Conclave: A Gripping Look at the Human Side of Holiness
By Geneive D’Souza | Opening Doorz Editorial | May 09, 2025 Rating: 5/5 The Essence: ‘Conclave’, viewed especially in light of the election of the new Pope, is a must-watch film; it […]
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“Celebrating Life”
By Geneive D’Souza | Opening Doorz Editorial | May 09, 2025 Rating: 5/5 The Essence: ‘Conclave’, viewed especially in light of the election of the new Pope, is a must-watch film; it […]
By Martin D’Souza | Opening Doorz Editorial | July 14, 2024 Rating: 2.5/5 The Essence: If you’re looking for a light, suspenseful watch with some strong individual performances, 36 Days […]
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The Gone Game Web Series Review: The plot is true to its genre and is complemented with good performances from most of the actors. By Martin D’Souza.
Technically, the film is sound with the action scenes being first-rate. However, Siddharth Anand loses his grip on War by being generous with 36 extra minutes. Pankaj Kapur did the same mistake with Mausam with a run-time of 168 minutes!
Craig Scott: Fitness and more. Craig did not shout with his body language. He knew he was king on the ramp. Remember Sir Viv Richards?
The only actor to catch the eye is Shreya Dhanwanthary who excels in the ‘Plain Jane’ look as well as the girl in a corporate set-up. Her transition, screen presence and character graph is the only good thing in the flick.
Kirti Kulhari bids adieu to social media. “I have zero interest in sharing what’s happening in my life with the world,” reveals the actor.
Corrupt policemen are being burnt systematically by one Veer (John Abraham) and DCP Shivaansh (Manoj Bajpayee) is at his wits end since he is being challenged by the killer. The film takes you back to the early 90s, where characters had no meaning and heroines were showpieces.
Since the plot is weak and you cannot hold the audience’s attention with mid-air pyrotechnics all the time, Director Remo D’Souza shuffles to his specialty (dance choreography) and throws in elaborate songs a la Himmesh Reshammiya’s music videos. When that too doesn’t work, he moves to Cambodia to sneak off a hard disk from a Bank’s locker.
Tourette’s Syndrome is the hero in Hickhi. Throughout the film, the neuropsychiatric disorder is highlighted with ‘screaming delight’ by director Siddharth P Malhotra. Everything else takes a backseat as the disorder takes centre stage.