Lucknow Central’ is by far the most engaging thinking-man’s thriller of the year. Ballsy and brave, it penetrates the politics of prison life without relinquishing the right to engage us in a solid storytelling spree where a clever cat-and-mouse game is played out between a sadistic jailor(Ronit Roy, in top form) and a non-guilty prisoner(Farhan Akhtar) who is hellbent on getting his liberty at any cost. The smartly thoughtfully written […]

A bunch of small town simpletons with some big dreams is the central idea that is portrayed well in the trailer of Ranchi Diaries. Starring stalwarts like Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik and Jimmy Shergill along with Soundarya Sharma, Himansh Kohli and Taaha Shah, the trailer of the film gives important insights into each character. A botched abduction is followed by a bank robbery that eventually fizzles out and lands the […]

What happens when a genius is roped in to portray another genius on screen? The result, evidently, is a piece of cinematic genius. That’s what happens in director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s upcoming film, The Current War. The trailer of the film is a packet full of energy, power, action and gets as electrifying as it could, literally as well as metaphorically. The Current War is set around the time (the 1870s) […]

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Friday took to Twitter to share the second song ‘Meri Pyaari Ammi’ from his upcoming film ‘Secret Superstar’. The track, which is quite popular on the Internet already, highlights the unconditional love of all the mothers. ‘Meri Pyaari Ammi’ has been sung by Meghna on the tunes on ace music director Amit Trivedi. The beautiful lyrics have been penned by Kausar Munir. “Here it is, […]

Politics is what happens when India is hit by yet another riot. Amid the broken homes, dead parents, bawling children and dreams going up in smoke is another plot that may lead those behind it to a cushy seat in Delhi. But are the films today ready to call it out? Give the political climate in the country today, the answer is largely no. Sameer, a small film that you […]

  It’s a funny time to be Stephen King – but some would say it always is. The cadaver of the Dark Tower – it was butchered upon release by both fans and critics – is still warm. Mr Mercedes, another adaptation of one of his books – this one for TV – has begun promisingly. Gerald’s Game, yet another adaptation, is coming soon – this month, in fact. Donald […]

Call For Fun, a film which promises to show how “love gets phonier and funnier”, is set for a box office clash with Saif Ali Khan-starrer Chef, suspense-thriller Aksar 2, ensemble cast film Tu Hai Mera Sunday and adult entertainer Julie 2 on October 6. Going by the trailer of Call For Fun — that was unveiled on Thursday — the forthcoming film seems to be high on fun, laughter […]

A spooky house. A troubled family. Odd sounds. Things that creep about in the dark. Insidious: The Last Key — the fourth installment in the horror franchise — features all the hallmarks of the genre/TheConjuring movies. This time, however, parapsychologist Elise Rainier has a deeper connection with the case she is asked to consult on. When she receives a call to come help a family with a haunted house in […]

JK Rowling is primarily known across the world for her fantasy novel series Harry Potter. But she has also written a few amazing books under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The first time she used this pseudonym was for her first adult book The Casual Vacancy. After that she switched to detective crime fiction, also for adults, with Cormoran Strike novels. The first one – The Cuckoo’s Calling has already been […]

Actor-director George Clooney recently talked about his latest directorial Suburbicon and said his latest directorial is an angry movie for an angry country — his own and is inspired by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. “A lot of us are angry — angry at ourselves, angry at the way that the country is going, angry at the way the world is going,” he told reporters Saturday in Venice, where Suburbicon is […]