Malhar #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Malhar

Rating: * * *

A poignant merge of three stories set in a remote barren village of Kutch, this one exposes the faultlines of religious prejudice, gender bias & patriarchal mindset balanced by the effervescence of indefatigable young friendship. Immersive, engaging & absorbing the film manages to give the audience a realistic picture of life in a not-so-easily accessible corner of the country. The setting, scripting, dialogue, music, cinematography and performances combine well to create an inviting picture.

Cast: #AnjaliPatil #ShrinivasPokale #VinayakPotdar #ShaaribHaashmi #RishiSaxena #RaviJhankal #BhupeshSingh #ShrutiGholap #ImranRashid #MohammadSamad #AkshataAcharya

Director: #VishalKumbhar

Runitme: 101 min

#VMotionPictures #AshwaniShukla #AltairMedia #everyone

The Legend Of Hanuman Season 4 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #TheLegendOfHanumanS4

Rating: * * * 1/2

Stunning visual clarity, powerful voicing & mythology that captures your imagination make season4 of this epic animated series pitting #Hanuman in direct confrontation with an imposing #Raavan, #Kumbhakaran #Ahiravan & #Indrajit, an avid watch. Compelling visual craft, vivid graphic art, and visual action spectacle compel the viewer to overlook the clunky movement of old-fashioned animation techniques.

Cast: #DamandeepSinghBaggan #SharadKelkar #SanketMhatre #AmitDeondi #KrishnaKumar #VikrantChaturvedi

#SharadDevarajan #JeevanJKang #CharuviAgrawal #everyone

#DisneyHotstar #GraphicIndia #thinkinkcommunications Runtime: (7 episodes 20-30 mins each)

Chhota Bheem And The Curse of the Damyaan #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #ChhotaBheemAndTheCurseOfTheDamyaan Rating: * 1/2

A confusing tortuous narrative going back and forth in time, with precious few fun elements & unnecessary songs make this lengthy, long-winding kiddie adventure (supposedly), a nonviable watch even for kids.

Cast: #AnupamKher #YagyaBhasin #KabirSajid #SumitKeshri #MakrandDeshpande #NavneetKaurDhillon Director: #RajivChilaka Runtime: 145 min #GreenGoldStudios #UniversalCommunications #everyone

Aranmanai 4 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Aranmanai4 (Hindi Dubbed) Rating: * 1/2

Old-fashioned south-side formula, this one has all the ingredients that might have made a hit film in the 80’s or 90’s. The comedy is stale, action is ridiculous, the lyrics don’t fit the music, the cut happy editing makes coherence difficult, horror elements linked to spiritualism & hocus-pocus are more effects oriented than credible. It’s a test of endurance.

Cast: #SundarC #TamannahBhatia #RashiiKhanna #RamachandraRaju #SanthoshPrathap #KovaiSarala #YogiBabu #VTVGanesh #DelhiGanesh Director: #SundarC Runtime: 149 min #1HMedia #everyone #AvniCinemax #KhusbooSundar #ACSArunKumar #BenzzMediaPLtd

House of Lies #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #HouseOfLies Rating: * 1/2 This uncovering of a white collar crime & murder (whodunit) fails to generate excitement with its uninteresting lacklustre cast who deliver dialogue like they’ve just woken up from slumber. Tediously tepid tempo, lack of tension make the twist at the end look superficial - put there for shock value rather than as part of organic storytelling.

Cast: #SanjayKapoor #SsmilleySuri #SimranKaurSuri #RiturajKSingh #GirishSharma #HitenPaintal #AjiteshGupta #MirSarwar Director: #SaumitraSingh Runtime: 81 min #KaliMovies #SebhariyaPictures #everyone #ChaseIndia

Savi #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Savi Rating: * * This film has an interesting premise about a wife planning & executing a jailbreak for her incarcerated husband but the treatment is devoid of tension or thrills. The confused tone, unviable scripting, limpid uninteresting performances &Anil Kapoor’s buffooning as an ex-con abetting the escape, fail to cut ice. While the locations look good and the camerawork is inviting the half-baked literal storyline fails to invite interest. The allusion to Satyavan's 'Savitri' also doesn't stick.

Cast: #DivyaKhosslaKumar #AnilKapoor #HarshvardhanRane #Rageshwari Director: #AbhinayDeo #TSeries #VisheshEntertainment #CommuniquePR #everyone #BhushanKumar #mishtyproductions Runtime: 120 min

Mr & Mrs Mahi #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #MrAndMrsMahi Rating: * * Sweet but not compelling. The narrative marries sporting achievements with ‘#Abhimaan’ to create some drama but the story itself lacks the logic to make it work. A failed cricketer coaching his cricket-obsessed doctor wife - a childhood tennis ball cricketer to national-level cricketing glory in 6 months sounds too fantastic to make practical sense. #JahnviKapoor really needs to up her acting game. Her standard issue vulnerability & weak dialogue delivery makes every character she essays feel the same. #RajkumarRao does his best to shoulder the responsibility to garner audience affection but his role as a sulky, ego-centered failure is not one that will get the audience cheering for him.

Cast: #RajKumarRao #JahnviKapoor #ZarinaWahab #RajeshSharma #KumudMishra Director: #SharanSharma Runtime: 139 min #HypePR #DharmaProductions #everyone #ZeeStudios #NikhilMehrotra #MananSharma #amittrivedi