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'Spider-Man 3' is endearing and exasperating

Film: 'Spider-Man 3' (Hindi); Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco; Director: Sam Rami; Rating: ***

'Yatra' - 'Devdas' tale shifted to domesticated domain

This is the story of a creator's journey. It could be seen as a metaphor of the fairly prolific director's own journey across the oscillating oceans of the motion picture. And never mind the rough patches and the debilitating turbulence.9:00 AM on May 05

'Yatra' was a bumpy ride for Goutam Ghose

Bengali filmmaker Goutam Ghose isn't too pleased with the experience of releasing his third Hindi film 'Yatra' starring Nana Patekar, Rekha and Deepti Naval.10:30 AM on May 04

'Tara Rum Pum' a romp through life's ups and downs

Hrishikesh Mukherjee meets Walt Disney in this utterly heart-warming take on life's most serious and cruel jokes.2:31 PM on April 28

Narein shines in stale 'Panthayakozhi'

'Panthayakozhi' was to be the dark horse among Vishu releases this year. It had Narein, one amongst the promising young brigade, with the successes of 'Classmates' and a few Tamil films under his belt. And the film came from the stable of Lal, one of the most reputed producers of Kerala.10:01 AM on April 24

A bogus love triangle that is best avoided

Two of 'hero' Tusshar Kapoor's sidekicks look at each other and say, 'Nowadays, only Yash (Chopra) uncle has successes.' No truer words are spoken in this bogus love triangle that goes from corn to corniest with no break to feel the ache caused by every tepid take.3:01 PM on April 21

'Ta Ra Rum Pum' needs pumping

After the marginal success of 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd', music director duo Vishal-Shekhar have composed another seemingly bouncy compilation in 'Ta Ra Rum Pum'. The album is relatively small by our Hindi film industry standards as it has only six tracks and there is not a single remix.9:01 AM on April 17

An old fashioned whodunit in cyber age

After a long time, a good old-fashioned thriller - though cast in the modern day world of online chats, firewalls and hacking. It's not the greatest piece of cinema you've seen, but it's an engrossing watch and keeps you guessing till the end.10:32 AM on April 13

'Bheja Fry' tickles the funny bone

The young, innovative Sagar Ballary, amongst a host of debutant directors, makes his entry this Friday with the comedy 'Bheja Fry'.9:01 AM on April 11

'Provoked' belongs to Aishwarya

'Provoked' answers the complicated question of domestic disharmony with a deft and direct approach to the question of a woman's place in the man's 'scream' of things.9:32 AM on April 06

'Ek Chalis Ki Last Local' - a good effort

Film: 'Ek Chalis Ki Last Local'; Music Directors: Sandesh Shandilya, Amar Mohile, DJ Aqueel, Sanjeev and Ankur Tiwari; Singers: Alisha Chinoy, Sonu Nigam, Sandesh Shandilya, Rashni, Anoushka, Ankur Tiwari; Rating: **1/210:32 AM on April 05

Sachin's 'Ekadantha' is a laugh riot

Talented film and television actor Sachin has proved his directorial abilities in his first Kannada venture 'Ekadantha', for which he has written the story and the screenplay too.10:32 AM on March 30

Pritam maintains his signature style in 'Kya Love Story Hai'

Pritam's back! And even though he may not have given eight hits in this album, he's done a good job. Some of the songs are very innovative and appealing despite being inspired by other hit numbers.10:01 AM on March 29

'Khanna & Iyer': a comic love story

As the title suggests, the film is about cultural conflict plaguing the lives of young lovers. Releasing Friday, the film has new faces and has been directed by first time filmmaker Hemant Hegde.11:02 AM on March 28

'November Rain' - lovely name but not much more

Here is another film dealing with Kerala's underworld, about how youngsters get entangled in unlawful activities. The name is full of promise but the film does not live up to it.10:02 AM on March 28