Baby John #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #BabyJohn Rating: *

Forget the fake stars this remake of #Theri has garnered, this film is so ridiculous it could give you a free headache. Its distended, incoherent and terribly messy (not massy) Not a single sequence holds your attention. The editing, helming, performances, cinematography, music and production design are pretty much retrograde. BE wise.Avoid! Cast: #VarunDhawan #KeerthySuresh #WamiqaGabbi #JackieShroff #RajpalYadav.
Director: #Kalees Runtime: 160 min
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Vanvaas #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Vanwaas Rating: * *

Oldfashioned family drama with heavy dose of emotion, melodrama. The story had merits but the treatment does not allow for genuine affection. It’s too preachy, long-drawn & tedious to sit through. The performances are the mainstay here.
Cast: #NanaPatekar #SimratKaur #UtkarshSharma #AshwiniKalsekar #RajpalNaurangYadav #ParitoshTripathi #ShrutiMarathe #PrashantBajaj
Director: #AnilSharma Runtime: 160m
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Bougainvillae #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Bougainvillae Rating: * * (#Malayalam)

Psychological crime thriller that drags around for more than half its runtime before getting to the point. Psycho part feels like it came way out of left field. Too long drawn & unjustified to curry favor with an audience.
Cast: #Jyotirmayi #KunchackoBoban #FahadhFaasil #VeenaNandakumar #SharafUDheen #Srinda #JinuJoseph #ShobiThilakan
Director: #AmalNeerad Runtime: 137 min
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Girls Will Be Girls #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #GirlsWillBeGirls Rating: * * * 1/2

A coming-of-age exploration that tenderly highlights the female experience, this film keeps you absorbed and engaged through its complicated fabric of interpersonal relationships & heartbreaks. Touching performanc es & assured helming make it memorable
Director: #ShuchiTalati Runtime: 119 min
Cast: #KaniKusruti #PreetiPanigrahi #KesavBinoyKiron #DevikaShahani #JitinGulati #KajolChugh #AmanDesai #AkashPramanik
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Outhouse #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Outhouse Rating: * *

This attempt at heartwarming exploration of companionship, connection & unexpected adventures fails to draw you in because of sloppy direction, discontinuous camerawork & unpolished scripting. The actors are the only draw here.
Cast: #SharmilaTagore #DrMohanAgashe #JihanHodar #SonaliKulkarni #NeerajKabi #SunilAbhayankar
Director: #SunilSuktankar Runtime: 90 min
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Karate Girls #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #KarateGirls Rating: * *

A rather insipid coming-of-age drama with sports as a backdrop, this series about young adults navigating their life problems has little gravity and fails to keep you hooked. Martial arts itself is not the mainstay, its only a means to achieving an end.
Cast: #AshleshaThakur #CelestiBairagey #ManavGohil #MeiyangChang #RohanJoshi #ChiragKatreja
Director: #VictorMukherjee Runtime: 5 eps/ 35-40 min
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Bandish Bandits Season 2 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #BandishBanditsS2 Rating: * *

S2 music never reaches the high notes, drama is feeble and the jugalbandis don’t have the power to draw you in. This new season has little to offer. Even the face-offs have little purchase
Cast: #SheebaChaddha #NaseeruddinShah #RajeshTailang #DivyaDutta #AtulKulkarni #KunaalRoyKapur #YashashwiniDayama #ShreyaChaudhry #RitwikBhowmik #RohanGurbaxani #SaurabhNayyar #PareshPahuja
Director: #AnandTiwari Runtime: 8 eps/50-60min
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Despatch #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Despatch Rating: * *

The weirdest depiction of an investigative crime reporter we have seen yet & it has #ManojBajpayee’s most inept performance yet. We never get to understand what he is investigating and the form it takes is so sloppy and inept that you wonder whether he is experienced enough? And then there’s the over-the-top sex scenes…#KanuBahl deals in extremes which make no sense.This film lacks coherence & is a dead bore.
Cast: #ManojBajpayee #ShahanaGoswami #JitendraVashisht #AjoyChakraborty #ParvatiSehgal #ArrchitaAgarwal #RituParnaSen #DilipShankar #RijuBajaj
Director: #KanuBahl Runtime: 155 min
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Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #ThukraKeMeraPyaar Rating: * *

It appears to me that the series maker wants to re-navigate the Bollywoodian stereotype of forbidden inter-caste relationship. There’s nothing new here & the presentation of this episodic decent into mayhem leaves a lot to be desired.Its also predictable & even ridiculous at times.
Cast: #DhavalThakur #SanchitaBasu #GovindPandey #AniruddhaDave #SushilPandey #KapilKanpuriya
Director: #ShraddhaPasiJairath Runtime:7eps/20-25m #BombayShowStudiosLLP #SachinPandey #KamalPandey #DisneyHotstar #ThinkinkCommunications #everyone #everyonefollowers #highlights

Dhai Aakhar #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film:#DhaiAakhar Rating: * * 1/2

The story of an oppressed wife, now a widow, finding companionship & love with a writer - prompting her family to go up in arms against her daring, had great potential. Stray poignant&emotive moments don’t do it justice. The screenplay & treatment fail the story so what we get is a timid, slo-mo attempt at mature love story. Performances by #MrinalKulkarni & #PrasannaBisht make it worthwhile though.
Cast: #MrinalKulkarni #HarishKhanna #RohitKokate #PrasannaBisht #ChandanAnand #SmritiMishra #NeerRaao #AadyaAgrawal
Director: #PraveenArora Runtime:98 mins
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Freedom At Midnight #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #FreedomAtMidnight Rating: * * *

Based on the novel by #LarryCollins & #DominiqueLapierre the Emotionally charged plot highlights India’s tumultous state of unrest in 1946-47 before freedom & separation was finally achieved. It’s a fresh look, encompasses fiery oratory, has fairly balanced representations, decent performances & an inveigling background score. Tech details are also creditworthy.
Cast: #SidhantGupta #ChiragVohra #RajendraChawla #ArifZakaria #IraDubey #MalishkaMendonsa #RajeshKumar #KCShankar #LukeMcGibney #CordeliaBugeja #AlistairFinlay #AndrewCullum #RichardTeverson
Director/Creator: #NikkhilAdvani Runtime: 8 Eps/
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Cross #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #Cross S1 Rating: * * 1/2

Based on #NYTimes Bestselling author #JamesPatterson’s crime thrillers, this first series adaptation, attempt to grab eyeballs falls short.Despite the books to fall back on, the writing fails to create an authentic credible drama. Some strong performances may generate interest but there’s nothing unique on offer here.
Cast: #AldisHodge #IsaiahMustafa #JuanitaJennings
Creator: #BenWatkins Runtime: 8 episodes/ 50-60 min each
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Half Love Half Arranged S2 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #HalfLoveHalfArrangedS2 Rating: * * 1/2

This extended attempt at relationship romcom based on #ItishaPeerbhoy’s book fails to go beyond the obvious - clings to the search for a groom in stereotypical format. Middling humour, wilful drama & desperate romantic entanglements make for some moderate entertainment. While the writing is not exactly sharp & humorous, the performances are valiant enough to be appreciable.
Cast: #MaanviGangroo #GrushaKapoor #KaranWahi RithvikkDhanjani #AmitSinghThakur #BhavyaGrover #SupriyaShukla #SimarpreetSingh #KashishSaluja #KarthikKrishnan #PulkitMakol #NeetaMohindra #ShrutiJolly
Director: #SimarpreetSingh Runtime: 25-35min/each
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Citadel: Honey Bunny #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #CitadelHoneyBunny Rating: * *

This spinoff period piece retrofitted into the Citadel spyverse is too vague, uninteresting& bland. Lacking in freshness of plot & high-stakes complexity & curdled by unwarranted sloppy attempts at comedy, lame unnecessary dialogue, stereotypical bollywood style set-up, cheesy romantic moves, this retrograde attempt at spy series feels like a throwback to a filmy past that sits uneasy in the hi-tech cutting edge #Citadel universe set-up by the #RussoBrothers. Nadia’s growing up years under the shadow of #HoneyBunny could have been better represented.
Cast: #VarunDhawan #SamanthaRuthPrabhu #KashviMajumdar #KayKayMenon #Simran #ShashankVyas #SaqibSaleem#SikanderKher #SohamMajumdar #ShivankitParihar #ParmeetSethi
Developed by : #SitaMenon
Directors: #RajNidimoru & #KrishnaDK Runtime: 6 eps/ 55 min
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Khwaabon Ka Jhamela #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #KhwaabonKaJhamela Rating: * *

Fickle & Feeble attempt at quirky romcom, this one isn’t light enough to manage laughs nor is it intense enough to keep the romance going. Borrowed idea, uninspired writing, poor adaptation, unexciting set-ups, obscure storyline, wayward plotting & mundane dialogue plague this experience.
Cast: #PrateikBabbar #SayaniGupta #KubbraSait #FreddyLove #LilleteDubey #KaizaadKotwal #ShahrukhKadri
Writer/Director: #DanishAslam Runtime: 112 min
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The Miranda Brothers #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #TheMirandaBrothers Rating: * *

This drama about two brothers (one of whom is adopted), aspiring club-level-football players , feels familiar & goes the typical ‘Maa’ way. There’s no real tension here but the performances are decent. The narrative feels placid, thrills are minimal & helming, rather unremarkable.

Cast: #SanjaySuri #ManasiJoshiRoy #Meezaan #HarshvardhanRane #NikhilChinappa #NavedJafri #RahulDev #SuryaSharma #SahherBambba #JenifferPiccinato
Director: #SanjayRajprakashGupta Runtime: 99 min
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Bandaa Singh Chaudhary #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #BandaaSinghChaudhary Rating: *

A shoddily reprised his-story.Poorly scripted with zero character development this waywardly plotted attempt at historical, fails to garner interest. Replete with ill-fitting romance&hackneyed sentiment neither the casting,performances nor direction sits well here. You don’t get the import of history or any vivid depiction of strife here.

Cast: #ArshadWarsi #MeherVij #SachinNegi #KiaraKhanna #ShatafFigar #ShilpiMarwaha #JeeveshuAhluwalia #AlishaChopra
Director: #AbhishekSaxena Runtime: 113 min
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Dragon Ball Daima/ Doragon Bôru Daima #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #DragonBallDaima/ #DoragonBôruDaima ( on #Crunchyroll) Rating: * * 1/2

This original #scifi #fantasy #anime #adventure comes as a celebration of the #40thanniversary of #AkiraToriyama’s original #manga #DragonBallanimefranchise. The manga artstyle is reflected in the anime, sound & music is typical and voicing keeps you in the loop of what you are used to. Series composition by #YukoKakihara &character design by #KatsuyoshiNakatsuru stay true to the original form. Its not thrilling but colorful &keeps the fans engaged.

Cast: #MasakoNozawa #AiFairouz #KôkiUchiyama
Director: #YoshitakaYashima #AyaKomaki
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Paris Has Fallen #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #ParisHasFallen Rating: * * *

#GerardButler's '...Fallen' movies gets a new lease of life on OTT. A tense, edge-of-the-seat action thriller this series starts off with a bang. #DieHard style hostage situation with revenge as motive. Slick action, less word play & frequent twists keep you engaged and interested. Actors perform competently, edgy pacing, risky maneuvers suit the spy vs mole dramatics.

Directors: #HansHerbots #OdedRuskin
Creator: #HowardOverman
Cast: #MehdiMeskar #TewfikJallab #RituArya #SeanHarris #JérémieCovillault #PaulGorostidi #AnaUlaru #EmmanuelleBercot
Runtime: 2 Eps/ 60 min each
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Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #VickyVidyaKaWohWalaVideo Rating: * 1/2

Imagine getting hysterical over a lost CD containing first night porn. Tiresome, inane, ludicrous, outdated comic drama. Difficult to have a laugh over ancient shenanigans. The only reason this film saw the light of the theatres might be because #TriptiiDimri & #RajkummarRao have become hot property after #Animal & #Stree franchise

Cast: #RajkummarRao #TriptiDimri #ArchanaPuranSingh #MallikaSherawat #TikkuTalsania #RakeshBedi #VijayRaaz
Director: #RaajShaandilyaa Runtime: 152 min
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Jigra #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Jigra Rating : * *
If not for spunky, resilient, go-getter essayed by #AliaBhatt in full throttle, this film would have been worthless. A ridiculous prison-break-in-a-foreign-country story (#Gumraah #Savi), wayward plotting & unlikely #ManojPahwa giving assist & #VivekGomber playing a cop in Hanshi Dao, this film fails to strike the right notes.

Cast: #AliaBhatt #ManojPahwa #VivekGomber #VedangRaina
Director: #VasanBala Runtime: 155 min
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The Tribe #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #TheTribe Rating: * 1/2

This reality show with a group of 5 influencers going by the name #Collabtribe, transported to LosAngeles as part of an entrepreneurial experiment by #HardikZaveri is #BigBoss in another garb. There’s neither vision nor smarts, its all vaccuous, unpalatable noise, aimless hysterics with unlikely cohabitants, celeb kids mostly, claiming to have influence,trying to ace the game that they are ill-equipped to do. At the end you’ll be glad they decided to call it quits!Phew!

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Manvat Murders #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #ManvatMurders Rating: * * *

Based on ‘#FootprintsOnTheSandsOfCrime’ by #RamakantSKulkarni inspired by the savage brutal gruesome chilling murders in early 70’s, this series though clumsy in investigative techniques & stretched thin by series compulsions has a gripping storyline, gritty performances, Intriguing hand drawn animation title card, crystal clear sound design and influencing music score

Cast: #AshutoshGowarikar #SonaliKulkarni #SaiTamhane #MakarandAnaspure
Director: #AshishAvinashBende Runtime: 8 Eps/35-50m
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CTRL #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #CTRL Rating: * * *

About influencer marketers getting entrapped by AI, this dark film is intriguing & fairly entertaining. Imaginative concept, measured lead performance & tech heavy representation may aid in its universal acceptance by #GenZ. Underdeveloped screenplay with social media-AI merge scenarios may not ring true yet. Omnipotent AI &conspiracy remain underexplored.
Cast:#AnanyaPanday #VihaanSamat #AparshaktiKhurana #DevikaVatsa #KamakshiBhat
Director: #VikramadityaMotwane
Runtime: 100 min
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Love Sitara #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film:#LoveSitara Rating: * * *

A compelling look into dysfunctional relationships within families, the narrative embraces emotion and drama in good measure to keep you interested. The performances are measured, Cinematograhy & Sound are effective and helming allows for intimate involvement with the characters.

Cast: #ShobhitaDhulipala #RajeevSiddhartha #SonaliKulkarni #VirginiaRodrigues #BJayshree #RijulRay #TamaraDsouza #IkhlaqueKhan #SanjayBhutiani #SudhanvaDeshpande #SoniaBahl
Director: #VandanaKataria Runtime: 98 min
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Ghaath #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Ghaath (#Marathi) Rating: * * * 1/2
Set in areas affected by Maoist violence, this sublime action #EcoCrimeThriller, a fairly edgy interplay of conflicting ideologies & ideas of justice between guerrillas, civilians & police is taut, tense & illuminating. Systemic rot is visible & humanity becomes the scapegoat. The main thread though is about indigenous lives, whose livelihoods are threatened by conflict with often brutal results. Ninawe’s vision & style are unique & must be applauded.Tech specs are highly effective

Cast: #JitendraJoshi #MilindShinde #JanardanKadam #DhananjayMandaokar #SuruchiAdarkar #MilindShinde
Director: #ChhatrapalNinawe Runtime: 126 min
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The Penguin #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #ThePenguin Rating: * * *

The latest extensive reimagining of #DCU characters Follows the events of 2022 #MattReeves #TheBatman, fasttracking #OzCobb, a.k.a. #thePenguin’s #originstory & #worldbuilding in vociferous, rambling, gritty, grimy, dark, grim violent tone. The tension doesn’t get edgy though. #ColinFarrell does an phenomenal job, investing his all into lending The Penguin a mafioso veneer. Great character development & performance.

Cast: #ColinFarrell #CristinMilioti #RhenzyFeliz
Creator: #LaurenLeFranc Runtime: 61 min/1st eps
Director: #CraigZobel
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Yudhra #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Yudhra Rating: * *

Slickly packaged stupidity with Punchy routines that amalgamate hit action sequences from other successful films, this one lacks the edge to make it all count though. Largely incoherent Storyline, script feels like a hack, music is forgettable, execution is rather slippery. Exhausting runtime destroys the little satisfaction you get from the slick action - its all utterly forgettable

Cast: #SiddhantChaturvedi #RaghavJuyal #MalavikaMohanan #ShilpaShukla #GajrajRao #RajArjun #RamKapoor
Director: #RaviUdayavar Runtime: 150 min
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Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #KahanShuruKahanKhatam Rating: * 1/2

Chaotic runaway bride scenario w trigger happy brothers & henchmen in hot pursuit, there’s neither originality nor smarts here. Terrible scripting & insensible dialogue by #LaxmanUtekar #RishiVirmani, unyielding helming, convoluted plotting & clownish performances put paid to any enjoyment. The borrowed title song (remixed version) was the only thing worthy here.

Cast: #DhvaniBhanushali #AashimGulati #SharikKhanJr #Rakesh Bedi #VikramKochhar #RaviChauhan #SupriyaPilgoankar #RajeshSharma #HimanshuKohli
Director: #SaurabhDasgupta Runtime: 106 min
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Khalbali Records #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #KhalbaliRecords Rating: **

Predictable musicaldrama exploring dynamics between indie&commercial music with label wars, sibling rivalry, client poaching, exploitation of artistes becoming the main fodder.Its interesting enough but the predictability, lack of tension & un-energising musical score play spoilsport.

Cast: #RamKapoor #SaloniBatra #SkandThakur #SaloniePatel #PrabhDeep #EPR #KumarVarun
Director: #DevanshuSingh
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The Buckingham Murders #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #TheBuckinghamMurders Rating: * * 1/2

Twisty low-rent whodunit thriller with favorable cinematography & a compelling lead. The script here fails to rise above routine unsurprising thriller mode & editing & helming fail to generate enough edgy tension.

Cast: #KareenaKapoorKhan #AshTandon #SartaajKakkar #RanveerBrar #PrabhleenSandhu #FarhanBaqi #KapilRedekar #KeithAllen #AdwoaAkoto #StuartWhelan
Director: #HansalMehta Runtime: 104 min
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Sector 36 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Sector36 Rating: * *

Based on the repulsive gruesome #NithariKillings involving #bestiality #sexualdebauchery #rapes #cannibalism #bloodychoppymedicinemurder #organtrafficking this psychopathetic film plays like a straightforward I-did-it failing to provide nuance, guile or complexity in its telling. Amateur scripting, bad dialogue & sordid revulsion invoking direction make it pointless & insignificant even with good actors headlining the show & tell.

Cast: #VikrantMassey #DeepakDobriyal #AkashKhurana #BaharulIslam
Director: #AdityaNimbalkar Runtime:123 min
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The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #TheLordOfTheRings #TheRingsOfPowerS2
Rating: * * * 1/2

Intense magical & captivating these rings have power beyond the imagination that created them. Inspired by #JRRTolkien’s #Middleearth the series continues on its enchanting run where goodness & evil wage a battle through the grey areas of human thought. The meditative tone & tenor embellished by #BearMcCreary’s ensnaring score panegyric performances & incandescent cinematography continue to be a strong lure.

Cast: #MorfyddClark #RobertAramayo #MaximBaldry #MarkellaKavenagh #IsmaelCruzCórdova #CharlieVickers #BenjaminWalker #CynthiaAddaiRobinson #OwainArthur #JimBroadbent #GaviSinghChera #BenDaniels #KevinEldon #CharlesEdwards #SamHazeldine #TrystanGravelle #CiaranHinds #RoryKinnear #TanyaMoodie
Directors: #CharlotteBrändström #SanaaHamri #LouiseHooper
Runtime: 8 Eps/40-60 min each
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The Perfect Couple #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #ThePerfectCouple Rating: * * *

Intriguingly engaging family drama cum whodunit, the screenplay adapted from #Elin Hilderbrand’s book is stimulating & carries favorable tension through to the end. The ending is its weakest link though. The camerawork, editing, intimate rendering of characters & performances are all creditworthy. Desi boy #IshanKhattar does a good job too…

Director: #SusanneBier Runtime: 6 Eps/1 hr each
Cast: #NicoleKidman #LievShreiber #EweHewson #BillyHowle #MeghannFahy #DonnaLynneChamplin #JackReynor #MichaelBeach #IshaanKhattar #SamNivola #MiaIsaac #DakotaFanning #IsabelleAdjani
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Call Me Bae #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #CallMeBae Rating: * * *

Her pain is her couture. They #callherBae, From Pity party stuff to softpedaled #metoo bashing, this series goes from colorful frivolous vacuous fashion plate nonsense to semi-serious news biz using slight, frothy, romanticised emoji tipped arrows to score its hits. #AnanyaPandey’s animation & #VirDas’comedic flair keep you interested. The colorful cinematography, breezy direction& supporting cast also comes good.

Director: #CollinDcunha Runtime: 8 Eps/ 30-45 min each
Cast: #AnanyaPandey #VirDas #SameerMalhotra #MiniMathur #VarunSood #NitinGrover #VihaanSamat #ShivMasand #NirvaannAnand #DiaSoni #SahilShroff #GurfatehPirzada #LisaMishra #MuskaanJafferi #NiharikaLyraDutt #KarishmaTanna #RiyaSen #SuchitraPillai #TaherShabbir #SayaniGupta #HarmanSingha #AshishCharak
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Visfot #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Visfot Rating: * * 1/2

Yet another hurly-burly film w an underworld backdrop having innocents caught up in the melee, this film with a faulty construct fails to make the best out of a gravitating concept & decent performances because of some silly scripting & illogical run of play.

Cast: #FardeenKhan #SheebaChadha #RiteishDeshmukh #SeemaBiswas #PriyaBapat #KrystleDsouza #AyazKhan #NehaPednekar #ArjunAneja
Director: #KookieGulati Runtime: 127 min
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IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack #PicksAndPiques JohnsonThomas

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Title : #IC814TheKandaharHijack Rating: * * *
Inspired by true events about the 7 day long hostage crisis that led to the unprecedented release of terrorists - #MushtaqAhmedZargar #AhmedOmarSaeedSheikh and #MasoodAzhar. Script is adapted from the book #FlightIntoFear by #CaptainDeviSharan & #SrinjoyChowdhury & hints at inter-party pressures for #Vajpayee led coalition’s capitulation. The geo-political patina is real enough and the writing takes intriguing turns. This is a no-frills engaging, rousing series! There’s no Hindu-Muslim angle to the names of the hijackers being referred to as Chief, Doctor, Burger, Bhola, and Shankar- its as per the Ministry of External Affairs report dated January 2000.

Cast: #VijayVerma #NaseeruddinShah #DiaMirza #ArvindSwamy #ManojPahwa #KumudMishra #PankajKapoor #KaranDesai #AmritaPuri #Patralekha #DivyenduBhattacharya #RajivThakur #DilJohn #HarminderSingh #PoojaGor
Director: #AnubhavSinha Runtime: 6 eps/28-45min each
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Cadets #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #Cadets Rating: * * *
About wannabe real heroes going through boot camp at Armed Forces Academy this series is a sort of YA #Fauji (frequently referenced) with aspiring trainees coming of age under stringent conditions. Based on #BootsBeltsBerets by #TanushreePodder, the series blends drama, action, puppy romance in engaging, likeable & impressive ways even with new comers in the fray.

Director: #VishwajoyMukherjee Runtime: 8 eps/27- 32 min each
Cast: #TanayChheda #ChayanChopra #TusharShahi #GautamSingh #JayaBhattacharya #VijayVikramSingh #AkshayAnand #ShubhamRoyChoudhury
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Tikdam #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Tikdam Rating: * * 1/2

This anti-migration pro-climate action narrative set in #Sukhtaal with kids as activists for change is rather simplistic, cliched, naive & contrived but is presented with a great deal of heart. The kids really do a good job making it endearing & watchable.

Director: #VivekAnchalia Runtime: 117 min
Cast: #AmitSial #DivyanshDwivedi #AarohiSajid #ArishtJain #NayanBhatt #AjitSarvottamKelkar #JenniferPCcinato
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Angry Young Men #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #AngryYoungMen Rating: * *
A footnote for posterity. Docuseries that is way too personal than professional, has a nepotistic approach (family produced) with friends fans & family opining rather than peers & competitors, it’s a nostalgia tinged account that skirts around contentious issues & lacks legitimacy but has some anecdotal heft, feel good imagery & fancy introductory animation. Thankfully their legacy of being the most successful Story screenplay dialogue writer duo in Hindi cinema, the real stars behind 24 hit films, who dared to charge Rs 1 lakh more than Bachchan, remains unsullied. And we still don’t know why they ended their partnership? Dissapointing!

Director: #NamrataRao Runtime: 3 Eps/40-45 min each
Editing: #GeetaSingh
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Stree 2 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Stree2 Rating: * * 1/2
Loud noisy rather humourless sequel attempt at marrying #Stree with #Bhediya fails to be meaningful or vigorously entertaining. Cheesy effects, exaggerated performances, tiresome songs, ineffective scares & stale slapstick humour set-pieces make this effort a branding & Marketing exercise rather than a cinema meant for pure entertainment. The central male quartet do a fab job making it all count for something though.

Cast: #RajkummarRao #ShraddhaKapoor #AparshaktiKhurana #AbhishekBanerjee #PankajTripathi #TamannaahBhatia #VarunDhawan #AakashDhabade
Director: #AmarKaushik Runtime: 149 min
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Vedaa #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Vedaa Rating: * *
Over-indulgent runtime, punctuated by hazy distracted action choreography. Illogical scripting culminating in a Dalit Card carrying ending largely inimical to the slo-mo almost meditative run of play #Vedaa fails to curry favor despite a broody intense monosyllabic powerful #JohnAbraham, marvelous #SharvariWagh, breathtaking cinematography & background score inspired by the #HouseofDragons theme aiming to box it into a faux ‘real life’ inspired women’s empowerment narrative.

Cast: #JohnAbraham #SharvariWagh #KumudMishra #MouniDas #AbhishekBanerjee #AshishVidyarthi #TamannaahBhatia #KshitijChauhan
Director: #NikhilAdvani Runtime: 150 min
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Khel Khel Mein #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #KhelKhelMein Rating: * * *
Contrived slyly sutured umpteenth adaption of the #Italianfilm #PerfectStrangers this playful gamey intersection of corny situations & heightened emotions makes for some vicarious mindless fluent entertainment. #AkshayKumar #TapseePannu & #AmmyVirk make light of the heavy duty moments - enough to give us a few laughs.

Cast: #AkshayKumar #AdityaSeal #TapseePannu #AmmyVirk #FardeenKhan #VaniKapoor #PragyaJaiswal #TalatAziz #KiranKumar #GauravManwani #ChitrangadaSingh
Director: #MudassarAziz Runtime: 135 min
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Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba #PicksAndPIques #JohnsonThomas

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Film:#PhirAayiHaseenDilruba Rating: * *
Trifling conspicuously contrived Escapist fare lacking in suspence or thrills with Rani&Rishu aiming for a getaway while Montu the cop puts the brakes on. References to pulp fiction crimes of passion notwithstanding, the direction is pretty sloppy, unviably twisty, writing is confused&lacks bite & dialogues sound meaningless - so it’s the performances that keep the interest going. #VikrantMassey #JimmyShergill and to some exetent #TapseePannu save the blushes.

Cast: #TapseePannu #JimmyShergill #VikramMassey #SunnyKaushal
Director: #JaipradDesai Runtime: 132 min
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Life Hill Gayi #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #LifeHillGayi Rating: * *

Starts off on a good horror-comedy-thriller note with contrived sibling rivalry as its mainstay but goes humourless & uninteresting thereafter. Actors fail to accentuate the drab writing. The scripting is sloppy. Only the locations attract attention.

Cast: #Divyenndu #KushaKapila #VinayPathak #KabirBedi #Bhagyashree #MuktiMohan #AditiGovitrikar
Director: #PremMistry Runtime: 8 eps/45 min each
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Gyaarah Gyaarah 11:11 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #GyaarahGyaarah (11:11) Rating: * * *
Based on Korean series #Signal created by #ChoiJinHee & #ParkJiYoung, this desi adaptation gets trigger happy & messes up the narrative fluency. The time bending narrative is not exactly convincing but the brisk pace and the nature of the whodunit template intertwines past & present to reveal shocking truths that keep you ensnared. Though the adaptation fails to deliver a unique culturally rooted perspective, the series does manage to stay gripping and resonant.

Cast: #RaghavJuyal #KritikaKamra #DhairyaKarwa #HarshChhaya #NiteshPandey #BrijendraKal #MuktiMohan #AbeerJain
Director: #UmeshBisht
Runtime: 8Eps/ 42-55 min each
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Hocus Focus #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #HocusFocus Rating: *

Overtly sexual, inept with shaky camerawork, distracting split screens, implausible storyline, sloppy direction & vague performances make this a hare-brained attempt at cinema. This one is for you only if you want a brain numbing headache for the pricey Big screen ticket.

Cast: #SucchiKumar #SatinderSinghGahlot #SonaBhandari
Director: #PaierryDodeja Runtime: 90 min
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Ulajh #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Ulajh Rating: * *

A cheat film, #SudhanshuSaria’s attempt to create a #Raazi like construct fails. An unpalatable, nonviable misconceived plot, poor casting choices & stretched out runtime ensures vulnerability at the BoxOffice. Weak characterizations & illogical scripting spoil the show.The #BlackCatCommando lure at the end takes the cake. The treatment, background score & #GulshanDeviah, #RoshanMathew’s decent turns allow for some affect. #Jahnvi’s perennial pouting doesn’t allow her performance to show up though.

Cast: #JahnviKapoor #GulshanDeviah #MeiyangChang #RoshanMathew #SakshiTanwar #AdilHussain #RajeshTailang #RajendraGupta #JitendraJoshi #TazSingh
Director: #SudhanshuSaria Runtime: 140 min
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Auron MeinKahan DumTha #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #AuronMeinKahanDumTha Rating: * 1/2
Old-fashioned outdated lame unbelievable choices haunt this cut-rate fractured romance with a silly plot treated in repetitive, shoddy, rancid storytelling craft, accessorized with songs, dialogue, background score that sound alien to the narrative language shrouded in cliches. Shantanu & Saiee lend some freshness & pep while Ajay & Tabu weigh it down with melodramatic forlorn posturing. There’s no ‘Dum’ here.

Cast: #AjayDevgn #Tabu #ShantanuMaheshwari #SaieeManjrekar #JimmyShergill #SayajiraoShinde #JayUpadhyay #HardikSoni
Director: #NeerajPandey Runtime: 142 min
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