movies

Mammootty, the great Malayalam actor, seemed at the sunset of his illustrious acting journey by year 2021. Many of the actor’s recent…

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Oscars 2023: Everything Everywhere All at Once dominates the 95th Academy Awards, taking home seven Oscars

Jimmy Kimmel and the Naatu Naatu joke at Oscars 2023 It was not the best of Oscars, it was not the worst of Oscars. A cheerful vibe to…
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Top 10 Greatest Movies of All Time

Can two cinephiles ever agree on a ‘Top 10 Greatest Movies of All Time’ list? Movies have left me spellbound since time…
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Hidden Gems: 5 Underrated Steven Spielberg Movies You Need to See

Steven Spielberg movies are known for their unique, rare combination of mixing art and mass audience fun to great effect consistently…
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All about Leo 'Thalapathy Vijay' Movie

How did director and screenwriter Lokesh Kanagaraj end up teaming up with mass Tamil star Thalapathy Vijay, and what is Leo Vijay movie…
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2.0 Rajnikanth movie review: Drowned in special effects overload

2.0 Rajnikanth movie review rating: Three stars out of five  A man takes a weary walk up the ladder of a cell phone tower and hangs…
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Malik movie review: Solid Fahadh Faasil movie on political dirt

Malik movie review rating: Four stars out of five  Three OTT-released Malayalam movies this year contain strong statements on the vicious…

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Sridevi tribute: Five amazing Sridevi movie songs

What are your favourite Sridevi songs? There are many intense memories I possess of the two-month-long summer vacations that we spent down south at my grandmother’s village in the early nineties. One clear recall is my first vacation in 1992 as a ten-year-old. Yash Chopra’s Lamhe had released in November 1991 and all through April 1992, on power cut induced candlelit evenings, my…
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Spider-Man: Far From Home movie review: Breezy, holiday entertainer

Spider-Man: Far from Home movie review rating: Three and half stars out of five  Spider-Man: Far from Home is a satisfying and fun teenage superhero…
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Article 15 movie review: Strong take on India's caste divide

Article 15 movie review rating: Three and half stars out of five  Article 15 of the Indian Constitution directs us to treat all human beings…
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Dream Girl movie review: Overdone, but decent, harmless comedy

Dream Girl movie review rating: Three stars out of five  Movies evolved from open-air stage dramas, and though that colourful culture is fast…