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Soumya Srivastava
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Mili (2022) |
Janhvi Kapoor's survival thriller has a warm heart... - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Nov 09, 2022
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Samrat Prithviraj (2022) |
Lacklustre and inorganic. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Oct 17, 2022
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Thar (2022) |
Anil Kapoor outshines son Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor in the film, which begins as a Western set in Rajasthan but soon descends into torture porn genre. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Jul 25, 2022
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Janhit Mein Jaari (2022) |
Nushrratt Bharuccha's latest movie kicks off with such promise and delight, it's a shame to witness it dig itself into a hole by the second half. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Jun 10, 2022
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Sardar Udham (2021) |
Vicky Kaushal is bewitching in one of the boldest, most traumatising Hindi films ever made... - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Oct 19, 2021
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Rashmi Rocket (2021) |
Taapsee Pannu needs to reconsider the kind of movies she is giving her nod to. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Oct 19, 2021
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Mimi (2021) |
As ordinary as Mimi may be, what makes it even more disappointing is Utekar's unwillingness to do more with the potent subject. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Jul 30, 2021
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Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai (2021) |
...yet another cringeworthy watch. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted May 18, 2021
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Pagglait (2021) |
Sanya Malhotra delivered all notes with perfection in her performance as a young woman who has lost her husband. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Mar 29, 2021
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Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari (2020) |
All comparisons aside, Manoj and Diljit do make Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari an easy treat. However, it is still not worth braving the coronavirus for. Stay home, stay safe, wait a bit and do watch it whenever it arrives on any streaming service. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Feb 24, 2021
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Kaagaz (2021) |
Pankaj Tripathi is brilliant as ever but still could not save this Satish Kaushik film that is riddled with cliches and still years behind in a genre that has seen far better examples. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Jan 14, 2021
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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) |
Wonder Woman, among the few actually interesting DC icons, had the good luck to find someone as perfect as Gal Gadot to wear the cuffs, yet even she could just barely save a largely soulless, wonderless film. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Dec 25, 2020
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The film doesn't do justice to Bhumi and Konkona's talents. The defining moments aren't cooked well enough. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Oct 08, 2020
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Khaali Peeli (2020) |
A popcorn-muncher straight from the belly of Bollywood, it's a movie that will not ask much of you, and sometimes, that's what we need from our movies. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Oct 03, 2020
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The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) |
Joey King and Jacob Elordi's Netflix high school rom com cannot really make up its mind what and why it wants to be. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Jul 27, 2020
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Little Women (2019) |
Powered by gorgeous performances and aided by the 19th century charm of cottages, big skirts, carriages, grand pianos and Alexander Desplat's lovely score, it's the one film no one should miss, whether you are a little girl, young woman or a grown man. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Feb 07, 2020
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) |
JJ Abrams takes the reins of the beloved franchise back, only to deliver one of its most disappointing films ever. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Dec 24, 2019
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Dabangg 3 (2019) |
There's frantic action scenes to give you headaches and nasty jokes to make you nauseous. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Dec 23, 2019
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Knives Out (2019) |
Daniel Craig-starrer is two hours well spent with a hilarious and just clever enough whodunnit. Think of it as reading an Agatha Christie masterpiece. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Dec 03, 2019
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) |
Five years and multiple million dollars hence, Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning's film offers nothing new or even remotely as path-breaking, emotional or magical as its predecessor. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Oct 21, 2019
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Downton Abbey (2019) |
As Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery and the rest of the cast of the hit show return, it leaves us asking if the charm of the English life in the face of unfair class divide was always wholesome entertainment. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Oct 21, 2019
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Angel Has Fallen (2019) |
This sequel to Gerard Butler's films Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen may be a little more woke but is just as unimaginative and boring as before. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 23, 2019
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Rocketman (2019) |
From the high octane flourish and pomp of his stage persona, to the broken-hearted man who has been told he would never find true love, Taron plays Elton as a star and a human being with equal sincerity. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted May 31, 2019
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Dumbo (2019) |
Tim Burton's remake of 1941 Disney classic fails to take off. It underuses important scenes and introduces needless others. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Mar 29, 2019
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) |
It tests your patience at moments but rewards you just as well at the end. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Feb 08, 2019
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A Star Is Born (2018) |
Bradley Cooper delivers a stunning and heartbreaking rendition of the Hollywood musical. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Oct 16, 2018
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Ocean's 8 (2018) |
Ocean's 8 fails to work not due to its all-star cast but because of director Gary Ross' lazy storytelling, lack of imagination and the film's glacial pace. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 27, 2018
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Christopher Robin (2018) |
Christopher Robin serves as a reminder to the life we have left behind, for even the happiest children with the warmest friends have to grow up some time. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 27, 2018
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Paddington 2 (2017) |
Years later, the sequel only gilds the franchise with yet another story full of heart, humour, adventure and friendship. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Jan 13, 2018
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The Greatest Showman (2017) |
If a singing, dancing Hugh Jackman in a Mean Girls remake (while ignoring the reality) is what you are in the mood for, The Greatest Showman might just be the right way to say goodbye to 2017. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Dec 29, 2017
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Ferdinand (2017) |
Watch Ferdinand if you have a crying kid who watched the trailer and won't shut up about it. Better yet, drop them in the theatre while you figure out The Last Jedi really is in the one next to it. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Dec 15, 2017
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Wonder (2017) |
Wonder has a good idea at its core and that is all it has. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Dec 01, 2017
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The LEGO NINJAGO Movie (2017) |
Unless you are a kid who was just fed a jar of sugar, I'd say it'd be quite tough to keep up with this annoying, screaming film. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Oct 13, 2017
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) |
[Hobbit 3] maintains the light and often humorous spirit of the prequel franchise and still manages to remind us we are coming close to the actual LOTR with its lessons in the sins of greed and avarice. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 30, 2017
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Boyhood (2014) |
[Boyhood' is truly a historical moment in cinema. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 30, 2017
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Fury (2014) |
All of this was worth it when we finally got to see some tank against tank or tank against a full army action. The climax of the movie will be counted as one of the best war scenes in recent times - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 30, 2017
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Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) |
It is very rarely that we see good sequels and this one is not to be missed. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 30, 2017
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Step Up: All In (2014) |
This one, again, is driven by the tried and tested formula that is cast in stone for all Step Up films. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 30, 2017
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Into the Storm (2014) |
Watch the movie only if you are a fan of meaningless disaster flicks. We have another suggestion: go easy on the soft drinks with this one. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 30, 2017
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Lucy (2014) |
Do we need repeating? Watch it for the 'breathtaking' VFX and Scarlett Johansson and for 90 minutes of visual delight. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 30, 2017
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Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014) |
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil is an epic fail. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Aug 30, 2017
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Despicable Me 3 (2017) |
Have we seen better animated films? Without a doubt, yes. Have we seen a better film in the same franchise? Definitely. But that doesn't take away from the fact that this too is 1.5 hours of silly fun with a filling of marshmallowy niceness. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Jun 16, 2017
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Wonder Woman (2017) |
If you can forgive the ending, like I have, and love Diana for her inspiring character, the righteousness of her spirit and also the mad slo-mo action, this film will lasso you right in. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Jun 02, 2017
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) |
The film just doesn't wash. The plot defies logic, performances are below par and several bad directorial decisions sink the period drama so deep that even a seething Jude Law can't lift it up. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted May 12, 2017
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Sing (2016) |
Sing is formulaic, amusing at places but will be forgotten as soon as you step out. And unless you are writing a review, I don't see why you should remember it anyway. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted May 03, 2017
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A Dog's Purpose (2017) |
So, you too take inspiration for the sentient doggy and ignore the gaping holes in the film's own logic and choose to swim against the torrid current of reason (much like that poor dog). - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Apr 04, 2017
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Beauty and the Beast (2017) |
What makes this film more than just another fairytale with extra CGI, pretty dresses and a happy ending, are the songs. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Mar 17, 2017
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Jackie (2016) |
Portman does a stellar job of drawing out all the hundred emotions of sadness, grief and hopelessness that one would have thought are humanly possible. Her performance, however, is not as nuanced and varied as in the... Black Swan. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Feb 27, 2017
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Hidden Figures (2016) |
A heart-warming film and not one to be missed if you have lately been running low on inspiration in life. Let the stories of three geniuses tell you how a woman, despite several hurdles, can still cross the finish line. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Feb 17, 2017
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Passengers (2016) |
The problem with Passengers is not the selfishness but the laziness with which it has been wrapped in the garb of 'love'. - Hindustan Times
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| Posted Jan 06, 2017
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