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 Money Heist: Korea Part 1 Review – More of the same is not always a good thing but a little promising crossover. Apart from the fresh background against which the heist unfolds, the show remains an almost faithful remake of the original and it is this predictability which becomes its undoing. A still image from Korean Money Heist part 1. When La Casa De Papel released on Netflix late in 2017, it took the world by storm. It remained the most-followed series on Netflix for six consecutive weeks, critics and audiences loved it, and the show inevitably lead to numerous sequels being green-lit. It seems like only yesterday that the show finished its fifth season, and a quick browse on Netflix will tell you the final set of episodes dropped back on 7th December 2021. So, here we are again, six months on and we’re back, with more Money Heist. This time though there’s a distinct Korean flavour to proceedings. Aside from that, this is very much the exact same show all over again. As someon...

 Veera Simha Reddy review: Balakrishna starrer resurrects the ‘faction film’ genre. The Telugu film, directed by Gopichand Malineni, is purely made for the fans of Balakrishna, borrowing from the success formulas of all his previous hit films. Still image of the movie. Worth a watch 3/5 Stars The year is 2023, but watching Nandamuri Balakrishna’s Veera Simha Reddy feels like a short trip through time back to the early 2000s, when the actor was making films such as Narasimha Naidu. These films, a genre in itself, were typically about a wealthy feudal lord from the Rayalaseema region reigning over the area he occupies, where the rule of law or democracy does not exist. On the hero’s land, decisions are made through over-the-top action sequences and gory violence. The ‘bad guys’ would be of the same caste as the protagonist, and do the same things as the hero. People constantly challenge each other’s masculinity, and there is honour in revenge. These movies were called the ‘faction’ f...

 'Waltair Veerayya' Review: Megastar Chiranjeevi Is Enjoyable in This Masala Entertainer. 'Waltair Veerayya' starring Chiranjeevi in the lead role, released in theatres on 13 January. A still image from the film. Sankranti (Pongal) is a special festival down south, and its celebration isn't complete without watching our favorite stars’ films. Just like how the Tamil films’ clash, Ajith’s Thunivu vs. Vijay’s Varisu, has created huge excitement, the Telugu fans are in for a treat with the battle between Balakrishna’s Veera Simha Reddy and Chiranjeevi’s Waltair Veerayya. Megastar Chiranjeevi in Waltair Veerayya walks in like a boss—massy, funny, and full of action. The story of the film revolves around Veerayya (Chiranjeevi), one of the most sought-after underworld dons. He is a nightmare to rouge thugs and the last resort to the country's armed forces for an unofficial help. A retired police officer seeks Veerayya’s help to avenge the deaths of his innocent collea...

 'Vikings: Valhalla' Season 2 Review: A High-Stakes Journey With the Same Humor and Heart. The Netflix series returns with a journey that pushes the characters far beyond their comfort zones. A still image from Vikings:Valhalla Season 2. Fortune favors the bold — a common proverb, and one that can be heard in the trailer for Vikings: Valhalla Season 2. Regardless of the context within the series itself, when applied to the season as a whole, the phrase is an accurate one. In Season 2, creator Jeb Stuart  and his talented team take the series in a bold, breathtaking new direction that pays off immensely and sets a high bar for television in 2023. The new season picks up shortly after the events of Season 1, with the settlement of Kattegat in the hands of King Sweyen Forkbeard (Søren Pilmark) following Olaf's (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson) failed siege of the city. However, shifting alliances and loyalties mean the Viking stronghold is no longer a safe haven for Leif (Sam Corl...

 ‘Trial By Fire’ Netflix series review: Anatomy of a man-made disaster series events. Delivering a flawless performance that will remain etched in memory for years, Rajshri Deshpande makes us forget that we are watching a dramatic adaptation of true events, and Abhay Deol plays a perfect foil as the sedate Shekhar. Abhay Deol and others in ‘Trial By Fire’ On June 13, 1997 when a blaze snuffed out 59 lives in Uphaar, one of the biggest cinema halls of Delhi, it also consigned to flames an unwritten agreement between the patrons and the theatre management that the audience are in a safe space when the magic of cinema transports them to an alternate reality. Amongst the victims were Ujjwal and Unnati, children of Shekhar (Abhay Deol) and Neelam Krishnamoorthy (Rajshri Deshpande), an ordinary urban couple working to give a good future to their kids in the bustling metropolis As media reports suggested that it was a man-made tragedy caused by the callous attitude of theatre management, ...

 Babylon film review — Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie star in ambitious promise to Hollywood. Damien Chazelle’s fourth film is an attention-grabbing formula to silent movie history A Still from Babylon. The elephant will soon be in the room. In the opening scene of the callow, glittery Babylon, a large pachyderm is conveyed on a small truck up a Hollywood hill. It is 1926. At the end of the road is a movie business party, a crazed bacchanal where the crowd includes a kingly matinee idol, played by Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie’s free-spirited starlet. At the end of the elephant awaits something even messier: a studied OMG moment. It is still only a preface to the main event, a writhing throng of sexual deviancy, hot jazz and drug abuse. We have a problem. The sight of a teetering elephant in LA speaks to something of Damien Chazelle’s ambitious, attention-grabbing hymn to silent movie history. So does the party. The director has clout. His third film, La La Land (2016), was an acclaime...

 Review: Even with Tom Hanks, ‘A Man Called Otto’ sticks to the grumpy-old-guy formula with simple story. Tom Hanks looks grumpy in a scene from “A Man Called Otto.” “A Man Called Otto” is a grumpy-old-man movie that does several interesting things, but it can’t make itself into something other than a grumpy-old-man movie. Formula is destiny, and so the broad outlines of the movie are predetermined: He starts off nasty, nasty, nasty, then gets slightly less nasty, and ends up not nasty. End of movie. Based on the novel “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman, which was made into a Swedish movie that was nominated for the foreign-language film Oscar in 2017, this movie stars Bay Area native Tom Hanks as an old guy who has pretty much given up on life following the death of his wife. It’s hard to say exactly how long ago she died. The tombstone says 2018. The action is set in 2022. But late in the movie, he says that his wife died less than a year ago. So, whenever it happened, it’s re...

 ‘M3GAN’ movie review: A creepy, gory, and delightfully funny feature While posing deeply philosophical questions about what it is to be human and the way technology is running our lives, ‘M3GAN’ is also delightfully funny, dispensing giggles and gore in equal measure A still from ‘M3GAN’ Apart from giving that other killer doll, Annabelle, her own franchise, The Conjuring and Saw director James Wan has also co-written and co-produced this science-fiction-horror hybrid, M3GAN, which features a robot doll that becomes self-aware and does all sorts of nasty things. M3GAN (English) *Director: Gerard Johnstone *Cast: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis, Violet McGraw *Runtime: 102 minutes *Storyline: A robot doll begins by helping a grieving girl before turning sinister Directed by Gerard Johnstone, M3GAN tells of a young girl, Cady (Violet McGraw), who loses her parents in a car accident and goes to stay with her workaholic aunt, Gemma (Allison Williams). If you are thinking M3GAN will play...

 ‘Suzhal: The Vortex’ review: A terrific star cast makes this layered series all the more effective The series created by Pushkar and Gayatri, and directed by Bramma and Anucharan, is a rare piece of literary work that studies a close-knit community, questioning their beliefs and customs without taking a patronising tone A still from the series Narratives mounted against the backdrop of a neighbourhood or a small town seem to have tremendous potential for drama. Filmmakers have done this time and again in successful TV shows and movies — globally. It is a winning formula for the simple reason that the main arc of such stories is the community through which we get a sense of the bigger picture that is at play. In Suzhal: The Vortex, the eight-episode series created by Pushkar and Gayatri, the main story arc is about the small-knit community. A microcosm thrives in this fictional town called Sembaloor, where everybody knows everybody. There is also a grave danger in knowing too much ...

 Ranbir Kapoor's Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar trailer out on January 23, Shraddha Kapoor shares new poster The trailer of Luv Ranjan's next, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor will release on January 23. A new poster on Instagram shows the lead actors holding hands and running towards something, but the caption accompanying it suggests something is off. The trailer of Luv Ranjan's next, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, starring actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor will release on January 23. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor seem happy in love in the new poster for Luv Ranjan's Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, but something is off, as Shraddha's Instagram suggests. The trailer for the romantic comedy will be released on January 23. Written by Luv and Rahul Mody, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar will release in theatres worldwide on Holi, March 8, 2023. Shraddha, who is back on the big screen after three years in a lead role, shared the poster with the intrigu...

 Shah Rukh Khan's film sells 2.5 lakh tickets, set for ₹300 crore worldwide opening weekend The advance bookings of Pathaan show a big promise and the film has already sold more than 2.5 lakh tickets in one and a half day. Trade experts believe it will open with a first day figure of ₹35-40 crore. Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in a still from Pathaan. The advance bookings for Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone's new film Pathaan were supposed to open on January 20, Friday, but they opened a day prior and the film has already sold more than one lakh tickets across major cinema chains. As per trade experts, Pathaan is set for an opening collection of ₹35-40 crore when it releases on January 25. It is also likely to gross ₹150-200 crore in India over the first weekend and ₹300 crore worldwide. Trade analyst Atul Mohan has shared that a total of 90,000 tickets were sold on the first day of the advance booking. He added that PVR has sold 35000 tickets, INOX sold 30000 and Cinepol...

 Thunivu Movie Review: Ajith Kumar as anti-hero is a treat to watch in this mediocre heist thriller Ajith's Thunivu hit the theatres on January 11. In Short- *Thunivu released in the theatres on January 11. *The film is directed by H Vinoth. *Ajith Kumar and Manju Warrier play lead roles in the films. Ratings -3.5/5 stars  After the underwhelming Valimai, a lot was riding on Ajith Kumar and H Vinoth’s third collaboration, Thunivu. The film’s trailer set the tone for a commercial entertainer centered around a bank heist and fans were eager to see Ajith become an anti-hero once again after the much-celebrated Mankatha. Has Thunivu lived up to expectations? Let us find out! It’s interesting that throughout Thunivu, we don’t get to know Ajith’s name in the film. He is known as the Darkdevil or Chief or even Michael Jackson for a brief period of time. Ajith, Kanmani (Manju Warrier) and their gang, comprising three more members (Amir, Pavni and Ciby), are contract thieves with an ex...

 From classics like Andaz Apna Apna to all-time favorites like 3 Idiots, read ahead for a list of 10 highly-rated best bollywood comedy movies according to their IMDb rating . When it comes down to picking the best genre of Bollywood movies nothing really beats Bollywood comedies. This is precisely why you are going to love this carefully curated list of the best Bollywood comedy movies, that are absolute must-watch classics along with their +IMDb ratings. If you have been scrolling through Netflix and Amazon Prime waiting for the algorithm to recommend you an amusing Bollywood comedy, you need to step up your game. Not really, though all you need to do is read ahead for a list of 10 highly-rated comedy movies that will definitely cheer you up even on a dull day.  From classics like Andaz Apna Apna to all-time favorites like 3 Idiots, this list has it all. Every comedy movie from the list below has the power to make you laugh like never before. Whether you are looking for some...