Film review

A confession and confrontation, Dealing in Desire is no ordinary adaptation, but a film that refuses to look away.

Following the success of Maula Jatt & Joyland, two Pak-inspired films are entertaining with poignant social messages

Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo is desi western with flawed, feisty, femme fatales who run badass show

Despite stretched monologue it falls apart as it entertains, crowd-pleasing moments help Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar sail

Alia Bhatt's debut production stands out for all the right reasons

Ranveer Singh’s latest doesn’t present itself as an intellectual film but it’s not a mindless entertainer either

Despite top-notch performances and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s compelling beauty, Atul Manjrekar venture fails to deliver

Luv Ranjan film proves Bollywood’s lack of intelligent content, reliance on comfortable stereotypes

Many of the biggest, most anticipated blockbusters of the season have turned out to be downright disappointing

Dishoom is a buddy-cop film about the kidnapping of an Indian cricketer in Dubai

Ghostbusters ultimately just comes off as an average but unnecessary reboot

Star Trek Beyond signals there's still life left in one of Hollywood's most durable franchises

Rajinikanth plays the eponymous crime boss, out of prison after 25 years of incarceration

The fifth installment of Ice Age offers bland fun as a family-aimed animated feature

The Legend of Tarzan lacks the energy, wit and inventiveness that could have made the movie an enjoyable watch

As with all Pixar movies, you can’t help but fall for the easily lovable characters that populate The Good Dinosaur

Star Wars: The Force Awakens borrows elements from previous George Lucas movies on more than one occasion

Released on the same day as Star Wars, Sisters does not pack enough punch to win audiences

Director Ron Howard is unclear on where he wants the story to go

The film is a light comedy that touches on women’s rights and seniors at the workplace

Brooklyn yanks hard on the heartstrings by beautifully narrating an immigrant’s experience

The Pulitzer-winning investigation by The Boston Globe on child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church

No Escape tackles Third World chaos from a First World perspective

Telling the story in two parts has rendered the installment too dark

Suffragette gets highest votes for aptly highlighting the first wave of feminism in Britain

Not particularly inventive, animated film Hotel Transylvania 2 is still likely to hit home with a younger audience

The 24th film of the James Bond franchise, Spectre, falls prey to sketchy story and patchy screenplay

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl steals the show with the right mix of humour and gravitas

Everest fails to make it to the top because of lack of details and limited depth of characters

Despite stellar performances, Scott Cooper’s Black Mass falls just short of its potential

Hitman: Agent 47, based on the Hitman video game series, is lacklustre to say the least

We Are Your Friends taps into the psyche of young, self-made celebrities living on the cusp of anonymity

Meryl Streep rocks a mother-daughter drama with her outstanding performance

A revenge thriller fails its all-star leads with an implausible plot

Straight Outta Compton heads back to the crime-ridden neighbourhood that inspired gangsta rap’s most influential...

A stale buddy comedy lets down its talented cast

The spies of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. are left out in the cold in a stylish, superficial production

Jake Gyllenhaal ends a winning streak of gripping films with Southpaw, a boring boxing drama

Ant-Man is an entertaining but forgettable member of the Marvel franchise

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation offers action-lovers an experience that tops the franchise’s prequels

Paper Towns lives up to the standards of a typical coming-of-age story