REVIEWING THE REVIEWS

Ranjona Banerji: No checks, no balance on News TV Posted on 14 Aug,2014 | under BLOGS It is truly a wondrous aspect of the human condition that we are able to manage so much anger over so little on primetime TV, writes Ranjona Banerji

Reviewing the Reviews: Critics mustered up 2-2.5 stars for ‘unjheleble’ Kick Posted on 28 Jul,2014 | under BLOGS Critics just had to lower their standards and acknowledge that Salman Khan is beyond analysis, notes Deepa Gahlot

Ranjona Banerji: Foreign policy dictated by news anchors? Posted on 18 Jul,2014 | under BLOGS Bashing Ved Prakash Vaidik and then bashing anyone who has ever attended a seminar on India-Pakistan matters was taking a very serious matter into the realm of the ridiculous

Reviewing the Reviews: Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania succeeds as teen date movie Posted on 14 Jul,2014 | under BLOGS Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt crisped up a rather soggy plot, notes Deepa Gahlot

Reviewing the Reviews: Mostly 2.5 to three stars for Bobby Jasoos Posted on 07 Jul,2014 | under BLOGS Every critic gushed over Vidya Balan, not so much over ‘Bobby Jasoos’, notes Deepa Gahlot

Reviewing the Reviews: Mostly 2 stars for Ek Villain, but not completely trashed Posted on 30 Jun,2014 | under BLOGS For an undemanding audience like ours, Ek Villain delivers enough thrills, writes Deepa Gahlot

Reviewing the Reviews: Maximum zero stars for Humshakals Posted on 23 Jun,2014 | under BLOGS After the dud Himmatwala, the assumption was that Sajid Khan would have learnt his lesson and at least attempted to make a half-way decent film

Reviewing the Reviews: Holiday gets 1.5-2.5 stars Posted on 09 Jun,2014 | under BLOGS The remake of Tamil hit Thuppaki by AR Murugadoss was, as expected, slaughtered by critics, writes Deepa Gahlot

Reviewing the Reviews: Most 3 stars for Citylights Posted on 02 Jun,2014 | under BLOGS Rajkummar Rao and Manav Kaul carry the film on their able shoulders, and fetch the film mostly 3 star ratings, even by critics who expressed some disappointment, notes Deepa Gahlot

Reviewing the Reviews: Scathing 1 to 2.5 stars for Heropanti Posted on 26 May,2014 | under BLOGS Tiger Shroff has been the target of some rather nasty online mauling, notes Deepa Gahlot

Reviewing the Reviews: 1.5 to 3.5 stars for Revolver Rani Posted on 28 Apr,2014 | under BLOGS Most critics – particularly women among them – were let down by the domesticization of the firebrand heroine, writes Deepa Gahlot

Reviewing the Reviews: Utterly charming Alia in ‘2 States’ Posted on 21 Apr,2014 | under BLOGS The ratings ranged from 2 to 3 stars, but everyone agreed on one aspect of the film though-the utterly charming Alia Bhatt