Weekend Watch: 'Jawaani Jaaneman' and 'Maska'
Wondering what to watch this weekend? Our contributor Shloka recommends Jawaani Jaaneman and Maska.
★★★½
Movie Review: 'Thappad’
A quiet, unassuming, undramatic piece that leaves you thinking, asking, evaluating, and ultimately, looking at life in a wholly altered way.
★★★½
Movie Review: 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'
Sparkling wit and an important core message, keeps you invested in Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan even if it doesn’t fully come out of its comfort zone as much as one would have hoped.
★★★½
Movie Review: 'Birds of Prey'
Loaded with enough personality, humour and visuals, even if the end result isn’t entirely satisfying.
★★★
Movie Review: 'Sonic the Hedgehog'
An enjoyable and wholesome family entertainer with breathtaking animation, ably aided by a quick-witted script and actors who have fun with the material.
★★★½
Movie Review: 'Love Aaj Kal'
A sh-t show from start to finish that is so irredeemably bad, it will put you off going to the movies for weeks.
★
Movie Review: 'Malang’
Deliciously dark and twisted in parts, with edgy characters, but too many conveniences and loopholes in its plot and contrived inconsistencies prevent it from being the gem it could have been.
★★½
Movie Review: 'War’
A film that’s stylishly stupid, glamorously dumb and beautifully foolish and yet, somehow, works!
★★★½
Movie Review: 'Kalank’
An overlong, over-cooked, often cumbersome slog that occasionally fires up because of its glorious leads, but eventually peters out.
★★½
TV Review: Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra on ‘Koffee With Karan’
Sassy, spontaneous, sexy and stylish PC & Bebo were at their sizzling best in the finale of Koffee With Karan.
Read MoreMovie Review: 'Total Dhamaal’
Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor have fun with their parts, but that’s nowhere near enough to salvage this banal, tacky and lacklustre comedy.
★★
Movie Review: 'Gully Boy’
Zoya Akhtar’s film about a slum-dwelling youngster with big dreams who refuses to let his relatively bleak circumstances cripple the longings of his heart, is a triumph, thanks to a ‘rap’turous performance by Ranveer Singh.
★★★★½
Movie Review: 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’
An incredibly important film especially in an industry where depiction of same-sex couples on screen has almost unanimously been ridiculed and/or labelled as ‘artsy’.
★★★
Movie Review: 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’
Definitely a good tribute to Lakshmibai, but it sure as hell, could have been better, writes columnist An Josh.
★★★
Movie Review: 'Simmba’
Ranveer is pure dynamite, and despite being completely devoid of originality, Simmba is an entertaining, engaging riot from start to finish.
★★★
Movie Review: 'Kedarnath’
Love versus the forces of nature. A sweeping, old school romance, an earnest Sushant Singh Rajput and an extraordinarily confident debut by Sara Ali Khan make Kedarnath an engaging watch.
★★★½
TV Review: Sara and Saif Ali Khan on ‘Koffee With Karan’
In Sara we stan. An episode that smacked of genuine wit, articulate guests and authenticity. Saif was classy as always, and Sara, we’re rooting for you gurl!
Read MoreTake 2: ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’
A true homage, to the ‘70s and ‘80s films of yore.
★★★
TV Review: Katrina Kaif and Varun Dhawan on ‘Koffee With Karan’
As the two stars took centre stage, it was Katrina Kaif with her astonishing self-awareness and emotional intelligence, that proved to be the episode’s major highlight.
Read MoreMovie Review: ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’
More like the Slog from Hindustan. Do yourself a favour and don’t let these thugs mug you off of your well-earned cash.
★½