Sucharita Tyagi
Throughout her life, Sucharita has found herself stumbling into situations and desperately trying to make the best of them. ?Settling comfortably in a chair to watch movies? is her favorite feeling, and so far no man, woman or child has come close to stirring the same emotion in her. Watch her for your weekly update on what to see over the weekend; make a new friend as a bonus.
Movies reviews only
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Gulmohar (2023) |
Gulmohar could have easily turned into a mother-son saga, where a star of Manoj’s stature would have had the lens focused on him more than others, but his presence doesn’t take away from the emotion this film wants to bathe you in… - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 03, 2023
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Liger - Saala Crossbreed (2022) |
I am jealous of everyone who hasn't had to watch Liger this week. - Film Companion
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| Posted Aug 26, 2022
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Rashtra Kavach OM (2022) |
There are bad Ahmed Khan movies, and then there there are bad movie Ahmed Khan enables. Rashtra Kavach Om is a shining example of the latter. - Film Companion
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| Posted Jul 01, 2022
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Jalsa (2022) |
Deep, on-point and well-shot. - Film Companion
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| Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Parallel Mothers (2021) |
I can't stress enough just how incredibly great this film is. - Film Companion
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| Posted Apr 15, 2022
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The Batman (2022) |
Pattinson successfully goes back in time with this character... - Film Companion
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| Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Chupke Chupke (1975) |
All these small moments have deep roots within the political climate of the time, and makes another case for how cinema can mobilize... - Film Companion
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| Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) |
An epic drama, depicting a few years in the life of the hugely popular but largely undocumented... - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 04, 2022
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Petite Maman (2021) |
Women telling women's stories! This explores the loneliness of grown women but also nine-year-old girls. - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 04, 2022
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The Tinder Swindler (2022) |
A modern day cautionary tale on our reliance on technology to create interpersonal relationships. - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 04, 2022
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Gehraiyaan (2022) |
The writers and actors all work as one to find answers. - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 04, 2022
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Looop Lapeta (2022) |
Have fun catching a billion well-placed Easter eggs. Delightful. - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 04, 2022
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Badhaai Do (2022) |
The music and acting (Rajkummar Rao and Bhoomi Pednekar are so good), and very strong writing make this film a success. - Film Companion
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| Posted Feb 16, 2022
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Antim: The Final Truth (2021) |
In the hands of Mahesh Manjrekar and producer Salman Khan, Antim is a gigantic purposeless mess, and one has no idea behind any character's intentions. - Film Companion
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| Posted Dec 06, 2021
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Sardar Udham (2021) |
Sardar Udham ultimately works, thanks to Shoojit Sircar's research and dedication... - Film Companion
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| Posted Oct 19, 2021
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) |
The character comes of age twice in two entirely different ways...and the villain is a three-dimensional villain...a role of a lifetime, right before he's launched into superstardom..,. - Film Companion
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| Posted Sep 21, 2021
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Free Guy (2021) |
Continuously fun and funny, but never feels stuffed... - Film Companion
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| Posted Sep 21, 2021
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Chehre (2021) |
The whole thing is more tiresome than impressive... - Film Companion
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| Posted Sep 21, 2021
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The Great Indian Kitchen (2021) |
Jeo Baby hasn't given any of his characters any names. He also ensures that till the end of the film, you won't realize you don't know these peoples' names. Because you know these people. - Film Companion
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Toofaan (2021) |
An enjoyable, even insightful watching experience. - Film Companion
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| Posted Jul 20, 2021
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Haseen Dillruba (2021) |
Weird, but not clever enough to be weird-good. The weak and underwhelming ending pay-off is visible from the literal first sequence... - Film Companion
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| Posted Jul 09, 2021
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Sherni (2021) |
Not particularly challenging, or exhilarating. But perhaps, it isn't designed to be...the setting is uncomfortable but just far enough removed to provide the perfect backdrop... - Film Companion
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| Posted Jul 09, 2021
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Friends: The Reunion (2021) |
I was DEFINITELY a sceptic, unsure why we needed this re-union...is the conversation around Friends dated?...but this goes into each and every reason why the show was successful, and you can't help but relate hard. - Film Companion
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| Posted Jun 02, 2021
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Sardar Ka Grandson (2021) |
Sardar Ka Grandson entirely fails to make up its mind about what it wants it audience to feel, to take away from it. - Film Companion
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| Posted May 24, 2021
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Pagglait (2021) |
Is Pagglait the freshest, most novel story told to me via Hindi cinema recently? Girl, it might be... - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 30, 2021
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The Girl on the Train (2020) |
An averagely-amusing breezy thriller from 2015, turned into an averagely-amusing breezy thriller for now, you have to ask yourself...why? A movie I did not imagine seeing twice...an overly-sentimental mess, manufactured and fake. - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 02, 2021
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The White Tiger (2021) |
There's enough opportunity to enter the scenery and check your own biases... - Film Companion
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| Posted Jan 29, 2021
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) |
[It] succeeds in making us aware of our shared humanity, and the evils which exist in any system where there is an imbalance of power. - Film Companion
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| Posted Oct 20, 2020
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Khaali Peeli (2020) |
Khaali Peeli has a pun in the title, never justified...a half-hearted non-linear screenplay, lots of style but barely any substance. - Film Companion
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| Posted Oct 08, 2020
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Cargo (2019) |
The fact that this film actually happened, AND turned out the way it did? Miraculous...a small but stupendous flight of fancy. - Film Companion
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| Posted Sep 22, 2020
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Lootcase (2019) |
This squandered, within reach, even its own potential... - Film Companion
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| Posted Aug 11, 2020
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Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020) |
A story of patriotism and compassion and humanity... - Film Companion
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| Posted Aug 11, 2020
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Shakuntala Devi: Human Computer (2020) |
How long are Vidya Balan Movies going to just rely on being "Vidya Balan Movies?" - Film Companion
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| Posted Aug 11, 2020
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Gulabo Sitabo (2020) |
A very deep, multi-layered film with much to say. - Film Companion
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| Posted Jun 24, 2020
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Guilty (2015) |
It should just be these two making cinema in Bollywood, that's it...For a case like this, it's the only plausible way to turn this story into a movie. - Film Companion
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| Posted Apr 29, 2020
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Thappad (2020) |
In Thappad, starring Taapsee Pannu, writer-director Anubhav Sinha and co-writer Mrunmayee Laagoo have succeeded in creating an entire, matter of fact, lived in universe, joh relatable bhi hai, aur isliye effective bhi. - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 10, 2020
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Love Aaj Kal (2020) |
Yes, this film is the cinematic equivalent of a Facebook status update from 2008... - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 10, 2020
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) |
Right from the opening credits, you know you're in for a treat. - Film Companion
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| Posted Mar 04, 2020
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Little Women (2019) |
At its heart, Little Women is a coming-of-age story and an adventure story...adventurous but soft...you leave happy and satisfied with the storytelling. - Film Companion
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| Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Parasite (2019) |
What's to be said about this film that hasn't already been said? ... because there is so much to take in, like a Da Vinci painting, the film reveals secrets and hidden meanings until you're left breathless... - Film Companion
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| Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Jojo Rabbit (2019) |
I left with hope in my heart, and dance in my feet, if that's a thing. - Film Companion
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| Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Panga (2020) |
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and writers Nikhil Mehrotra & Nitesh Tiwari have taken a sweet, tender and extremely digestible route towards telling the story of this woman, who represents many many young mothers in India... - Film Companion
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| Posted Jan 24, 2020
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Just Mercy (2019) |
A very sympathetic, almost sweet tone for this gut-wrenching story... - Film Companion
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| Posted Jan 24, 2020
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1917 (2019) |
This movie deserves to be watched in a cinema hall...choreography the likes of which I haven't seen, refusing to let you even breathe... - Film Companion
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| Posted Jan 24, 2020
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Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020) |
The movie is pretty predictable, I saw similar movies last year with the same formula... - Film Companion
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| Posted Jan 14, 2020
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Chhapaak (2020) |
Despite the heaviness of heart you feel while watching, writer-director Meghna Gulzar and co-writer Atika Chohan succeed tremendously in not make this a sob story, while never for a moment forgetting that Malti's existence is harder than most women... - Film Companion
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| Posted Jan 14, 2020
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Dabangg 3 (2019) |
Chulbul Pandey ki origin story which no one asked for, milegi yahaan. - Film Companion
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| Posted Dec 30, 2019
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Hotel Mumbai (2018) |
This was a tough movie to sit through...this is a proper thriller, with each beat and moment landing... - Film Companion
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| Posted Dec 10, 2019
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Panipat - The Great Betrayal (2019) |
None of this bloodshed would have happened had these men just checked their egos...the political might, which becomes the flavour of this film, makes the storytelling easy to consume. - Film Companion
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| Posted Dec 10, 2019
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Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019) |
Just your garden-variety misogyny wrapped in a blanket of comedy... - Film Companion
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| Posted Dec 10, 2019
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