Ranneeti Balakot & Beyond #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title: #RanneetiBalakotAndBeyond Rating: * * 1/2 A fictional representation of the Pulwama attacks, consequent Balakot air strikes & beyond, this series goes ballistic aiming for hype, drama & Pop-patriotism bollywood style. Pakistan’s ISI is the bogey again so there’s nothing new here just the same old blame game, counters, propaganda, war mongering& trivial pursuits. Aerial shots (CGI/VFX) look flat, action is typically bland…yet the thrills are there for those enchanted by regular theatrics, tempo is alluring & strong earnest performances create impact but the over-reliance on a pyrrhic background score dampens the experience.

Cast: #JimmyShergill #SatyajeetDubey #AshutoshRana #LaraDutta #AshishVidyarthi #PrasannaVenkateshan #ElnaazNourozi #AakankshaSingh #SanjayChopra #AniruddhGuha #SudeepNigam Runtime: 9 Eps(35-50 min/Eps) #PRPunditHavas #JioCinema #everyone

Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2 #PicksandPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #filmmoviedocumentaryOTTreviews Film: #LoveSexAurDhokha2 Rating: * * * Delving into complexities of hitech aided modern relationships with 3 interconnected stories segmented as Like, Share, Download, this film rouses insecurities and biases within the audience & could therefore cause a disconnect. Incisive and topical, the subject may not hold universal appeal though. Solid performances & apt camerawork lend mood but the narrative feels a little too erratic to hold you in thrall.

Cast: #ParitoshTiwari #BonitaRajpurohit #AbhinavSantoshSingh #SwastikaMukherjee #MouniRoy #AnuMalik #SophieChoudry #TussharKapoor #NimritAhluwalia #UorfiJaved Director: #DibakarBanerjee #SpicePR #BalajiTeleFilms #EktaKapoor #everyone #ATLEntertainment

Kaam Chalu Hai #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #KaamChaluHai Rating: * 1/2 Based on a true story more suited to a documentary, this feature about Manoj Patil from Sangli filling up potholes in his area following his aspiring cricketer daughter’s accidental death due to a pothole, is rather disaffecting. The screenplay though sincere lacks dramatic intent, the treatment is sloppy and the performances fail to curry favor. Rajpal Yadav thinks he is in a comedy film and displays his usual ticks. The max this can be is a record of Manoj Patil’s single-handed proactive activism.

Cast: #RajpalYadav #GiaaManik #KurangiVijayshriNagraj #ShreyashPandit #ParamDWalia Story/Screenplay/Direction: #PalaashMucchal #BaselineStudios #PalMusicAndFilms #ZEE5AVOD @everyone

Ameena #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #InternationalFilmFestivalCircuit Film: #Ameena Rating: * * Parallel narratives, a theatrical one representing 32 yr old story of teenage Ameena being sold-off to an 80 year old Arab Sheikh and the other a current reality of Meena the actress playing Ameena being gang-raped by 3 rich politically connected individuals, this film fails to curry favor even though the stories though done to death, were rich with possibilities. Poorly constructed, the treatment lacks bite with the direction losing focus & actors failing to bring legitimacy to their characters.

Cast: #RekhaRana #AnantMahadevan #UtkarshKohli #KumarRaj Director: #KumarRaj Runtime: 109 min #Dharm #AshwaniShukla #AltairMediaPR #Everyone

Amar Singh Chamkila #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #AmarSinghChamkila Rating: * * * A soulstirring musical biopic on the tragic life of the inspiring Punjabi singer whose unfiltered lyrics invited success & criticism, Imtiaz Ali’s latest hits the sweet spot quite convincingly. #DiljitDosanjh & #ParineetiChopra perform with gusto and verve. #IrshadKamil’s lyrics & #ARRahman’s music take us on a tragic sensory journey thru a retributive Punjab torn asunder by moral policing, religious politics, cancel culture, discrimination, bullying & prejudice.

Cast: #ParineetiChopra #DiljitDosanjh #AnumBatra #NishaBano #TusharDutt #MohitChuhan #RahulMittra Director: #ImtiazAli Runtime: 145 min #WindowSeatFilms #Netflix #PRPunditHavas #MAMI

Fallout #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #filmmoviedocumentaryOTTreviews Film: #Fallout (8 Eps/50-60 min each) Rating: * * * 1/2 A mind-blowing post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller, adaptation of #TimCain's popular video game series, Fallout is a complex, weird, silly yet fun irradiated hellscape, full of revolting violence & gore. A merge of contrasts, its tone is peppy in a landscape dominated by desolation & anarchy. Its retro-futuristic style brings alive video game life in colorful vivacity.

Cast: #EllaPurnell #AaronMoten #WaltenGoggins #MoisésArias #KyleMacLachlan #SaritaChoudhury #MichaelEmerson #LeslieUggams #FrancesTurner #DaveRegister #ZachCherry Director: #JonathanNolan #LisaJoy #GenevaRobertsonDworet #GrahamWagner #AthenaWickham #ToddHoward #BethesdaSoftworks. #AmazonMGMStudios #AmazonPrime #MGM #KilterFilms #BethesdaGameStudios @everyone #MoesArt #InterplayEntertainment

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #filmmoviedocumentaryOTTreviews Film: #BadeMiyanChoteMiyan Rating: * * The overwhelming noise generated by this action thriller is sure to dull your senses. Loads of unbelievable action, cacophony & no story to tell make this film an excrutiating watch. Acting is superseded by action so there’s little hope of any enchantment. Biceps and Bazookas aplenty but it’s a no-brainer that trumpets ego over talent. Everyone is forgettable here.

Cast: #PrithvirajSukumaran #AkshayKumar #PitobashTripathy #TigerShroff #ManushiChhillar #AlayaF #SonakshiSinha #RonitBoseRoy Director: #AliAbbasZafar Runtime: 164 min #AdityaBasu #VashuBhagnani #SurajGianani #VishalDadlani #Joshilay #VishalMishra @everyone #UniversalCommunications

IRaH #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #IRaH Rating: * * Supposedly the 1st Indian film with AI as a subject, this was shot entirely in UK & has around 1600 VFX shots. Looks pretty decent in visual terms but the story fails to pass muster, the treatment is elementary, direction is sloppy and performances out of sync.

Cast: #RohitBoseRoy #KarishmaKotak #RajeshSharma #AmeetChana #FagunThakrar. Director: #SamBhattacharjee & Team Runtime: 132 min #BigFilmsMedia #BrandBanter #HimanshuJhunjhunwala #DwaparPromoters #ThrillFilmProduction #DCreativeStudiosLLP

The Lost Girl #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #TheLostGirl Rating: * Based on a true story with its inception point at the 1984 riots but the script and treatment is contrary to the title.Wayward plotting has the characters have fits and spurts of convenient memory prompted by the director. Nothing feels organic here. This is a slipshod production that has little amiability.

Cast: #PrachiBansal #BhupeshSingh #PoonamJangra #AronicaRanoliya #RaveeshSingh #RamanNassa #NavinNishad Director: #AdityaRanolia Runtime: 125 min #AdityaRanoliyaFilms #PanoramaStudios #Wasim #FameMedia #AdmakeIndiaMediaPvtLtd #everyone #everybody @everyone @everybody #followers @followers

Dukaan #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #Dukaan Rating: * * * A stirring sometimes humorous musical drama centred around body autonomy & surrogacy, this lippy, entertaining show of women power is spearheaded by a freewheeling uninhibited potent performance by #MonikaPanwar w strong support from #SikanderKher. It’s a unique directorial triumph on the lines of #Rihaee, where sex, sexuality and reproductive science are deliberated on with ease. Forget the grotesque poster, this one hits the sweet spot convincingly.

Cast: #SikanderKher #HimaniShivpuri #MonikaPanwar #MonaliThakur #SohamMajumdar #GeetikaTyagi #BhoomikaMeena Directors: #Siddharth #Garima Runtime: 120 min #AJhunjhunwala #SKAhluwalia #NeetuAgarwal #SrujanYarabolu #WavebandProductions #KalamkaarPictureProductions #1HMedia #HemaUpadhyay @everone

Renegade Nell #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Title: #RenegadeNell Rating: * * * 1/2 A swashbuckling, delightful, wild, whacky, exciting adventure series bordering on the supernatural, a female #RobinHood with magic on her side doing the honors, this one runs true to historical fantasy drumming up plentiful exhilaration & thrills per episode. Terrific performances (notably Louisa Harland & Joely Richardson), great upbeat music, lots of old-fashioned action & enlivening cinematography make this a mustwatch!

Cast: #LouisaHarland #JoelyRichardson #AdrianLester #NickMohammed #ArtMalik #FranDillane Directors: #BenTaylor #AmandaBrotchie #MJDelaney Runtime: 8 Episodes( 39-55 mins each) #OliJulian #NickFoster #SallyWainwright #TheLookoutPoint #Disney+ #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

Patna Shukla #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReview #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #PatnaShukla Rating: * * Better suited to be a ‘short’ this feature has a threadbare plot with no surprises in store. Even Raveena Tandon’s assured performance, Chandan Roy Sanyal’s canny flamboyance and Satish Kaushik’s compassionate magnanimity fail to overcome sloppy beginnings and poor craft.

Cast: #RaveenaTandon #ChandanRoySanyal #AnushkaKaushik #SatishKaushik #RajuKher #AmitGaur #JatinGoswami Director: #VivekBudakoti Runtime: 124 min #ThinkInkCommunications @DisneyPlusHotstar @RaveenaTandonOfficial #ArbaazKhan @staymanav @satishkaushik8034 @chandan.roysanyal @jatin.goswami.50 @reelanushkaofficial #AmitGaur @Rajukherofficial #ArbaazKhanProduction #VivekBudakoti @ajay.chabbria @Nehapartimatiyanidop #ShardaSingh @samuelakankshamusic #RedAmeise #VivekBudakoti @sammeer.arora #FaridKhan#AmitGaur #JatinGoswami Director: #VivekBudakoti Runtime: 124 min #ThinkInkCommunications @DisneyPlusHotstar @RaveenaTandonOfficial #ArbaazKhan @staymanav @satishkaushik8034 @chandan.roysanyal @jatin.goswami.50 @reelanushkaofficial #AmitGaur @Rajukherofficial #ArbaazKhanProduction #VivekBudakoti @ajay.chabbria @Nehapartimatiyanidop #ShardaSingh @samuelakankshamusic #RedAmeise #VivekBudakoti @sammeer.arora #FaridKhan

Yes Papa #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #Internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #YesPapa Rating: * * A bare-bones production, largely in stark Black & White, with ‘incestuous child abuse’ as it’s cause, this underwhelming film that skirts around the issue, could have done with better treatment. It felt as though the ‘Stigma’ around the issue was preventing the filmmaker from portraying this ‘crusade’ in a more potent, cogent and elaborate manner.

Cast: #GeetikaTyagi #TejaswiniKolhapure #AnanthNarayanMahadevan #SaifHasan #DivyaSeth #NanditaPuri #SanjeevTyagi Director: #SaifHyderHasan Runtime: 120 min @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody #followers @followers #AbhishekPillaiPR #AraadDreamsProduction

Aadujeevitham, The Goat Life #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Aadujeevitham #TheGoatLife (#MoesArt) Rating: * * 1/2 A messily dubbed Hindi version, this overambitious saga of survival - kind of a ‘Castaway’ merged with a reverse ‘Dunki’ gets your ‘goat.’ Actors show the pain of surviving in the desert but there’s feeble attachment because of a ‘mirage’ like story, melodramatic treatment and an over indulgent runtime. Lustrous cinematography and actors’ rigor are pretty much wasted here. Rahman's music sounds passe. Better watch a subtitled version.

Cast: #PrithvirajSukumaran #JimmyJeanLouis #KRGokul #RikAby #AmalaPaul #Talib Director: #Blessy Runtime: 154 min #VisualRomanceAnimation #Benyamin #SunilKS #KUMohanan #ASreekarPrasad #ARRahman

Crew #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Crew #SpicePR Rating: * * 1/2 Fasten your seatbelts for a bumpy, jerky, tackily serviced, airkissed ride. A dilettantish chick flick aiming to lure the audience in with a hackneyed storyline about 3 air hostesses seeking payback by pulling off a heist on their airline boss, is buttressed by double entendre dialogues, remixed Ila Arun numbers and dependable performances by an A list cast. This one is no showboat. It’s passably entertaining though.

Cast: #KareenaKapoorKhan #Tabu #KritiSanon #SaswataMuherjee #RajeshSharma #KulbhushanKharbanda #DiljitDosanjh #KapilSharma Director: #rajeshakrishnan Runtime: 124 mins #EktaKapoor #AnilKapoorFilmCompany #Balajifilms #RheaKapoor #ShobhaKapoor #NidhiMehra #MehulSuri #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

Madgaon Express #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #MadgoanExpress Cast: #DivyenduSharma #PratikGandhi #AvinashTiwary #NoraFatehi #UpendraLimaye #ChhayaKadam #VipulDeshpande #YashBhojwani #Remo #ManojJoshi #KunalKhemu Director: #KunalKhemu Rating: * * Runtime: 140 min #ExcelEntertainment #SpicePR #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #foloowers @followers

Mad-cap slapstick comedy attempt manages to score a few laughs but it’s mostly hare-brained tom-foolery around druggies paradise Goa & by concentrating on skimpy clothes & spaced-out antics, it makes a mockery of the talent it wields. We’ve seen better from #KunalKhemu and team. Can't blame him for hoping to get a 'Hit' from sheer nonsense.

Ae Watan Mere Watan #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #AeWatanMereWatan Cast: #SaraAliKhan #AlexxONeill #EmraanHashmi #AbhayVerma #SachinKhedekar #SparshSrivastav Director: #KannanIyer Rating: * * Runtime: 133 min #DarabFarooqui #DharmaticEntertainment #AmazonPrime #KaranJohar #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

A worthy Pre-1947 resistance story lost in insipid creative choices. Unsung hero #UshaMehta’s singular contribution using underground radio #CongressRadio as an instrument of rebellion in aid of #MKGandhi’s #DoOrDie call is brought to the screen - but without much potency or heft. Flat & uninteresting studio look mars the experience, camerawork is dull & bland, dialogues sound dispirited, performances lack intensity & bite. Fails to evoke nostalgia, emotion, patriotic fervor or sentiment.

Lootere #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestovalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title : #Lootere Cast: #RajatKapoor #VivekGomber #AmrutaKhanvilkar #ChandanRoySanyal #AamirAli #AnantNarayanMahadevan #MauriceCarpede #LesleyMaasdorp #SiyabongaXaba #AbhishekKhan #AvinashPandey #GeetanjaliGill #KhemchandVerma #KrishnenduChakraborty #MayankGarg #PawanSingh #SonamStobgais #GauravKSharma Director: #JaiMehta Rating: * * * Runtime: 35-50 mins/Eps(8 Episodes) #KarmaMediaAndEntertainment #HansalMehta #SuparnVerma #DisneyHotstar #ThinkInkCommunications #ShaaileshRSingh #AchintThakkar #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

A mid-sea hijack thriller, this series goes from sedentary to thrilling within a few episodes. The weak dialogue & sometimes iffy score notwithstanding, Surprising Twists & turns, blistering action, gritty performances hightail this thrilling world where survival means navigating a deadly web of crimes. The African actors do a great job to make this compelling.

X Men '97 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTreviews Title: #XMen97 (#animation) Cast (voice): #JenniferHale #RayChase #ChrisBritton #GeorgeBuza #JPKarliak #CalDood #AlisonSealySmith #LenoreZann #IsaacRobinsonSmith #MathewWaterson #AJLoCascio #HollyChou #AdrianHough Director: #JakeCastorena #ChaseConley #EmiYonemura Rating: * * * 1/2 Runtime: 3 Episodes/30 min each (total 10 eps) #MarvelAnimation #WaltDisneyStudios #DisneyHotstar #MIRStudio #RuderFinn @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody #Followers @followers

This sequel to #FoxKids #XMenTheAnimatedSeries of the 90’s, remixes &reintroduces classic storylines conveying the core ethos of #Marvel’s flagship, infused with an unforgettable theme song. In a direct continuation the series uses old-worldly, much cleaner animation driving home nostalgia and new age charm with equal effect.It plays out serious, funny, witty, & characters are drawn with distinct individualized personalities. Everything is better, even the action scenes looked good. A worthy sequel for sure!

Murder Mubarak #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #MurderMubarak Cast: #KarismaKapoor #SaraAliKhan #PankajTripathi #VijayVerma #DimpleKapadia #TiscaChopra #SanjayKapoor #AashimGulati #PriyankTiwari #BrijendraKala #DevenBhojani #VarunMitra Director: #HomiAdajania Rating: * Runtime: 141 min #AnujaChauhan #GazalDhaliwal #SuprotimSengupta #DineshVijan #Netflix #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

Loosely scripted, weakly plotted, badly edited, sloppily executed with inane dialogue and garbled performances, this whodunit- a Hercule Poirot wannabe, can really put you to sleep. There’s no tempo or tension. It’s neither whacky nor funny and the nuances are totally missing. This murder mystery is tedious, strange, absurd, disappointing, dull and boring right to its unsurprising end.

Yodha #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Yodha Cast: #SidharthMalhotra #RaashiiKhanna #DishaPatani #TanujVirwani #RonitRoy #SunnyHinduja #MridulRajAnand #KritikaBharadwaj Directors: #SagarAmbre #PushkarOjha Rating: * * 1/2 Runtime: 133 min #HypePR #DharmaEntertainment #AAFilms #HirooJohar #ApoorvaMehta #Everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

Implausible, rocky & bumpy ride through the skies, this film aims to fly high but barely makes it to a secure landing thanks to a chaotic, impractical script. The editor has done a great job splicing together two helmers’ seemingly contrary efforts, lending this scrappy hijack thriller a modicum of excitement and tension. Sidharth is earnest, robust and assured, Tanuj Virwani makes his presence count, Raashii manages to carve out an amiable space for herself while Disha Patani’s action effort looks fairly credible. The pop-patriotic elements are tedious, cliched & passe though.

Maharani Season 3 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMoviesDocumentaryOTTreviews Title: #Maharani3 (8 eps) #AvianWE #SonyLIV Cast: #HumaQuereshi #AmitSial #PramodPathak #KaniKusruti #VineetKumar #AnujaSathe #DibyenduBhattacharya Created by #SubhashKapoor Director: #SaurabhBhave Rating: * * #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

3rd season of this revenge-drama digs deeper for comfort food midst the political landscape of Bihar continuing with its twists & turns with little respite.The pacing is uneven, the storyline feels stale, the political shenanigans seem obvious and the socio-political commentary is superficial given the convenient depictions of power and morality in a world of deception and betrayal. The performances are just about bearable.

Showtime #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMoviesDocumentaryOTTreviews Title: #Showtime (4 Eps) #DisneyHotstar #MoesArt Cast: #EmraanHashmi #MahimaMakwana #MouniRoy #RajeevKhandelwaal #ShriyaSaran #NaseeruddinShah Director: #SumitRoy Rating: * * #KaranJohar #Dharmatic #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

Vacuous, filmsy, cliched, stereotypical and unsurprising, this underdog story barely skims the surface of Bollywood’s internecine conflicts & face-offs with media - film critics in particular. ‘Posh’ ‘Poo’ aesthetics & libidinous entanglements fail to up the entertainment. Flighty characterizations, middling dramatics, profile posturing, filmy dialogue and poor writing mar the show. Actors are sincere and cinematography is lush but that effort is wasted here.

Shaitaan #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Shaitaan #UniversalCommunications Cast: #AjayDevgn #RMadhavan #Jyotika #JankiBodiwala Director: #VikasBahl Rating: * * Runtime: 140 min #PanoramaStudios #AjayDevgnFFilms #JioStudios #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

Disappointing supernatural hocus-pocus thriller, this one has Devgn trying to do a #LiamNeeson & cute, polished #Madhavan ineffectually aiming a breakout for Satanic cult status. Both don’t manage anything beyond the rudimentary. The fairly crusty performances by #Jyotika and #JankiBodiwala are rendered ineffective by a moth-eaten script, stale cliched dialogue& an illogical narrative spiel.

Ram Janmabhoomi : Return of a Splendid Sun #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #filmmoviedocumentaryOTTreviews Title: #RamJanmabhoomiReturnOfASplendidSun Cast: #AmishTripathi Directors: #PranavPChaturvedi #NitishSharma Rating: * * Runtime: 74 min #DilipPiramal #JioCinema #MoesArt #AnirbanBhattacharya @everyone @everybody #everyone #everybody #followers @followers

Presented through the perspective of Amish Tripathi, Bestselling author of mythological fiction #RJROASS has more fiction, folklore, anecdotes, faith and religious sentiment driving it than ‘fact.’ Tripathi puts his avowed skills for myth-enhancement and fiction to great use by concocting this so-called documentary justifying the construction of the Temple. He glosses over incidents that led to the Babri demolition & subsequent construction of the temple but conveniently shies away from putting forward a negative view on the incidents that led to mass carnage.

Sunflower Season 2 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #filmmoviedocumentaryOTTreviews Title: #SunflowerS2 (8 Eps/30- 50 mins each) Cast: #SunilGrover #RanvirShorey #GirishKulkarni #AdahSharma #AshishVidyarthi #SonalJha #RiaNalavde #MukulChadha #RadhaBhatt #ShonaliNagrani Director: #VikasBahl Rating: * * #Zee5 #ChaseIndia #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers #Cinergy #AGoodCoProduction #RelianceEntertainment #NimishaPandey #AvianWE

A shabbily constructed whodunit, this series goes from bad to worse in no time. The characters drawn here owe their origins more to mainstream Bollywood cinema rather than the real world and the scripting and performances also tend that way. Nothing compelling about this.

Iwaju #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title: #Iwaju (6 Eps/17-30 min) Cast: #SimisolaGbadamosi #DayoOkeniyi #FemiBranch #SijiSoetan #WerucheOpia Direction/Screenplay: #OlufikayoAdeola Rating: * * * 1/2 #KugaliProduction #WaltDisneyAnimationStudios #ChristinaChen #HamidIbrahim #ToluwalakinOlowofoyeku #RéOlunuga #ZikiNelson #DisneyHotstar #@everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody @followers #followers #ruderfinn

Futuristic, comic-style Sc-fi drama, Disney's First Animation Collaboration In 100 Years, a thrilling, vibrant coming-of-age tale set in futuristic Lagos, Nigeria, is splendidly imagined & realised. Tola, a young girl from a privileged island, and her best friend an impoverished Kole, a self-taught tech expert, get together to uncover the mysteries and perils that lurk within their own realms. Authentic & culturally grounded, Iwájú explores class and innocence while bringing Afrofuturism to spectacular life. This is great,well-crafted Disney storytelling at its best!

Shogun #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #filmmoviedocumentaryOTTreviews #internationalfilmfestovalcircuit Title:#Shogun (8 Episodes/ 60- 70 min each) Cast: #HiroyukiSanada #CosmoJarvis #AnnaSawai #TadanobuAsano Directors: #JonathanVanTulleken #HiromiKamata #CharlotteBrändström #FrederickToye #TakeshiFukunaga #EmmanuelOseiKuffour Rating: * * * 1/2 #DisneyHotstar #RuderFinn #ICC #FXProductions #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers #ErinSmith #JamieVegaWheeler #TomWinchester #DNAFilms #MichaelDeLucaProductions

An opulent adaptation of #JamesClavell’s 1975 historical fiction based on the life of the English navigator #WilliamAdams, set in feudal Japan, this epic is resplendent with artistic visuals, deeply enriching cultural elements & a storyscape that appears magnificently original. There’s plenty of drama, action, political tension churning in the swirling battles & grand armies fronting 17th-century Japan at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. The treatment is raw, intense & brutal yet never voyeuristic. The narrative leans towards politics & philosophies & keeps you entranced in its luxurious enrichment of Eastern mystique. This is a sprawling period drama, a riveting re-imagining that finds strength in words and artistic accomplishments rarely experienced before.

Crakk: Jeetega toh Jiyeega #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestovalcircuit Film: #CrakkJeetegaaTohJiyegaa Cast: #VidyutJammwal #ArjunRamphal #NoraFatehi #AmyJackson #AnkitMohan #BijayAnand #RajendraShisatkat #ShalakaPawar #JamieLever Director: #AdityaDatt Rating: * * Runtime: 156 min. #UniversalCommunications #everyone @everyone #followers @followers #everybody @everybody #RehanKhan #SarimMomin #MohinderPratapSingh #TanishkBagchi #VikramMontrose #MithunSharma

This ‘Supposed’ high-octane actioner has a flippant story that meanders around #XtremeSports but fails to garner attachment because the audience never gets involved in what happens on screen. The hyper-narration and fractured action fail to come together as a composite whole. #VidyutJammwal hogs the limelight with unbelievable action stunts but fails to generate emotional heft, #ArjunRamphal though, puts in some effort in making his villainy credible.

Article 370 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestovalcircuit Film: #Article370 Cast: #YamiGautam #PriyaMani #DivyaSethShah #ArunGovil #KiranKarmarkar #RajZutshi #AshwiniKoul #SkandSaneevThakur #SandeepChatterjee #VaibhavTatwawadi #AshwiniKumar #IrawatiHarshe Director: #AdityaSuhasJambhale Rating: * * * Runtime: 150 min #JioStudios #B62Studios #JyotiDeshpande #AdityaDhar #LokeshDhar @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody @followers #followers

Peddling propaganda favoring the Government, this admittedly fictional reconstruction ( as mentioned in the opening disclaimer) of the events that preceded the abrogation of #Article370 takes unpardonable liberties in presenting a doctored version of the true facts. Some of the peripheral players resemble ‘body doubles’ but have different names. The intentions are obvious - to discredit the ‘opposition’ during that turbulent period. Nevertheless, it’s a well-constructed, smart, gripping and compelling thriller cinema that gathers tension as pop-patriotic events segue together towards an end play that was apparent. The nefarious agenda notwithstanding, Unflinching performances from Yami Gautam, Priyamani, Irawati Harshe, Tatwawadi et al elevate the experience somewhat.

Tokyo Vice Season 2 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #filmmoviedocumentaryOTTreviews Title: #TokyoViceS2 Episodes: 10 Cast: #AnselElgort #KenWatanabe #RachelKeller #HideakiItō #ShowKasamatsu #EllaRumpf #RinkoKikuchi #TomohisaYamashita #MikiMaya #YōsukeKubozuka Director/Creator: #JTRogers Rating: * * * #Lionsgateplay #everyone #MoesArt #everybody #Followers

American crime drama based on book by #JakeAdelstein is about an American Reporter relentlessly & Perilously pursuing ‘#yakuza’ crime in Japan with disgraced imperiled detective Katagiri’s help.Internal conflicts, fragile relationships&fluid alliances form the bedrock of the suggestive narrative that is tense and foreboding and keeps you intrigued and interested throughout.

Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #filmmoviedocumentayOTTreviews Film: #KuchKhattaHoJaay #CommuniquePR #Tseries Cast: #GuruRandhawa #SaieeManjrekar #AnupamKher #IlaArun #PareshGanatra #AtulSrivastava #ParitoshTripathi Director: #GAshok Rating: * 1/2 Runtime: 125 min #everybody @everybody @everyone #everyone #followers @followers #AmitBhatia #LaveenaBhatia #MachFilms

An unseemly bizarre premise bordering on a fake pregnancy and IAS aspirations, this so-called comedy is nothing to laugh about. The characters are all pretty much weird and caught up in their own fantasy spin an what ‘family’ should mean. The complement of four writers appear to have let their imaginations run riot. Agra, the location of this fiasco appears to be the only viable attraction. The music is hummable, the performances are unviable. Not worth a look-see if you ask me!

Love Storiyaan #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #filmmoviedocumentayOTTreviews Title: #LoveStoriyaan #AmazonPrimeVideo #PRPundit Cast: #TwinkleTshering #PoonamGurung #PratikKothari #AnkitArora #SharnitaRavi #NicholasJKharnami #SharmilaFaridaSaha #SunitKumarSaha #SiddharthBoro #RajaniKChhetri #SohanPolock #PrasannaKhawle #VishwarajDeshpande #SukanyaBhattacherjee #UshaMoni #NishaDhole #KavyaRamanani #PrachiSinghPrajapatimore Directors: #AkshayIndikar #ArchanaPhadke #CollinDCunha #HardikMehta #ShaziaIqbal #VivekSoni Rating: * * * Runtime: 194 min. #DharmaticEntertainmentProduction #everybody @everybody @everyone #everyone #followers @followers #KaranJohar #ApoorvaMehta #SomenMishra #JioMAMIYRP

An interesting take on ‘Long-enduring-Love,’ this six-part ‘docu-drama’ anthology, an ode to adaptability and empathetic understanding that companionship and togetherness brings to psycho-social well-being, may not be unique but it is gritty, heartfelt & beautifully presented and directed. Some of the shorts may be unnecessarily long in the tooth but they do make a strong point for ‘resilience’ & ‘understanding’ in strengthening the bonds of love in any long-term relationship.

Lantrani #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Title : #Lantrani (#TallTales) Cast: #JohnnyLever #JitendraKumar #JisshuSengupta #NimishaSanjayan #BolaramDas #SanjayMahanand #RajeshAwasthi #PreetiHansrajSharma Directors : #GurvinderSingh #KaushikGanguly #BhaskarHazarika Rating: * * 1/2 Runtime: 102 min. #ZEE5 @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody #followers @followers #chaseindia

This anthology of 3 shorts showcasing three independent stories hoping to capture the essence of small-town India fails to make it to riveting. The three directors from different regions of India fashion tame shorts that fail to raise your hackles despite the injustices depicted within. #HudHudDabang by #KaushikGanguly is miscast with #JohnnyLever failing to look and act genuine & #JisshuSengupta looking rather lost. #DharnaManaHai directed by #GurvinderSingh with #JitendraKumar #NimishaSajayan lacks effectiveness because of a loose screenplay and disenchanting treatment. #BhaskarHazarika’s #SanitizedSamachar fails to take off despite its commentary on politics of power within the media. Weakly rendered, and varied in tone but effectively flat, these shorts lack purpose & fail to get a rise out of the viewer.

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #TeriBaatonMeinAisaUljhaJiya Cast: #ShahidKapoor #KritiSanon #DimpleKapadia #Dharmendra #RakeshBedi #RajeshKumar #AshishVerma #AnubhaFatehpura #GrushaKapoor Directors: #AmitJoshi #AradhanaSah Rating: * * Runtime: 132 min. #MaddockFilms #PenStudios #JioStudios @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody #followers @followers #HypePR

A genre mish-mash, sci-fi romcom family social, from #DineshVijan’s production house, this one is a lavish dud. The cinematography is enticing but the implausibility of it all puts paid to any returns. While the love story tropes stay true to shaadi-phobic male expectations, there’s no help from the half-baked script, unaccomplished treatment, or the actors who fail to do justice to their roles. There are some fun moments and a hit musical serenade but the rest of it is just too difficult to swallow. Just imagine yourself trapped in a space shuttle several thousand miles away from the Earth with no way back home. That’s how you are going to feel once this constipated romance goes into hyper big fat wedding prep territory. And the title..? you’d be lucky if you get it right the first time.

Lokshahi #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: Lokshahi (#Marathi) #UltraMediaAndEntertainmentGroup #RamKondilkarPR Cast: #MohanAgashe #SameerDharmadhikari #GirishOak #TejashriVPradhan #BhargaviChirmule #AmitRiyaan #AnkitMohan Director: #SanjayAmar Producer: #SushilKumarAgarwal Rating: * 1/2 Runtime: 128 min @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody #followers @followers #SanjayRaji

This Marathi Multi starrer, a Political Thriller directed by Sanjay Amar plays out political machinations in chamber-drama-restricted flat TV episode style. The actors seem lost in their own individual worlds, and their performances are stagey and lean towards caricature. The thready sequences compiled mainly from their close-ups and profile takes, don’t feel feature-suited. Even the screenplay involving a powerful political family and the nihilistic dynamics involved in their power struggle fails to curry favor. The narrative lacks continuum and the editing fails to make sense of the political intrigue in play. The sheer waste of powerhouse talent (actors) is unforgivable.

Mr & Mrs Smith #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Title: #MrandMrsSmith S1 ( 8 Episodes/ 40-60 min) Cast: #DonaldGlover #MayaErskine #PaulDano #DvaeAtell #BillyCampbell #JohnTurturro #UrsulaCorbero Director: #KarenaEvans #HiroMurai #AmySeimetz #DonaldGlover #ChristianSprenger Rating: * * 1/2 @SmithsOnPrime, @SmithsOnPrime, @PrimeVideo @everyone #everybody @everybody #everyone @followers #followers #AmazonPrime #PrimeVideo

Expanding on the #AnjelinaJolie #BradPitt starring movie, this series slow-burns through some uninteresting and tiresome segments before it can combust into some semblance of action. Lonely strangers John and Jane end up as spies masquerading as a married couple, navigating high-risk missions while also facing new relationship milestones. Unfortunately, this random coupling is not as interesting as that in #DougLiman’s film. The series is long-drawn, there’s not enough action, and lead stars fail to mark up the entertainment. This series takes way too long to work up steam or come good.

Karmma Calling #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title: #KarmmaCalling S1 (4 Episodes/30-50 min each) Cast: #RaveenaTandon #RohitRoy #GauravSharma #VarunSood #DevangshiSen #AmiAela #NamrataSheth #MasiWali #WaluschaDeSouza #RachitSingh #VikramjitVirk #VirafPatel #PiyushKhati #AlpanaBuch #ShatafFigar Director:#RuchiNarain Writer: #MikeKelley Based on series #Revenge Rating: * * #RatFilmProduction #HotstarSpecials #DisneyHotstar #ABCSignature #AshutoshShah #TaherShabbir @everyone #everybody #everyone #everybody #followers @followers

A revenge drama more interested in making its actors look glamorous than in pursuing logic, sense or being plausible. An upgraded ‘#Shanti’ where Wannabes, #Richandfamous types live in Alibaug and go through the motions of love, betrayal, scheming, scamming and revenge. It’s all a figment of a wild imagination. Looks good because of glossy production values. Could be instant gratification for those who got high on ‘#BoldandBeautiful’ and ‘#SantaBarbara.’

Expats #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #EXPATS #TBCnetwork Cast: #SarayuBlue #NicoleKidman #JiyoungYoo #BrianTee #TianaGowen #BodhidelRosario #RubyRuiz #AmelynPardenilla #JackHuston Director: #LuluWang Writer: #AliceBell Rating: * * 1/2 Runtime: 6 Episodes/40-60 min each #AmazonPrime #everyone #everybody @everyone @everybody #followers @followers #BlossomFilms #LocalTime #Picrow #AmazonMGMStudios

Lulu Wang’s ‘Expats’ inspired by Janice Y.K. Lee's novel ‘The Expatriates,’ narrated across two timelines, is about the unraveling lives of three women and intimately explores feelings of isolation, grief, and regret, with loss and infidelity complicating matters further. It’s a lavish production set in Hong Kong but fails to bring home the true nature of the city. The book is not followed faithfully either. The story has enough intrigue and tension-inducing twists but the execution is pretty much sloppy. The build-up is also too slow to lure you in. The performances do not help garner interest either.

Hindutva #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #Hindutva Cast: #AashieshSharma #SonarikaBhadoria #AnkitRaj #AnupJalota #DeepikaChikhlia #GovindNamdev #Surmeet #AgastAnand #MukeshTyagi Director: #KaranRazdan Rating: * Runtime: 140 min #MaskTV #TagProductions #LordShivaCommunications #SanjayBhushanPatiyala #AnjuBhatt #ChiraneeviBhatt #MansieBhatt #everyone #everybody @everyone @everybody #followers @followers

A futile attempt to leverage legitimacy for a violent and fake ideology, this film contrives to elevate Hindutva to a higher form of Hinduism. Contrary posturing does not help the cause while the stereotypical construct of Hindu hero versus fundamentalist muslim villain feels too weather beaten to be of any purchase. The sappy narrative attempting to cash-in on the post Ram Mandir fervor ain’t much of a lure either. The three leads though, have solid screen presence and might make it through the long haul.

Fighter #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #Fighter Cast: #HrithikRoshan #DeepikaPadukone #AnilKapoor #KaranSinghGrover #AkshayOberoi Director: #SiddharthAnand Rating: * * Runtime: 160 min #everyone #everybody @everyone @everybody #followers @followers #JyotiDeshpande #RamonChibb #AjitAndhare #AnkuPande #KevinVaz #MamtaBhatia #Viacom18Studios

Siddharth Anand’s over-ambitious endeavour to become ‘#TopGun’ of Bollywood falls flat. Coming after the mega success of #Pathaan, this loose attempt to curry audience favor recants the Balakot air strikes in an in-your-face attempt to champion the valor of the Indian Air force while going full-throttle in vilifying Pakistan, has little other than distasteful, utterly boring jingoism and pop-patriotism going for it. The film doesn’t have much of a narrative, is too CGI heavy, and full of propaganda. The aerial scenes have little appeal as they play flat and uninteresting.The performances are not worth commenting about either.

Main Atal Hoon #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #MainAtalHoon #UniversalCommunications Cast: #PankajTripathi #RajaRameshkumarSevak #EktaKaul #DayaShamkarPandey #PiyushMishra #PramodPathak #GauriSukhtanker #YogendraPatwal Director: #RaviJadhav Rating: * * Runtime: 139 mins @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody #followers @followers #VinodBhanushali #PayalBhanushali #SandipSingh #PenStudios

Paying homage to the ‘Mask’ and not the ‘man,’ Ravi Jadhav’s attempt at biopic on former PM #AtalBihariVajpayee falls flat and feels retrospectively predicative. Papering over his warts and trying to make his less than admirable qualities look venerable, the screenplay gives Vajpayee a makeover that even he may not recognise as himself. The only thing this attempt at biopic gets right are his oratory and poetry. The rest is all mired in a miasma so thick with melodramatic music and a half-hearted romance that it all looks patently false. Even Pankaj Tripathi fails to make this believable. Really, There’s nothing ‘Atal’ about this!

Merry Christmas #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTseriesReviews #InternationalFilmFestivalCircuit Film: #MerryChristmas #Hindi (#UniversalCommunications) Cast: #KatrinaKaif #VijaySethupathi #SanjayKapoor #VinayPathak #AshwiniKalsekar #TinnuAnand #LukeKenny #RadhikaApte Director: #SriramRaghavan Rating: * * 1/2 Runtime: 144 min. #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers #TIPSfilms #MatchboxPictures

A slow-mo thriller dedicated to Shakti Samanta, this contrivance in search of an alibi, adapted from a French novel fails to sustain conviction. The thanda chemistry between the leads, lazy performances, unprepossessing, laid-back tempo fail to cut ice in a narrative with a typical neo-noir moody look, having sporadic flashbacks, film references, and twists that appear hokey and illogical. The background score is vibrant but there’s neither tension nor edge-of-the-seat thrills to keep you interested. Other than the belated Christmas festive look and the deeply saturated cinematography there’s nothing much here for you to engage with.

Aattam #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #Malayalam

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTseriesReviews #InternationalFilmFestivalCircuit Title: #Aattam #RelianceEntertainmentStudios #Malayalam Cast: #ZarinShihab #VinayForrt #KalabhavanShajohn #NandhanUnni Director: #AnandEkarshi Rating: * * * * Runtime: 139 min #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers #FatemaNagree

Debutante director/writer Anand Ekarshi’s gem is a thrilling reflection of human behavior. Modeled on 12 angry men, the arguments centre around what action needs to be taken regarding a molestation that is claimed by the sole female member of the drama troupe. The intricate storytelling, the character revealing dialogues, layered and nuanced disputations and the finesse in the telling keeps you glued for all of its runtime. A wonderful screenplay, superlative direction, great casting and relatable performances are the hallmark of this small film that serves as an indictment against self-serving decision making.

Killer Soup #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTseriesReviews

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTseriesReviews #InternationalFilmFestivalCircuit Title: #KillerSoup Cast: #ManojBajpayee #KonkanaSenSharma #SayajiShinde #Nassar #AnbuThasan #KaniKusruti #AnulaNavlekar Director/co-writer/co-creator: #AbhishekChaubey Rating: * * * Runtime: 45-60 mins/Episode (6 Eps) #Netflix #JioMamiYRP #PRPunditHavasRed #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers

The first two episodes of Netflix crime thriller cum dark comedy is promising enough to garner a great deal of interest. The wicked tone, crazy responses, the self-aware absurdity of the characters, the sharp performances, the absorbing tenor, the growing body count, the saturated color palette, the amazing cinematography and the rich production value lends this tantalising killer-black-comedy a potent winning edge.

Safed #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Safed Cast: #AbhayVerma #MeeraChopra #BarkhaBisht #ChhayaKadam #JameelKhan Director: #SanjaySingh Rating: * 1/2 Runtime: 122 min.

A directorial debut, Safed, showcasing the plight of a marginalised group is strident, over-the-top, facile and copiously melodramatic. The subject matter is treated in a formulaic and loud manner. Inept performances, unrealistic dialogues and poor production values add to the misery. The music though is the one bright spot here. #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers #Zee5 #LegendStudios #KeeratPublicity #AnandPanditMotionPictures

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #KhoGayeHumKahan Cast: #SiddhantChaturvedi #AnayaPandey #SuchitraPillai #AdarshGourav #KalkiKoechlin #DivyaJagdale #MalaikaArora #FarhanAkhtar #RohanGurbaxani Director: #ArjunVarainSingh Rating: * * * Runtime: 134 mins

A #DilChahtaHai revision for #GenZ this coming-of-age story delineating romance, ambition and heartbreak for 3 twenty-something-friends within the public domain of social media, treads a familiar path yet is entertaining. Tight direction, endearing gritty performances and original age-appropriate music lend strength to this telling. #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody #followers @followers #Netflix #SpicePR #ExcelEntertainment #ReiteshSidhwani #ReemaKagti #ZoyaAkhtar #TigerBabyFilms #ZeeCinema #ZeeMusicCoLtd

Salaar Part 1 : Ceasefire #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #SalaarPart1CeaseFire Cast: #Prabhas #MeenakshiChaudhary #ShrutiHaasan #PrithvirajSukumaran #SaranShakthi #JagapathiBabu #RamchandraRaju #TinnuAnand Director: #PrashanthNeel Rating:* * Runtime: 172 min. @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody @followers #followers #ChaluveGowda #VijayKiragandur #KVRamaRao #FridayEntertainment #MythriMovieMakers #PharsFilm #RedGiantMovies #NetflixIndia

An overdone action dump, it’s difficult to empathise with this film headlining criminals seeking vengeance for a criminal act. For action riders, the adrenaline pumping #KGF style tale might bring some recompense but for the more demanding, it’s a headache inducing bore.

Hey Kameeni Girl Gone Badass #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #HeyKameeniGirlgonebadass Cast: #AnjaliJoshi #AasheemaVardaan #DrishikaChander #BhuvanKaila Director: #ManiShankar Rating: * * Runtime: 122 mins #JioCinema #everyone #everybody @everyone @everybody #followers @followers #PictureNKraft #ParulChawla #BhairavFilms

Its hard to get around this story of opportunism, family corp intrigue and instant gratification. The best that can be said about it is that its different. Amusing for a bit and then the lack of substance makes it tedious.