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Mortal Kombat II (2026) Ayaan Paul Chowdhury Though the film dutifully unloads every familiar catchphrase or gory callback, fan service iconography can hardly sustain excitement once it’s clear the movie has little else behind the joystick.
Posted May 08, 2026  Edit critic review
Patriot (2026) S. R. Praveen Despite its predictable narrative, Patriot is an engaging and even brave film on a pertinent issue.
Posted May 01, 2026  Edit critic review
Raja Shivaji (2026) Shreyas Pande The efforts of making a conventional biopic convert the historical icon into a one-dimensional hero, fighting a generic good vs evil battle as the aesthetics genuflect in his honour.
Posted May 01, 2026  Edit critic review
Jetlee (2026) Srivathsan Nadadhur The over-the-top costumes, wigs, and flashy colours oversell its world, trying too hard to deliver a spectacle from a flimsy script.
Posted May 01, 2026  Edit critic review
Gaayapadda Simham (2026) Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Ultimately, Gaayapadda Simham is a film that seems more promising on paper than in execution. Its moments of hilarity are punctuated by long, underwhelming stretches.
Posted May 01, 2026  Edit critic review
Kara (2026) Srinivasa Ramanujam What Kara dishes out — after an overlong 161-minute runtime — is melodramatic fare that cannot make up its mind on what it wants to be.
Posted Apr 30, 2026  Edit critic review
Ginny Wedss Sunny 2 (2026) Anuj Kumar An undercooked family entertainer that is occasionally fun and warm thanks to Avinash Tiwary and Medha Shankr’s sincerity.
Posted Apr 29, 2026  Edit critic review
Bhooth Bangla (2026) Anuj Kumar Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan stretch hard to rediscover their old mojo in a painfully formulaic horror-comedy that feels more like a tired tribute to their past glory than a fresh fare.
Posted Apr 29, 2026  Edit critic review
Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) Anuj Kumar If you take out the addictive background score, the mise-en-scene runs the risk of getting reduced to twenty ways to maim or decapitate the enemy... and the motive seems to justify the government’s controversial policy decisions...
Posted Apr 29, 2026  Edit critic review
Jab Khuli Kitaab (2024) Anuj Kumar Despite the contrivances in the storytelling, Saurabh Shukla’s tender dramedy shines through Pankaj Kapur’s sensitive interpretation of emotional decay and trust deficit
Posted Apr 29, 2026  Edit critic review
Subedaar (2026) Anuj Kumar After a gripping, vividly tense buildup, director Suresh Triveni resorts to familiar tropes of larger-than-life heroism, undermining the film’s grounded promise
Posted Apr 29, 2026  Edit critic review
The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond (2026) Anuj Kumar Better performed than the original, director Kamakhya Narayan Singh prioritises manipulation and polarisation over plot and dialogue in this strident sequel
Posted Apr 29, 2026  Edit critic review
Accused (2026) Anuj Kumar Anubhuti avoids treating queerness as an issue or trope, instead presenting it as a grounded reality. When it comes to the conflict, she deliberately leans into ambiguity — refusing easy answers about guilt, innocence, perception, and reputation.
Posted Apr 29, 2026  Edit critic review
Apex (2026) Pallavi Keswani As a compact thriller that pans out exactly as its audience expects it to, Apex works well, but fails to do much beyond that.
Posted Apr 27, 2026  Edit critic review
Two Women (2025) Pallavi Keswani Two Women finds itself stuck in the middle of a potentially funny movie, and one that inspired its premise from an outdated trope.
Posted Apr 27, 2026  Edit critic review
Madhuvidhu (2026) S. R. Praveen In Madhuvidhu, [Sharafudheen] is ably supported by reliable performers such as Jagadish, Sai Kumar and Azees Nedumangad. Yet, their hard work is not enough to lift the film beyond the average zone, as the writing left much to be desired.
Posted Apr 23, 2026  Edit critic review
Normal (2025) Bhuvanesh Chandar Every action set piece revels in a hilariously grisly and macabre sense of cinematic violence. The staging feels contrived, sure, but the escalating stakes keep you hooked.
Posted Apr 20, 2026  Edit critic review
Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches (2026) Debasree Purkayastha [Trevor Noah] has a rare gift for finding the comic nerve in conflict and chaos.
Posted Apr 20, 2026  Edit critic review
Thimmarajupalli TV (2026) Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Thimmaraupalli TV may not have the layered complexity of Care of Kancharapalem or Balagam, which dug deeper into human relationships and social dynamics, but it serves as a reminder that small stories can still surprise.
Posted Apr 17, 2026  Edit critic review
Papam Prathap (2026) Srivathsan Nadadhur Papam Prathap is a reminder of a persistent problem with Telugu cinema — a sensitive issue downplayed by over-simplified, insensitive treatment. The film is exhausting to watch.
Posted Apr 17, 2026  Edit critic review
Pallichattambi (2026) S. R. Praveen Tovino Thomas brings an admirable physicality to the role, but the weak screenplay doesn’t allow him to do anything more. The period setting is inconsistent.
Posted Apr 17, 2026  Edit critic review
Mr. X (2026) Srinivasa Ramanujam The makers intend to design it as a slick, Hollywood-style spy thriller...but halfway, it becomes not just predictable but also too long-winding for its own good.
Posted Apr 17, 2026  Edit critic review
Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) Ayaan Paul Chowdhury But for all that effort, the film never quite figures out why it exists beyond the gore-fest, and the central idea of the mummy feels strangely hollow...
Posted Apr 17, 2026  Edit critic review
Oru Durooha Saahacharyathil (2026) S. R. Praveen The story of the brothers provides remarkable emotional depth to the film until the filmmaker decides to squander all the hard work for the sake of shock value.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Bharathanatyam 2: Mohiniyattam (2026) S. R. Praveen With a rationalist bent to its dark humour, Mohiniyattam is several notches above the original film.
Posted Apr 15, 2026  Edit critic review
Toaster (2026) Shreyas Pande Through all the laughs and chaos however, there is little to stay invested in Ramakant. As the film almost falls apart after a perverse twist in the mid-point, there is nothing much left to revive it.
Posted Apr 15, 2026  Edit critic review
LIK: Love Insurance Kompany (2025) Bhuvanesh Chandar Such writing is the strong suit of Vignesh Shivan, who, despite failing to finish his film on a high note, delivers a simple, entertaining and casual rom-com that feels human.
Posted Apr 10, 2026  Edit critic review
Dacoit: A Love Story (2026) Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Dacoit is not an easy film to instantly celebrate or dismiss. It offers much in terms of character arcs, structure and writing. Its old-school approach to romance, even teasing a spoiler in a song’s opening lines, is a bold choice.
Posted Apr 10, 2026  Edit critic review
Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros (2026) S. R. Praveen Vaazha 2 improves upon the flawed original, managing to pack in a lot that a young crowd can identify with.
Posted Apr 07, 2026  Edit critic review
Leader (2026) Bhuvanesh Chandar The film is so pacy with so much happening that Senthilkumar can sneak in anything atrocious, and we would still give it a pass.
Posted Apr 07, 2026  Edit critic review
Raakaasaa (2026) Srivathsan Nadadhur RaaKaaSaa has many compelling ideas up its sleeve, but ultimately settles for being a safe popcorn entertainer rather than a fantasy saga. It is a watchable, time-pass mainstream fare, but it could have aimed higher.
Posted Apr 07, 2026  Edit critic review
Biker (2026) Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Biker marks the return to form for Sharwanand, after a string of middling films. Given a solid story and a character, his restrained performance packs a punch.
Posted Apr 07, 2026  Edit critic review
Kaalidas 2 (2026) Bhuvanesh Chandar The sequel, which comes with a bigger canvas, cast and production value, comes across as an empty shell that’s too desperate to impress. Which is why even Sam CS’s remix of Bharathiyar’s ‘Chinnanchiru Kiliye’ in the climax fails to move you.
Posted Apr 07, 2026  Edit critic review
The Drama (2026) Shreyas Pande It is all filmed with sensitivity, mingling rather smoothly with the changing dynamics between Emma and Charlie, knowing when to pull back from its ironical overlays and cast an eye of empathy.
Posted Apr 01, 2026  Edit critic review
Happy Raj (2026) Bhuvanesh Chandar The chief issue with the film is that everything leading up to the ‘message’ seems crass and exploitative.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
Project Hail Mary (2026) Ayaan Paul Chowdhury Project Hail Mary is a rare piece of large-scale science fiction that chooses optimism without irony.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
Prathichaya (2026) S. R. Praveen Even with a bucket of whitewash, this old-fashioned political thriller cannot get a contemporary facelift.
Posted Mar 26, 2026  Edit critic review
Rental Family (2025) Ayaan Paul Chowdhury While it leaves certain complexities at the edges of its frame, the film sustains a steady engagement with the human desire to be seen, which gives its most effective moments a poignant, sentimental clarity that lingers on.
Posted Mar 23, 2026  Edit critic review
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026) Pallavi Keswani The film serves almost exclusively as a vehicle to provide Tommy with a proper goodbye, but the signature Peaky Blinders beats still manage to deliver a thrilling film.
Posted Mar 23, 2026  Edit critic review
Youth (2026) Bhuvanesh Chandar Suraj and Devadarshini deliver clean performances, and Unni and Saroja stay with you and remind you of what true love means, what parenthood in the 21st century is all about, and the harsh truth about societal expectations and social hierarchy.
Posted Mar 20, 2026  Edit critic review
Aadu 3 (2026) S. R. Praveen Towards the end of the film, the crossing of timelines throws up some interesting encounters, but not consequential enough to elevate the film, which aimlessly meanders for a good part of its runtime.
Posted Mar 20, 2026  Edit critic review
Ustaad Bhagat Singh (2026) Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Ustaad Bhagat Singh ends up as an example of a narrative that rehashes old formula, heaps it with verbose political messaging and hopes that Pawan Kalyan’s massive fan base will be forgiving and lap it up.
Posted Mar 19, 2026  Edit critic review
Silent Friend (2025) Ayaan Paul Chowdhury Enyedi has created one of the year’s most eccentric cinematic seductions — a piece of arboreal erotica that would leave your local trees blushing through their leaves.
Posted Mar 16, 2026  Edit critic review
The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) Shreyas Pande The Testament of Ann Lee works best as a musical performance recounting the life and message of the remarkable woman while lacking the gleam of a steady historical, with other contemporary events not as meticulously imagined.
Posted Mar 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Late Shift (2025) Ayaan Paul Chowdhury ...Volpe uses the grammar of that genre as a starting point and strips away its episodic escalation in favour of a slow, exhausting accumulation of routine tasks that gradually expose how fragile the entire system actually is.
Posted Mar 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Made in Korea (2026) S. Poorvaja Made In Korea has its heart in the right place and the premise feels fitting; it is the execution that falters.
Posted Mar 12, 2026  Edit critic review
The Perfect Neighbor (2025) Pallavi Keswani Gandbhir’s personal connection to the victim led her to document this story, but her nuanced approach successfully builds a wider and necessary interest.
Posted Mar 11, 2026  Edit critic review
Redux Redux (2025) Ayaan Paul Chowdhury Redux Redux offers up a refreshing sense of proportion within the rapidly crowding field of multiverse storytelling.
Posted Mar 09, 2026  Edit critic review
The Love That Remains (2025) Ayaan Paul Chowdhury The Love That Remains approaches family breakdown with patience, curiosity, and an endearing belief that affection survives even after collapse.
Posted Mar 09, 2026  Edit critic review
THE BRIDE! (2026) Ayaan Paul Chowdhury The Bride! fascinates even as it frustrates, and its messiness becomes inseparable from its strange charm.
Posted Mar 08, 2026  Edit critic review
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