Bollywood in bad company

Sruthi Radhakrishnan Anusha Surendran The Mumbai underworld has been a source of inspiration for Bollywood, particularly after Dawood Ibrahim became a household name. A slew of films

Golden Globe-winning composer Johann Johannsson passes away

AP Johannsson, famous for the soundtracks to “The Theory of Everything” and “Sicario, has died at age 48.

‘Padman’ review: Public service cinema

Namrata Joshi The fascinating, idiosyncratic personality of Arunachalam Muruganantham gets drowned in the piety, boredom and melodrama of Padman

'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam': Mani Ratnam’s next film has a rich ensemble cast

The Hindu Net Desk Music for the film will be by A.R. Rahman, while Vairamuthu will be handling the lyrics.

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‘Kalakalappu 2’ review: Comedy of errors

Srinivasa Ramanujam There are a few laughs, but Kalakalappu 2 comes nowhere near the comical heights that the first part achieved

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Savarakkathi review: As sharp as it gets

Srinivasa Ramanujam Ram and Mysskin provide superlative performances in this uniquely-textured film

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Big Screen All things sacred and truthful: how a clutch of Indian films are making the rounds at film festivals

Namrata Joshi A clutch of Indian films, with their stories of morality, love, loss and relationships, are making the rounds of international film festivals

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‘The 15:17 to Paris’: this real life story derails on-screen

Kennith Rosario Clint Eastwood’s latest is a dull affair, unless you see its simplicity as an act of artistic radicalism

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‘Padmaavat’ review: An insipid love letter to the Rajputs

Namrata Joshi Exaltation of the Rajputs, glorification of jauhar, demonization of Khilji aside, 'Padmaavat' can’t rise above being an overlong snoozefest

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‘Bhaagamathie’ review: Looking beyond the obvious

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo ‘Bhaagamathie’ is a fun, well-constructed conceit that tweaks a few predictable tropes

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'Nimir' review: A ‘sole’less remake

Vishal Menon It might be an easy watch for first-timers, but for those who’ve watched the original, Nimir feels blasphemous

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'Raju Kannada Medium' review: Carry oodles of patience

S.Shiva Kumar Raju Kannada Medium is a huge flop. The director simply doesn’t know how to take the rudderless plot forward

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Trailer Watch ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ trailer: T-Rex is back!

The Hindu Net Desk The Super Bowl evening saw the release of the second trailer of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and it did not disappoint. Directed by JA Bayona, the film has the usual exploits of a dinosaur movie: giant feet, roaring T-Rex, and expanses of greenery with more dinosaurs.The film is a sequel to Jurassic World released in 2015 and is the fifth movie in the Jurassic Park film series. The flick stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas, B.D. Wong, Ted Levine among others. Switching between the right amount of

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Trailer Watch ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Teaser: Chewie, we're home!

The Hindu Net Desk Fresh from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the franchise wasted no time putting out a teaser of the next film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, during the Super Bowl evening.The teaser kicks off with an Imperial officer on a recruitment drive, when a voice sounds out, "I'am gonna be a pilot. Best one in the galaxy." No prizes for guessing who that is. Solo: A Star Wars Story follows the adventures of Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) and his Wookie co-pilot Chewbacca. We get glimpses of Woody Harrelson as Beckett,

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Trailer Watch ‘Red Sparrow’ trailer: Jennifer Lawrence soars as the super spy

The Hindu Net Desk “I saw something I was not supposed to. They gave me a choice. Die or become a sparrow,” says Dominika Egorova, played by Jennifer Lawrence with a Russian-accent. She is recruited to Sparrow School, a Russian intelligence service. The new 30-second teaser of Red Sparrow was released during the Super Bowl evening.Egorova is taught psychological manipulation to become an world-class assassin. As she emerges as one of the most dangerous Sparrows ever produced by the programme, Egorova comes across

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