Kshitij Rawat
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) |
John Wick shoots, smashes, slams, stabs, cuts, slashes, and nunchucks his way through countless hordes and hordes of goons. The action is brutal and beautiful, and on a whole new level in John Wick 4. - Wion
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| Posted Mar 24, 2023
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) |
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is not a bad movie. Despite its flaws, it had enough humour and heart for me, and I enjoyed it. But keep in mind that it is a huge downgrade from the original. The effortless charm that was there is missing here. - Wion
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| Posted Mar 17, 2023
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Creed III (2023) |
It helps that Jordan has an actor of Majors' calibre at his disposal. The actor plays the role with an eternal shiftiness, the broad and yet false smiles, the resentment simmering beneath the grinning façade if one really cares to look. - Wion
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| Posted Mar 03, 2023
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Cocaine Bear (2023) |
Savagely funny, this black comedy will leave you with a high. - Wion
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| Posted Feb 24, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
Formulaic and forgettable, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is a dud. - Wion
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| Posted Feb 17, 2023
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The Woman King (2022) |
...as a piece of entertainment, The Woman King works very well. The action is extremely well-staged and is visceral and brutal and endlessly fun. - Wion
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| Posted Feb 03, 2023
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Shotgun Wedding (2023) |
Jennifer Lopez lights up this diverting, fun romantic comedy. - Wion
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| Posted Jan 27, 2023
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The Pale Blue Eye (2022) |
It's smart and well done and features one of the best one-on-one scenes I've had the pleasure to watch in a while. - Wion
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| Posted Jan 06, 2023
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) |
'Glass Onion' is a delicious murder mystery in which Rian Johnson once again gives that cosy feeling of Christie's tales, and at the same time gives his own subversive touch.
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| Posted Dec 28, 2022
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
Visually gorgeous, James Cameron's film repeats the original's mistakes. - Wion
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| Posted Dec 21, 2022
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Emancipation (2022) |
'Emancipation' is neither pacey nor interesting enough to be a good action movie, it does have anything new to say about the nature of slavery and, well, emancipation, to be a good slave drama. - Wion
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| Posted Dec 09, 2022
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Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022) |
Emma Corrin, who shone in the difficult role of Princes Diana in 'The Crown', is absolutely magnetic and lovely as Constance. - Wion
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| Posted Dec 03, 2022
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Qala (2022) |
Qala' is an absolute visual feast. Whether it is the snowy, desolate landscapes of a hamlet in the Himalayan foothills, or the interiors of a recording studio, the images are crafted with the precision of a surgeon by Siddharth Diwan. - Wion
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| Posted Dec 03, 2022
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Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) |
Halina Reijn's 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' is one of the most satisfying and funny slasher thrillers you will see this year. - Wion
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| Posted Nov 25, 2022
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Strange World (2022) |
Visually inventive, this Disney film is let down by its predictable plot. - Wion
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| Posted Nov 25, 2022
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
This return to Wakanda is indeed a beautifully elegiac and emotional homage to Boseman, but it does not quite succeed at being a worthy sequel to the original.
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| Posted Nov 11, 2022
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Enola Holmes 2 (2022) |
Brown essays Enola with unrelenting sass and energy. She is, once again, an absolute delight to watch. Her asides from the camera could have seemed forced, but her twinkling eyes and expressive face sell them. - Wion
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| Posted Nov 05, 2022
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Black Adam (2022) |
'Black Adam' is certainly worth watching once on the big screen. The action alone would be enough to satisfy most fans of comic-book movies. However, the film has a few serious flaws that stop me from recommending it to discerning film aficionados.
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| Posted Oct 21, 2022
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Halloween Ends (2022) |
It is the thematically-rich storytelling that makes 'Halloween Ends' truly special. Making a film that is supposed to end an iconic horror-thriller franchise character-driven? It doesn't get ballsier than that. - Wion
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| Posted Oct 14, 2022
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Werewolf by Night (2022) |
The 50-odd minutes pass in a jiffy. I would have appreciated the feature length even more. More weird, crazy comic-book adaptations like this, please.
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| Posted Oct 08, 2022
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Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) |
'Where the Crawdads Sing' is just a handsome-looking and well-acted movie that, thanks to a shoddy screenplay and direction, is an absolute chore to sit through - Wion
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| Posted Sep 16, 2022
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Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva (2022) |
The writing is fine as far as the world-building goes, but the dialogues sink the movie. You have to expect poor writing when you're going to watch a big-budget Hindi film. It's a given at this point. But even by that standards, 'Brahmastra' is terrible. - Wion
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| Posted Sep 14, 2022
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Nope (2022) |
'Nope' is an exhilarating experience that should not be missed by sci-fi or horror fans.
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| Posted Aug 20, 2022
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Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) |
'Laal Singh Chaddha' is a pale imitation of 'Forrest Gump'. Despite individual brilliance at times, it is more 'Dull Singh Chaddha'. - Wion
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| Posted Aug 13, 2022
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Day Shift (2022) |
...even after all that, the movie did not have the decency to be short. No. it had to be nearly hours long. - Wion
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| Posted Aug 13, 2022
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Good Luck Jerry (2022) |
'Good Luck Jerry' does have all the usual trappings of a Hindi movie, and gets overly sentimental at the strangest of times. But more often than not, it treats its subject matter blithely and is an entertaining, family-friendly ride. - Wion
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| Posted Jul 30, 2022
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Persuasion (2022) |
A solemn story of a woman getting her life back on track after years of longing and regret is turned into a romantic comedy, its pensive heroine Anne turned into Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 'Fleabag' with her eye-rolls and her fourth-wall-breaking. - Wion
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| Posted Jul 16, 2022
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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) |
There was no way Taika Waititi was going to meet sky-high expectations he set with 2017's 'Thor: Ragnarok'. And he does fall way, way short with 'Thor: Love and Thunder'. But the film is not just disappointing, it is also a complete mess. - Wion
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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The Batman (2022) |
The trend of turning Batman and everything around him increasingly darker, which began with Keatons Batman, has reached its logical culmination in The Batman. Robert Pattinson is absolutely tremendous, vanishing completely into the role. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Mar 08, 2022
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I Want You Back (2022) |
Thanks mainly to the leads, whatever your predilection about the genre, I Want You Back is perfectly enjoyable to watch with your better half (or alone, if thats your thing). Just do not expect anything particularly inventive. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Feb 13, 2022
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The Tender Bar (2021) |
You might be surprised at how the film does not affect you. Despite its (potentially) heavy themes, the script treats most of what's happening as insubstantial. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Jan 13, 2022
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) |
I admit I was dubious about it, thinking this is another attempt by HBO Max to dwell on old TV shows and movies, instead of, you know, making new stuff that's nice. I found my cynicism melting away five minutes into Return to Hogwarts. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Jan 02, 2022
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The Power of the Dog (2021) |
The Power of the Dog is a nuanced exploration of toxic masculinity that skillfully subverts expectations; a rare masterpiece. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Dec 02, 2021
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Eternals (2021) |
Eternals is a mess, a beautiful mess, but a mess nonetheless. There is a far more interesting movie under all that flotsam. In better hands, the movie could have been something special. All Zhao has provided is a bland, dull film. - The Wordslinger
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| Posted Nov 09, 2021
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Halloween Kills (2021) |
If you just want to see Michael Myers dispatching those unfortunate enough to be in his way with ease for 100 or so minutes, Halloween Kills should be right up your alley. - The Wordslinger
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| Posted Nov 02, 2021
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The Guilty (2021) |
What would otherwise be a well-made but flawed thriller becomes a thoroughly engrossing experience due to Jake Gyllenhaal's performance. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Oct 03, 2021
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Jungle Cruise (2021) |
Jungle Cruise is by no means a perfect movie. It has a few flaws that stop me from giving a wholehearted recommendation. But it is a fun, campy movie you can enjoy with the family, and a diverting throwback to the 80s and 90s adventure films. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Oct 02, 2021
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Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021) |
A horror fan's delight with a tone that switches effortlessly between humorous and poignant, and an absolutely riveting third act that somehow manages to end the movie with sincerity and is still brimming with the campy fun of likes of The Goonies. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Jul 24, 2021
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The Tomorrow War (2021) |
It doesn't work much as an escapist film either. Every time there's a set piece that you are mildly enjoying, something happens that spoils your immersion, be it a nonsensical sacrifice by a character, or a line of dialogue that appears out of place. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Jul 02, 2021
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Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021) |
Still, it is undeniably a pretty solid Batman film. It tells a grim story adroitly with a suitably gloomy atmosphere and a dash of wry humour to boot. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Jun 28, 2021
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Luca (2021) |
Luca is a continual delight, a film that will make you feel warm, fuzzy and wanting for more. The film's length of 96 minutes - considerable for a Pixar feature - feels transitory, because you want this vicarious visit to coastal Italy to go on and on. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Jun 24, 2021
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Oxygen (2021) |
Oxygen is a blisteringly fast-paced and entertaining thriller that plays with genre conventions to keep the viewer on their toes. Rare enough for the genre, it is intellectually stimulating as well. - The Indian Express
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| Posted May 14, 2021
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The Power (2021) |
The Power would have been a stellar horror-thriller even if it were more traditional. As it is, its concoction of supernatural horror and mundane horror creates an experience that is often thrilling but mostly unsettles one to the core. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Apr 15, 2021
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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) |
This monster movie would probably look spectacular wherever you watch it, but it absolutely dazzles on the big screen with epic monster-on-monster action and thunderous, almost deafening, sound effects. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Mar 25, 2021
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Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) |
Zack Snyder's Justice League is a comicbook fan's dream come true. Despite Snyder's indulgences, its splendour and scale make it worthwhile. As a 300 million dollar dramatisation of the Super Friends cartoon? There are worse ways to spend time. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Mar 18, 2021
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Bright (2017) |
It has a great premise, but execution is extraordinarily clumsy. It is far from the worst film of the year as many have said, but it isn't a magnificent, enlightened, and socially conscious piece of cinema it pretends to be either. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Mar 09, 2021
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The Tale (2018) |
This is no sanitised version of events. This is harsh reality laid bare - unsparing, unstinting. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Mar 09, 2021
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7500 (2019) |
7500 does not have anything substantial to say. But as a piece of pure entertainment, it is supremely effective. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Mar 09, 2021
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Gerald's Game (2017) |
There are few movies that manage to outdo their source material. There are fewer still movies that are based on a Stephen King book and still manage to outdo the source material. Netflix original film Gerald's Game is one such movie. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Mar 09, 2021
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) |
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a delightful little film that should particularly appeal to those fond of the quaint British rural setting. - The Indian Express
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| Posted Mar 09, 2021
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