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Kaabil review

Kaabil

Hindi · 2017

A blind couple is terrorised by local goons: the wife is raped and the cops are unhelpful because the perpetrator is the brother of a local politician. The young blind man decides to take the law into his own hands. No one takes him seriously because of his disability. But he takes his revenge slowly and surely and the police are unable to pin the murders of the rapists on him. This revenge drama is perhaps Hrithik Roshan's best work, but hampered by a deathly slow pace.

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Raees review

Raees

Hindi · 2017

A dogged cop wants to catch and disable Raees' operations, but Raees outsmarts him every single time, until in a 70's style end with guns and alcohol and politics... It's a welcome turn for Shah Rukh into an action hero and a great platform for the ever cool Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

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The Bye Bye Man review

The Bye Bye Man

English · 2017

Three friends in Wisconsin move into a creepy off campus house. Of course they find doors opening and shutting on their own, weird noises and the girl begins to feel sickly. A seance reveals there is negative energy inside the house. Turns out that the side table has a name carved out. If you say or think about the 'Bye Bye Man' he haunts you and kills you. Yes, it's that predictable and hence really boring.

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The Founder review

The Founder

English · 2017

A traveling milkshake machine salesman - Ray Kroc - has had no sale and is about to give up on everything, when his curiosity takes him to California. Who wants not one but eight machines? He is a dealmaker, a hustler and sees huge potential in what he discovers there! McDonald's! His vision pushed the two brothers into partnership, and slowly but surely Kroc takes over and creates McDonalds Corporation.

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xXx: The Return of Xander Cage review

xXx: The Return of Xander Cage

English · 2017

From the very first scene, the audience is plunged into action as they see satellites crashing on to people. Of course a rogue agent or a terrorist is orchestrating this vis a device called Pandora's Box which is making satellites crash at will. And it is up to Xander Cage who is living anonymously and his team to save the world. The action is relentless, the lines are corny, but there is no heart to the story.

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OK Jaanu review

OK Jaanu

Hindi · 2017

When young Aadi (who is a video game maker) and Tara (who is an architect) fall in love, they say they care only for their careers to be tied down to marriage. For serious career-oriented couple, all they seem to do is escape work to ride in buses and trains, call each other 'Jaanu' and smile coyly at each other. All is 'Okay' until the time comes to go their separate ways. Then all becomes a drag. Not 'Okay' at all.

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Haraamkhor review

Haraamkhor

Hindi · 2017

In a small town, when a young girl battling hormones battles loneliness and finds it easy to seduce a local teacher, who thinks nothing of but his own pleasure, there is chaos in the lives of a young lad (and his friend) who stalk her constantly. This is such fearlessly new storytelling, it takes getting used to. But it's a story that needs to be told.

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Passengers review

Passengers

English · 2017

What can be more tedious than watching someone eat breakfast in a spaceship alone? Someone drinking whiskey, of course! Jim is on an intergalactic travel ship in 120 years of hibernation when a malfunction wakes him up earlier than the other passengers. He in turn wakes up Aurora to keep him company. A couple of moral moments apart their journey is like really pathetic facebook update of other people's travels.

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Allied review

Allied

English · 2016

Set during the World War 2, this romance between Wing Commander Max Vatan and Marianne Beausejour comes under the scanner when the spy agency suspects that Marianne is a German spy. Even though the cast is amazing, the plot plods along a predictable path, and the result is tiresome watch.

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A Monster Calls review

A Monster Calls

English · 2016

A young boy's nightmares seem to come true when the tree outside his home wakes up and turns into a monster who tells him three stories and demands the truth from the lad. The stories seem to be disconnected at first but become lessons that the boy has to learn. Do the stories help heal his relationship with his grandmother? Does he come to terms with his mother's illness? The film is heartbreakingly beautiful. A must watch.

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Assassin's Creed review

Assassin's Creed

English · 2016

Dr Sofia Rikkins has created a genetic memory unlocking Animus machine and she thinks Callum Lynch has the memories that will lead them to the proverbial apple of Eden which holds the power to obedience and will end all violence. But does her father have other plans? Will Callum Lynch's Assassin memories help the Templars eradicate the Creed? Based on a video game series, this film is very CGI heavy, but the star cast gives us a taste of what the movie could have been.

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Incarnate review

Incarnate

English · 2016

The film has a great premise: Evil needs to be evicted scientifically and it does not have a religion. Dr. Ember gets into the mind of the kid who has been taken over by the evil being and attempts to wake up the child by showing that evil is in the dreams. Although the film falters a bit in the execution, the idea of Exorcism that is not religious in nature is a welcome one. It has many creepy, scary moments even though the science in the movie is suspect.

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