Category: Review
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Peter Pan & Wendy review: needs a lot more pixie dust
Another instantly-forgettable Disney live-action remake—I never want to revisit this Neverland.
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Ghosted review: Ana de Armas and Chris Evans’ charm can’t rescue this spy rom-com
Apple’s first mainstream action film is flat, lazily written, and instantly forgettable.
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The Mandalorian season 3 review: more for less
Partly aimless but always engaging, the Star Wars series cast a wider net at the cost of Grogu and Mando—and ended in a way that signalled it might be done for good.
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Murder Mystery 2 review: Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler deliver utter garbage
A murder mystery comedy of the lowest possible denominator.
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John Wick 4 review: Keanu Reeves’ final hitman run is too much
The incredible, intense, and innovative action is ultimately overwhelming, overdrawn, and results in an overlong movie.
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods review: surrenders to mediocrity
The unwieldy Shazam sequel looks terrible, lacks the original’s freshness, and struggles with its extended cast. Lightning doesn’t strike twice, it seems.
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Rocket Boys 2 review: drowned by its aspirations of grandeur
Rocket Boys 2 review: the SonyLIV web series—centred on Homi Bhabha (Jim Sarbh) and Vikram Sarabhai (Ishwak Singh)—doubles down on the worst bits of season 1.
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The Last of Us review: Season 1 is masterful, thrilling, and one of 2023’s best
The Last of Us review: season 1 of the HBO series tweaks, expands, and moves beyond the 2013 eponymous video game in marvellous ways.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania review: unreal
Ant-Man 3 lays the foundation for the end of MCU’s Multiverse Saga, but the Marvel movie suffers on nearly every front, save for Jonathan Majors.
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The Night Manager review: Hotstar remake is fine, but it can’t live up to the original
The Indian adaptation of John le Carré’s The Night Manager is better than most Hotstar originals, but it can’t match the award-winning British miniseries.