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The Boys season 2 review: Get ready for bigger twists, more 'wow' moments and major cliffhangers in the best (anti) superhero show out there

Tired of superheroes being painted as the next big thing in pop culture? Then The Boys season 2, just like season 1, is a treat waiting for you. Heck, The Boys is a treat regardless, even if you love superheroes.

Russel D'Silva August 24, 2020 10:00 AM IST

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Class of '83 movie review: Bobby Deol is relegated to the shadows in an extremely derivative cop movie

A cop scorned by a corrupt system, Vijay Singh (Bobby Deol), who's also dealing with the loss of his beloved wife, is assigned a punishment posting as the dean of a police academy in Nashik, Maharashtra. He handpicks five students in his first batch, forming the bottom rung of the class, to bend the system and settle old scores, only to re-enter the scene and try and stop them when they take things too far.

BollywoodLife August 23, 2020 4:25 PM IST

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Flesh web series review: Swara Bhasker shines in an extremely uncomfortable yet highly rewarding watch on human trafficking

The daughter of a rich NRI couple gets abducted as the prize package to be a sold with a whole bunch of girls in a human-trafficking ring that has spread its tentacles from Mumbai to Kolkata. Circumstances lead ACP Radha (Swara Bhasker) of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit to investigate the case, leading to a shocking web of immorality, brutality and corruption being exposed while also revealing several deeply buried secrets.

Russel D'Silva August 21, 2020 1:39 AM IST

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Wizards Tales of Arcadia web series review: Guillermo del Toro wraps his wizards, trolls and aliens saga of Arcadia with a magical finale

Legendary wizard Merlin sends his feline associate to gather Toby Domzalski, Steve Palchuk and muscular yet lovable troll AAARRRGGHH from Arcadia, requesting them to reunite with troll-hunter Jim Lake Jr., Shadow-Staff-weaver Claire Nunez and troll and Jim Lak's mentor, Blinky Galadrigal, after the fate of both the human and magical world are thrown in jeopardy, following the emergence of a mysterious Green Knight, who even has Merlin dumbfounded

Russel D'Silva August 18, 2020 10:00 AM IST

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Project Power movie review: An enjoyable subversion of superhero movies, but strikingly similar to Chiyaan Vikram's Iru Mugan

A genetically modified pill is on the black market, giving its user random superpowers (nobody knows what they are getting and its consumption could also be fatal), leading to a spike in crime rates and a helplessness on the part of law enforcement, which eventually brings together a cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who's willing to use the drug to even the field, a dealer of said drug (Dominique Fishback) and mysterious soldier (Jamie Foxx) as they try to annihilate the supply at its root

Russel D'Silva August 18, 2020 9:00 AM IST

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Khuda Haafiz movie review: Vidyut Jammwal goes from martial-arts icon to desperate common man in his best film to date

Sameer Choudhary (Vidyut Jammwal) is compelled to land in the fictitious Arab nation of Noman after his wife, Nargis (Shivaleeka Oberoi), who had relocated there to find work during recession in the year, 2008, is sold in the flesh trade

Russel D'Silva August 14, 2020 9:34 PM IST

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World's Most Wanted web series review: Netflix's new docuseries hooks, books and rivets us with a naked, insider's look on 5 deadly criminals

World's Most Wanted documents the true stories of five of the world's most dangerous criminals known to humankind, including the El Mayo of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel; Felicien Kabuga who financed Rawanda's genocide, Samantha Lewthwaite aka The White Widow, The White Widow, one of the biggest Russian mob bosses, and Matteo Messina Denaro, the last Godfather of the age-old Sicilian Mafia, who evade capture to this day

Russel D'Silva August 13, 2020 11:14 AM IST

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Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl movie review: This Janhvi Kapoor starrer is a stinging middle finger against patriarchy and a fine biopic

As made evident by the trailer, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl narrates the motivational true story of its eponymous character, the first female IAF pilot to face active wartime combat and the first woman to be bestowed with the prestigious Shaurya Chakra award for her service during the historic 1999 Kargil War.

Russel D'Silva August 10, 2020 3:51 PM IST

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Raat Akeli Hai Movie Review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui fails to salvage an excruciatingly slow crime thriller

Nawazuddin Siddiqui does his best to spice up proceedings but the slow pace makes it far from an engrossing thriller

Urmimala Banerjee July 31, 2020 11:23 PM IST

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Lootcase movie review: Kunal Kemmu, Ranvir Shorey and Gajraj Rao keep this Guy Ritichie-Quentin Tarantino pastiche afloat

Lootcase revolves around a bag full of illicit cash that providence lands in the lap of the unsuspecting Nanadan Kumar (Kunal Kemmu) while also setting a motley group of nefarious elements upon him, including rivals ganglords Bala Rathore (Vijay Raaz) and Omar (Sumit Nijhawan), an unscrupulous encounter-specialist cop, Inspector Kolte (Ranvir Shorey) and the malevolent politician, MLA Patil (Gajraj Rao), behind them all. It doesn't help either that Nandan's wife, Lata (Rasika Dugal), is too sanctimonious too be swayed by the lure of extra zeroes.

Russel D'Silva July 31, 2020 9:18 PM IST

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Shakuntala Devi movie review: Vidya Balan is flawless in a mostly faithful look at a flawed genius

For the uninitiated, Shakuntala Devi is a biopic on the unbelievable, unprecedented genius of its central character, which also takes a deeply personal look at her private life

Russel D'Silva July 31, 2020 1:56 AM IST

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Cursed web series review: Katherine Langford stuns in a violently mystical origin story sure to enthrall fans of the Arthurian legend

Tracing the roots of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, the ten episodes of the first season of Netflix's Cursed takes us back to the origins of Excalibur and how it came into the possession of the Lady of the Lake, long before she became the proverbial 'Lady of the Lake'

Russel D'Silva July 29, 2020 2:08 AM IST

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Fatal Affair movie review: Though derivative and cliched, this old wine boasts enough sparkle to keep you hooked

Fatal Affair benefits greatly from Nia Long and Omar Epps' performances as the main leads, and in no small measure to some crafty direction and writing, forcing you to focus on a bunch of thrilling and suspenseful sequences despite a nagging been-there-done-that feeling

Russel D'Silva July 28, 2020 11:49 AM IST

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Dil Bechara movie review: An emotional swansong to Sushant Singh Rajput, well supported by Sanjana Sanghi

Dil Bechara makes for a pretty good watch for those who haven't seen The Fault in Our Stars or read the book, but the ones who have will find it strictly decent. And in the few scenes where you are left choked or teary-eyed, is because of watching Sushant Singh Rajput for the last time rather than the emotional graph of his character, Manny.

Russel D'Silva July 25, 2020 12:13 AM IST

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Jim Jefferies Intolerant review: Only Jimmy can be simultaneously provocative and hilarious with life lessons to boot

Armed with new, profane material, Jim Jefferies: Intolerant on Netflix is a terrific return to form for the ace standup comedian and exactly like how his fans love to watch him extracting hilarity by provoking society

Russel D'Silva July 15, 2020 10:00 AM IST

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Warrior Nun web series review: More like confessions of a teenage-drama nun playing hide-and-seek with demons

A teenage girl rises from the dead after an ancient halo is embedded into her skin (quite literally) and is unwittingly bestowed as the next chosen one to lead a covert sect of nuns, existing since centuries in the Catholic Church, armed with heightened hand-to-hand combat skills and use of weaponry, against demonic forces millennia old in order to protect the world from dark forces being unleashed

Russel D'Silva July 14, 2020 9:00 AM IST

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Unsolved Mysteries web series review: Raises unsettling questions, but its repetitive nature snuffs out some of the mystery

Unsolved Mysteries, like the previous seasons, details unnerving, unbelievable, real-life or paranormal occurrences the world over that remain unsolved to this day, with first-hand eye-witness accounts and testimonies of common people as well as law enforcement agencies and other authorities closely associated with the case

Russel D'Silva July 13, 2020 10:57 PM IST

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Alex Rider web series review: A riveting espionage game that 'rides' high on spy thrills and twists

The best aspect of Alex Rider is how Guy Burt adapts it by never distilling its smarter elements or slicker tones in keeping with its younger protagonist, thus catering to the entire family. This is a teenage spy who could give James Bond and Ethan Hunt a run for their money, if not with gadgets and brawn, then certainly with brains and tenacity.

Russel D'Silva July 13, 2020 9:21 PM IST

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The Old Guard movie review: A bunch of poor man's Wolverines blend together for some low-key entertainment

A quartet of immortals, including diverse ethnicities (America alone doesn't take centre stage yet again), led by Andy (Chrlize Theron), existing since centuries, and having partaken in several of the greatest wars, battles and expeditions known to man, suddenly discover a fifth of their kind after more than 200 years while also finding their secrecy and very existence threatened by a new, megolomaniacal maniac

Russel D'Silva July 11, 2020 3:54 AM IST

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On Becoming a God in Central Florida web series review: May not be 'Godly', but Kirsten Dunst and a terrific beginning make this a very watchable show

After her husband is brainwashed and dies in a freak accident while chasing an impossible get-rich-quick scam, fed by the motivational speeches of a billionaire's marketing organisation, where he perpetually profits off the pipe dreams he sells to his so-called 'my own boss' 'downlinks', the man's widow and single mother, Krystal Stubbs (Kirsten Dunst), decides to ingratiate herself into the firm to rightfully collect what's owed to her

Russel D'Silva July 10, 2020 8:58 PM IST